diff --git a/source/bforce/prot_hydra.c b/source/bforce/prot_hydra.c
index 7c7e15c..ae416f7 100644
--- a/source/bforce/prot_hydra.c
+++ b/source/bforce/prot_hydra.c
@@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ static char *hydra_putword(char *buf, int val)
 
 static long hydra_getlong(const char *buf)
 {
-	return ( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[0])       )
+	return (int32_t)(( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[0])       )
 	     | ( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[1]) << 8  )
 	     | ( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[2]) << 16 )
-	     | ( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[3]) << 24 );
+	     | ( (uint32_t) ((uint8_t) buf[3]) << 24 ));
 	//return ( buf[3]<<24 | buf[2]<<16 | buf[1]<<8 | buf[0]);
 }