--- a/console.c	Wed Jul 20 19:08:02 2005 +0000
+++ b/console.c	Wed Jul 20 19:12:30 2005 +0000
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@
 			*(byte*)var->addr = (byte)value;
 			break;
 		case ICONSOLE_VAR_UINT16:
-			*(uint16*)var->addr = (byte)value;
+			*(uint16*)var->addr = (uint16)value;
 			break;
 		case ICONSOLE_VAR_INT16:
 			*(int16*)var->addr = (int16)value;