diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Entity/PersonPhone.php b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Entity/PersonPhone.php
index 400e39c88..f33646f09 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Entity/PersonPhone.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillPersonBundle/Entity/PersonPhone.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Chill\PersonBundle\Entity;
 
 use DateTime;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use libphonenumber\PhoneNumber;
 
 /**
  * Person Phones.
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ class PersonPhone
     private Person $person;
 
     /**
-     * @ORM\Column(type="text", length=40, nullable=false)
+     * @ORM\Column(type="phone_number", nullable=false)
      */
-    private string $phonenumber = '';
+    private ?PhoneNumber $phonenumber = null;
 
     /**
      * @ORM\Column(type="text", length=40, nullable=true)
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ class PersonPhone
         return $this->person;
     }
 
-    public function getPhonenumber(): string
+    public function getPhonenumber(): ?PhoneNumber
     {
         return $this->phonenumber;
     }
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ class PersonPhone
         $this->person = $person;
     }
 
-    public function setPhonenumber(string $phonenumber): void
+    public function setPhonenumber(?PhoneNumber $phonenumber): void
     {
         $this->phonenumber = $phonenumber;
     }