diff --git a/nfq/nfqws.c b/nfq/nfqws.c
index 9d3b7952..d88350b1 100644
--- a/nfq/nfqws.c
+++ b/nfq/nfqws.c
@@ -3169,7 +3169,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 			break;
 		case IDX_HOSTLIST_AUTO_FAIL_THRESHOLD:
-			dp->hostlist_auto_fail_threshold = (uint8_t)atoi(optarg);
+			dp->hostlist_auto_fail_threshold = atoi(optarg);
 			if (dp->hostlist_auto_fail_threshold < 1 || dp->hostlist_auto_fail_threshold>20)
 			{
 				DLOG_ERR("auto hostlist fail threshold must be within 1..20\n");
@@ -3177,7 +3177,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 			break;
 		case IDX_HOSTLIST_AUTO_FAIL_TIME:
-			dp->hostlist_auto_fail_time = (uint8_t)atoi(optarg);
+			dp->hostlist_auto_fail_time = atoi(optarg);
 			if (dp->hostlist_auto_fail_time < 1)
 			{
 				DLOG_ERR("auto hostlist fail time is not valid\n");
@@ -3185,7 +3185,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 			break;
 		case IDX_HOSTLIST_AUTO_RETRANS_THRESHOLD:
-			dp->hostlist_auto_retrans_threshold = (uint8_t)atoi(optarg);
+			dp->hostlist_auto_retrans_threshold = atoi(optarg);
 			if (dp->hostlist_auto_retrans_threshold < 2 || dp->hostlist_auto_retrans_threshold>10)
 			{
 				DLOG_ERR("auto hostlist fail threshold must be within 2..10\n");
diff --git a/tpws/params.h b/tpws/params.h
index 4cf51816..a0f2a111 100644
--- a/tpws/params.h
+++ b/tpws/params.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct desync_profile
 	struct hostlist_collection_head hl_collection, hl_collection_exclude;
 	// pointer to autohostlist. NULL if no autohostlist for the profile.
 	struct hostlist_file *hostlist_auto;
-	int hostlist_auto_fail_threshold, hostlist_auto_fail_time, hostlist_auto_retrans_threshold;
+	int hostlist_auto_fail_threshold, hostlist_auto_fail_time;
 
 	hostfail_pool *hostlist_auto_fail_counters;
 };
diff --git a/tpws/tpws.c b/tpws/tpws.c
index a205e7f1..69e6d392 100644
--- a/tpws/tpws.c
+++ b/tpws/tpws.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ void parse_params(int argc, char *argv[])
 			params.tamper = true; // need to detect blocks and update autohostlist. cannot just slice.
 			break;
 		case IDX_HOSTLIST_AUTO_FAIL_THRESHOLD:
-			dp->hostlist_auto_fail_threshold = (uint8_t)atoi(optarg);
+			dp->hostlist_auto_fail_threshold = atoi(optarg);
 			if (dp->hostlist_auto_fail_threshold<1 || dp->hostlist_auto_fail_threshold>20)
 			{
 				DLOG_ERR("auto hostlist fail threshold must be within 1..20\n");
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ void parse_params(int argc, char *argv[])
 			}
 			break;
 		case IDX_HOSTLIST_AUTO_FAIL_TIME:
-			dp->hostlist_auto_fail_time = (uint8_t)atoi(optarg);
+			dp->hostlist_auto_fail_time = atoi(optarg);
 			if (dp->hostlist_auto_fail_time<1)
 			{
 				DLOG_ERR("auto hostlist fail time is not valid\n");