diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/10132-arpitjain099 b/changelogs/unreleased/10132-arpitjain099
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..493c15ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/10132-arpitjain099
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a panic when a port name in the last-applied-configuration annotation is not a string
diff --git a/pkg/restore/actions/service_action.go b/pkg/restore/actions/service_action.go
index 1dd712d9f..56697902a 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/actions/service_action.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/actions/service_action.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func deleteNodePorts(service *corev1api.Service) error {
 							// unnamed port
 							unnamedPortInts.Insert(nodePortInt)
 						} else {
-							explicitNodePorts.Insert(portName.(string))
+							explicitNodePorts.Insert(fmt.Sprint(portName))
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/restore/actions/service_action_test.go b/pkg/restore/actions/service_action_test.go
index f9a01d5d4..89f3b0e69 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/actions/service_action_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/actions/service_action_test.go
@@ -674,6 +674,44 @@ func TestServiceActionExecute(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "If a port name in last-applied-configuration is not a string, it should not crash.",
+			obj: corev1api.Service{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "svc-1",
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						"kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration": `{"spec":{"ports":[{"nodePort":30001,"name":123}]}}`,
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: corev1api.ServiceSpec{
+					Type: corev1api.ServiceTypeNodePort,
+					Ports: []corev1api.ServicePort{
+						{
+							Name:     "http",
+							NodePort: 30001,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			restore: builder.ForRestore(api.DefaultNamespace, "").PreserveNodePorts(false).Result(),
+			expectedRes: corev1api.Service{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "svc-1",
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						"kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration": `{"spec":{"ports":[{"nodePort":30001,"name":123}]}}`,
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: corev1api.ServiceSpec{
+					Type: corev1api.ServiceTypeNodePort,
+					Ports: []corev1api.ServicePort{
+						{
+							Name:     "http",
+							NodePort: 0,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {