diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
index 97bbaa253..7fe1028ac 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                         break;
                     case NetEntityEvent.Type.Control:
                         msg.WriteRangedInteger(0, 3, 3);
-                        msg.Write((UInt16)AnimController.GrabLimb);
+                        msg.Write((byte)AnimController.GrabLimb);
                         break;
                 }
             }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                             bool crouching = msg.ReadBoolean();
                             keys[(int)InputType.Crouch].Held = crouching;
                             keys[(int)InputType.Crouch].SetState(false, crouching);
-                            AnimController.GrabLimb = (LimbType)msg.ReadUInt16();
+                            AnimController.GrabLimb = (LimbType)msg.ReadByte();
                         }
 
                         bool hasAttackLimb = msg.ReadBoolean();
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
index 3b923cb09..81a5d9e98 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                             }
                             break;
                         case 3:
-                            LimbType grabLimb = (LimbType)msg.ReadUInt16();
+                            LimbType grabLimb = (LimbType)msg.ReadByte();
                             if (c.Character != this)
                             {
 #if DEBUG
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     if (AnimController is HumanoidAnimController)
                     {
                         tempBuffer.Write(((HumanoidAnimController)AnimController).Crouching);
-                        tempBuffer.Write((UInt16)AnimController.GrabLimb);
+                        tempBuffer.Write((byte)AnimController.GrabLimb);
                     }
 
                     bool hasAttackLimb = AnimController.Limbs.Any(l => l != null && l.attack != null);