diff --git a/app/models/file_depot.rb b/app/models/file_depot.rb
index 67f371fe577..3f0aa2024e5 100644
--- a/app/models/file_depot.rb
+++ b/app/models/file_depot.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def upload_file(file)
     @file = file
   end
 
-  def merged_uri(_uri, _api_port)
+  def merged_uri(uri, _api_port)
     uri
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/factories/file_depot.rb b/spec/factories/file_depot.rb
index c3f765acd08..685ee697861 100644
--- a/spec/factories/file_depot.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/file_depot.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
   end
 
   factory(:file_depot_ftp, :class => "FileDepotFtp", :parent => :file_depot) { uri { "ftp://somehost/export" } }
+  factory(:file_depot_swift, :class => "FileDepotSwift", :parent => :file_depot) { uri { "swift://swifthost/swiftbucket" } }
   factory :file_depot_ftp_with_authentication, :parent => :file_depot_ftp do
     after(:create) { |x| x.authentications << FactoryBot.create(:authentication) }
   end
+  factory :file_depot_swift_with_authentication, :parent => :file_depot_swift do
+    after(:create) { |x| x.authentications << FactoryBot.create(:authentication) }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/file_depot_ftp_spec.rb b/spec/models/file_depot_ftp_spec.rb
index 6825ab18f9c..1f08aa95d57 100644
--- a/spec/models/file_depot_ftp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/file_depot_ftp_spec.rb
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ def putbinaryfile(local_path, remote_path)
       file_depot_ftp.uri = uri
     end
 
-    it "should return the uri attribute from the file depot object and ignore the parameter" do
-      expect(file_depot_ftp.merged_uri(nil, nil)).to eq uri
+    it "should ignore the uri attribute from the file depot object and return the parameter" do
+      expect(file_depot_ftp.merged_uri(nil, nil)).to eq nil
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/file_depot_nfs_spec.rb b/spec/models/file_depot_nfs_spec.rb
index a805a2d3a5e..d3f1db93d65 100644
--- a/spec/models/file_depot_nfs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/file_depot_nfs_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 describe FileDepotNfs do
-  let(:uri)            { "nfs://foo.com/directory" }
-  let(:swift_uri)      { "swift://foo_bucket/doo_directory" }
+  let(:uri)            { "nfs://ignore.com/directory" }
+  let(:actual_uri)     { "nfs://actual_bucket/doo_directory" }
   let(:file_depot_nfs) { FileDepotNfs.new(:uri => uri) }
 
   it "should return a valid prefix" do
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@
       file_depot_nfs.uri = uri
     end
 
-    it "should return the uri set on the depot object and ignore the uri parameter" do
-      expect(file_depot_nfs.merged_uri(swift_uri, nil)).to eq uri
-    end
-
-    it "should return the uri set on the depot object and ignore an empty uri parameter" do
-      expect(file_depot_nfs.merged_uri(nil, nil)).to eq uri
+    it "should ignore the uri set on the depot object and return the uri parameter" do
+      expect(file_depot_nfs.merged_uri(actual_uri, nil)).to eq actual_uri
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/miq_schedule_spec.rb b/spec/models/miq_schedule_spec.rb
index 42ea322bde5..cf0bbbf46f9 100644
--- a/spec/models/miq_schedule_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/miq_schedule_spec.rb
@@ -690,6 +690,24 @@
       expect(FileDepot.count).to      eq(1)
       expect(MiqSchedule.count).to    eq(0)
     end
+
+    let(:swift_file_depot) { FactoryBot.create(:file_depot_swift_with_authentication) }
+    let(:swift_params) { {:uri_prefix => "swift", :uri => "swift://swift.example.com/test_depot", :name => "Test Backup Swift Depot", :username => "user", :password => "password"} }
+    let(:swift_run_at) { {:interval => {:value => "1", :unit => "hourly"}, :start_time => "2012-03-10 01:35:00 Z", :tz => "Central Time (US & Canada)"} }
+
+    it "does not merge the swift uri if the port is blank" do
+      swift_schedule = FactoryBot.create(:miq_schedule_validation, :run_at => swift_run_at, :file_depot => swift_file_depot, :sched_action => {:method => "db_backup"}, :resource_type => "DatabaseBackup")
+      swift_schedule.verify_file_depot(swift_params.merge(:save => true))
+      expect(swift_schedule.file_depot.uri).to eq(swift_params[:uri])
+    end
+
+    it "merges the swift uri and port if the port is specified" do
+      another_swift_schedule = FactoryBot.create(:miq_schedule_validation, :run_at => swift_run_at, :file_depot => swift_file_depot, :sched_action => {:method => "db_backup"}, :resource_type => "DatabaseBackup")
+      swift_api_port = 5000
+      merged_uri = "swift://swift.example.com:5000/test_depot"
+      another_swift_schedule.verify_file_depot(swift_params.merge(:swift_api_port => swift_api_port, :save => true))
+      expect(another_swift_schedule.file_depot.uri).to eq(merged_uri)
+    end
   end
 
   describe ".updated_since" do