diff --git a/inc/config.h b/inc/config.h
index a5930b2..22f641c 100644
--- a/inc/config.h
+++ b/inc/config.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Scoopta
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019-2024 Scoopta
  *  This file is part of Wofi
  *  Wofi is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ void config_load(struct map* map, const char* config);
 
 char* config_get(struct map* config, const char* key, char* def_opt);
 
-uint8_t config_get_mnemonic(struct map* config, const char* key, char* def_opt, uint8_t num_choices, ...);
+int config_get_mnemonic(struct map* config, const char* key, char* def_opt, int num_choices, ...);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/man/wofi-config.3 b/man/wofi-config.3
index 5d900ea..75a081e 100644
--- a/man/wofi-config.3
+++ b/man/wofi-config.3
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Gets a config entry, if the entry is not set then it returns \fBdef_opt\fR.
 \- The default value to be returned if the key does not exist.
 
 .TP
-.B uint8_t config_get_mnemonic(struct map* config, const char* key, char* def_opt, uint8_t num_choices, ...)
+.B int config_get_mnemonic(struct map* config, const char* key, char* def_opt, int num_choices, ...)
 Gets an enum value from the config. If the value is not set then it returns \fBdef_opt\fR.
 
 .B struct map* config
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Gets an enum value from the config. If the value is not set then it returns \fBd
 .B char* def_opt
 \- The default value to be returned if the key does not exist.
 
-.B uint8_t num_choices
+.B int num_choices
 \- The number of enum options available.
 
 .B varargs
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 101df8e..3fd6359 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  Copyright (C) 2019-2020 Scoopta
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019-2024 Scoopta
  *  This file is part of Wofi
  *  Wofi is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ char* config_get(struct map* config, const char* key, char* def_opt) {
 	return opt;
 }
 
-uint8_t config_get_mnemonic(struct map* config, const char* key, char* def_opt, uint8_t num_choices, ...) {
+int config_get_mnemonic(struct map* config, const char* key, char* def_opt, int num_choices, ...) {
 	char* opt = config_get(config, key, def_opt);
 	va_list ap;
 	va_start(ap, num_choices);
-	uint8_t result = 0;
-	for(uint8_t i = 0; i < num_choices; i++) {
+	int result = 0;
+	for(int i = 0; i < num_choices; i++) {
 		char* cmp_str = va_arg(ap, char*);
 		if(strcmp(opt, cmp_str) == 0) {
 			result = i;