diff --git a/src/main/java/com/flowpowered/networking/util/ByteBufUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/flowpowered/networking/util/ByteBufUtils.java
index 453dffb..90689d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/flowpowered/networking/util/ByteBufUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/flowpowered/networking/util/ByteBufUtils.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public static void writeVarInt(ByteBuf buf, int value) {
      * @throws java.io.IOException If the reading fails
      */
     public static long readVarLong(ByteBuf buf) throws IOException {
-        int out = 0;
+        long out = 0;
         int bytes = 0;
         byte in;
         while (true) {