diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
index 263e29bc94..0cca9731b0 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ void NodeList::addSetOfNodeTypesToNodeInterestSet(const NodeSet& setOfNodeTypes)
 
 const uint32_t RFC_5389_MAGIC_COOKIE = 0x2112A442;
 const int NUM_BYTES_STUN_HEADER = 20;
-const int NUM_STUN_REQUESTS_BEFORE_FALLBACK = 5;
+const unsigned int NUM_STUN_REQUESTS_BEFORE_FALLBACK = 5;
 
 void NodeList::sendSTUNRequest() {
     const char STUN_SERVER_HOSTNAME[] = "stun.highfidelity.io";