diff --git a/libretroshare/src/dbase/fimonitor.cc b/libretroshare/src/dbase/fimonitor.cc
index 91e76aa24..1c4bf83ab 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/dbase/fimonitor.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/dbase/fimonitor.cc
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ bool FileIndexMonitor::updateCache(const CacheData &data)  /* we call this one *
 }
 
 
-uint32_t	FileIndexMonitor::getPeriod() const
+int	FileIndexMonitor::getPeriod() const
 {
 //#ifdef FIM_DEBUG
 	std::cerr << "FileIndexMonitor::setPeriod() getting watch period" << std::endl;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ uint32_t	FileIndexMonitor::getPeriod() const
 	return updatePeriod ;
 }
 
-void 	FileIndexMonitor::setPeriod(uint32_t period)
+void 	FileIndexMonitor::setPeriod(int period)
 {
 	RsStackMutex mtx(fiMutex) ; /* LOCKED DIRS */
 	updatePeriod = period;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/dbase/fimonitor.h b/libretroshare/src/dbase/fimonitor.h
index 0782bb238..ce7bcbf29 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/dbase/fimonitor.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/dbase/fimonitor.h
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ class FileIndexMonitor: public CacheSource, public RsThread
 		bool rememberHashFiles() ;
 		// Remove any memory of formerly hashed files that are not shared anymore
 		void   clearHashFiles() ;
-		void   setPeriod(uint32_t insecs);
-		uint32_t  getPeriod() const;
+		void   setPeriod(int insecs);
+		int  getPeriod() const;
 
 		bool autoCheckEnabled() const ;