diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.cpp
index 8d8efec51e..16ee9a0c75 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/CongestionControl.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void DefaultCC::onACK(SequenceNumber ackNum) {
         return;
     }
     
-    int capacitySpeedDelta = (int) (_bandwidth - USECS_PER_SECOND / _packetSendPeriod);
+    double capacitySpeedDelta = (_bandwidth - USECS_PER_SECOND / _packetSendPeriod);
     
     // UDT uses what they call DAIMD - additive increase multiplicative decrease with decreasing increases
     // This factor is a protocol parameter that is part of the DAIMD algorithim