diff --git a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
index ad179ed0..bfc3b6de 100644
--- a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
+++ b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
@@ -514,8 +514,6 @@ func podTypes(schemas *types.Schemas) *types.Schemas {
 		).
 		AddMapperForType(&Version, v1.ContainerPort{},
 			m.Move{From: "hostIP", To: "hostIp"},
-			m.Copy{From: "hostPort", To: "sourcePort"},
-			m.Drop{Field: "hostPort"},
 		).
 		AddMapperForType(&Version, v1.Handler{},
 			mapper.ContainerProbeHandler{}).
diff --git a/mapper/container_ports.go b/mapper/container_ports.go
index 5ae8e990..8b2209e4 100644
--- a/mapper/container_ports.go
+++ b/mapper/container_ports.go
@@ -66,14 +66,13 @@ func (n ContainerPorts) FromInternal(data map[string]interface{}) {
 			if annotationPort, ok := portMap[convert.ToString(portName)]; ok {
 				containerPorts = append(containerPorts, annotationPort)
 			} else {
-				hostPort, _ := values.GetValue(asMap, "sourcePort")
+				hostPort, _ := values.GetValue(asMap, "hostPort")
 				if hostPort == nil {
 					asMap["kind"] = "ClusterIP"
 				} else {
 					asMap["sourcePort"] = hostPort
 					asMap["kind"] = "HostPort"
 				}
-				delete(asMap, "hostPort")
 				containerPorts = append(containerPorts, asMap)
 			}
 		}
@@ -98,11 +97,9 @@ func (n ContainerPorts) ToInternal(data map[string]interface{}) error {
 					logrus.Warnf("Failed to encode port: %v", err)
 					return obj
 				}
-				if !strings.EqualFold(convert.ToString(mapped["kind"]), "HostPort") {
-					// delete the source port so it doesn't get converted to the host port by default mapper
-					delete(mapped, "sourcePort")
+				if strings.EqualFold(convert.ToString(mapped["kind"]), "HostPort") {
+					mapped["hostPort"] = mapped["sourcePort"]
 				}
-
 			}
 			ports = append(ports, l)
 		}