diff --git a/src/stream-tcp.c b/src/stream-tcp.c
index 4c3467d53a..8f6ddf8b98 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp.c
@@ -345,13 +345,16 @@ void StreamTcpSessionPoolFree(void *s)
 
 void StreamTcpInitConfig(char quiet)
 {
+    intmax_t value = 0;
+
     SCLogDebug("Initializing Stream");
 
     memset(&stream_config,  0, sizeof(stream_config));
 
     /** set config defaults */
-    if ((ConfGetInt("stream.max_sessions", (intmax_t *)&stream_config.max_sessions)) == 0)
-    {
+    if ((ConfGetInt("stream.max_sessions", &value)) == 1) {
+        stream_config.max_sessions = (uint32_t)value;
+    } else {
         if (RunmodeIsUnittests())
             stream_config.max_sessions = 1024;
         else
@@ -361,9 +364,9 @@ void StreamTcpInitConfig(char quiet)
         SCLogInfo("stream \"max_sessions\": %"PRIu32"", stream_config.max_sessions);
     }
 
-    if ((ConfGetInt("stream.prealloc_sessions",
-                    (intmax_t *)&stream_config.prealloc_sessions)) == 0)
-    {
+    if ((ConfGetInt("stream.prealloc_sessions", &value)) == 1) {
+        stream_config.prealloc_sessions = (uint32_t)value;
+    } else {
         if (RunmodeIsUnittests())
             stream_config.prealloc_sessions = 128;
         else
@@ -373,8 +376,9 @@ void StreamTcpInitConfig(char quiet)
         SCLogInfo("stream \"prealloc_sessions\": %"PRIu32"", stream_config.prealloc_sessions);
     }
 
-    if ((ConfGetInt("stream.memcap", (intmax_t *)&stream_config.memcap)) == 0)
-    {
+    if ((ConfGetInt("stream.memcap", &value)) == 1) {
+        stream_config.memcap = (uint32_t)value;
+    } else {
         stream_config.memcap = STREAMTCP_DEFAULT_MEMCAP;
     }
     if (!quiet) {
diff --git a/src/stream-tcp.h b/src/stream-tcp.h
index 3744b719c6..10df32e361 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp.h
+++ b/src/stream-tcp.h
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 /*global flow data*/
 typedef struct TcpStreamCnf_ {
     uint32_t memcap; /** max stream mem usage */
-    int max_sessions;
-    int prealloc_sessions;
+    uint32_t max_sessions;
+    uint32_t prealloc_sessions;
     int midstream;
     int async_oneside;
 } TcpStreamCnf;