diff --git a/src/launchpad.cpp b/src/launchpad.cpp
index 220fabf..4d861ce 100644
--- a/src/launchpad.cpp
+++ b/src/launchpad.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ std::optional<std::string> launchpad::api_get(const std::string& endpoint, const
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, WriteCallback);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &readBuffer);
 
-    bool tries = 0;
+    int tries = 0;
     long http_code = 0;
 
     while (tries < 5) {
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ std::optional<std::string> launchpad::api_post(
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, WriteCallback);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &readBuffer);
 
-    bool tries = 0;
+    int tries = 0;
     long http_code = 0;
 
     while (tries < 5) {