diff --git a/irc/getters.go b/irc/getters.go
index 56b97057..7168a329 100644
--- a/irc/getters.go
+++ b/irc/getters.go
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (server *Server) MaxSendQBytes() int {
-	return int(atomic.LoadUint64(&server.maxSendQBytes))
+	return int(atomic.LoadUint32(&server.maxSendQBytes))
 }
 
 func (server *Server) SetMaxSendQBytes(m int) {
-	atomic.StoreUint64(&server.maxSendQBytes, uint64(m))
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&server.maxSendQBytes, uint32(m))
 }
 
 func (server *Server) ISupport() *isupport.List {
diff --git a/irc/server.go b/irc/server.go
index 260396eb..c96c6959 100644
--- a/irc/server.go
+++ b/irc/server.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	limits                     Limits
 	listeners                  map[string]*ListenerWrapper
 	logger                     *logger.Manager
-	maxSendQBytes              uint64
+	maxSendQBytes              uint32
 	monitorManager             *MonitorManager
 	motdLines                  []string
 	name                       string