diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/read.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/read.hpp
index 30638c80..763e5102 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/read.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/oc/read.hpp
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ Error OrganicClawReader::field(const char *key, T *val) noexcept {
 				if (jv.empty()) {
 					*val = 0;
 				} else if (rightType) {
-					*val = static_cast<T>(jv.asUInt());
+					if constexpr(ox::is_signed_v<T>) {
+						*val = static_cast<T>(jv.asInt64());
+					} else {
+						*val = static_cast<T>(jv.asUInt64());
+					}
 				} else {
 					err = ox::Error(1, "Type mismatch");
 				}
@@ -172,7 +176,8 @@ Error OrganicClawReader::field(const char *key, T *val) noexcept {
 				err = ox::Error(1, "Type mismatch");
 			}
 		}
-	} catch (Json::LogicError const&) {
+	} catch (Json::LogicError const&e) {
+		oxDebugf("JSON error: {}", e.what());
 		err = ox::Error(1, "error reading JSON data");
 	}
 	++m_fieldIt;