Un-announced printer port change

Hi,
We have the following print server :
windows server 2012 R2 - 4Gb memory - Latest windows updates
We are printing with driver CANON iR-ADV C5235/5240 PS3 Type 3 User mode
Our users are printing to an LPR print queue named TEN-Follow-Me-BW (port print queue) for performance benefits. On the print server itself the documents are being forwarded to another print queue Follow-Me-BW (port NUL:) on the server itself to get the correct
color profiles and functionality.
Since we implemented this solution the TEN-Follow-Me-BW changes from port Follow-Me-BW to NUL:.
We have another queue for color printing and this one doesn't switch.
Please advise how to troubleshoot.
I've checked the eventlog and the Print-Service Application and services log.

Look for event 306 for the printer in question. This is the Setprinter event. There is no data regarding what was actually changed when the call is performed but you may be able to determine when the issue is happening and you can see if this aligns with
something else that is happening on the machine concurrently.
Alan Morris formerly with Windows Printing Team

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