diff --git a/src/ox/mc/read.hpp b/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
index 12086a468..9b4976fdf 100644
--- a/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/mc/read.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, ox::bstring<L> *val) {
 		size_t size = 0;
 		if (m_buffIt + sizeof(StringLength) < m_buffLen) {
 			size = ox::std::bigEndianAdapt(*((StringLength*) &m_buff[m_buffIt]));
-			m_field++;
 			m_buffIt += sizeof(StringLength);
 		} else {
 			err |= MC_BUFFENDED;
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ int MetalClawReader::op(const char*, ox::bstring<L> *val) {
 			if (m_buffIt + size < m_buffLen) {
 				ox_memcpy(val, &m_buff[m_buffIt], size);
 				m_buffIt += size;
-				m_field++;
 			} else {
 				err |= MC_BUFFENDED;
 			}
diff --git a/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp b/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp
index b4407517d..ff565f341 100644
--- a/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/mc/test/tests.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using namespace ox;
 
 struct TestStructNest {
 	bool Bool = false;
-	int Int = 0;
+	uint32_t Int = 0;
 	bstring<32> String = "";
 };
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct TestStruct {
 	bool Bool = false;
 	int32_t Int = 0;
 	bstring<32> String = "";
-	int List[4] = {0, 0, 0 , 0};
+	uint32_t List[4] = {0, 0, 0 , 0};
 	TestStructNest Struct;
 };