diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentFactory.cpp b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentFactory.cpp
index 705ff5179b..746dea3bf3 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentFactory.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentFactory.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 ThreadedAssignment* AssignmentFactory::unpackAssignment(NLPacket& packet) {
 
     quint8 packedType;
-    packet.peek(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&packedType), sizeof(packedType));
-    
+    packet.peekPrimitive(&packedType);
+
     Assignment::Type unpackedType = (Assignment::Type) packedType;
-    
+
     switch (unpackedType) {
         case Assignment::AudioMixerType:
             return new AudioMixer(packet);