diff --git a/src/worker.c b/src/worker.c
index 5079f88..78cd46b 100644
--- a/src/worker.c
+++ b/src/worker.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ worker_main(Datum main_arg)
 						} else {
 							CurlData *cdata = NULL;
 							char *contentType = NULL;
-							int http_status_code;
+							long http_status_code;
 
 							curl_easy_getinfo(eh, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &http_status_code);
 							curl_easy_getinfo(eh, CURLINFO_CONTENT_TYPE, &contentType);