diff --git a/rest/rest.c b/rest/rest.c
index fd116a1..a267059 100644
--- a/rest/rest.c
+++ b/rest/rest.c
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ rest_dns_found(const char *name, ip_addr_t *ipaddr, void *arg) {
 void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR
 REST_Setup(CmdPacket *cmd) {
   CmdRequest req;
-  uint32_t port, security;
+  uint16_t port;
+  uint8_t security;
   int32_t err = -1; // error code in case of failure
 
   // start parsing the command