diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
index c19f0e698f6716c45db1cfaf1644bb985f35643d..e6fc1f17e4963d1bc920bdd9f80144ea0e23dab4 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
@@ -3270,7 +3270,7 @@ void Vehicle::setCurrentMissionSequence(int seq)
         &msg,
         static_cast<uint8_t>(id()),
         _compID,
-        static_cast<uint8_t>(seq));
+        static_cast<uint16_t>(seq));
     sendMessageOnLink(priorityLink(), msg);
 }