diff --git a/Source/dvlnet/base.cpp b/Source/dvlnet/base.cpp
index e24046c34..0c05c8de1 100644
--- a/Source/dvlnet/base.cpp
+++ b/Source/dvlnet/base.cpp
@@ -273,9 +273,9 @@ bool base::SNetReceiveTurns(char **data, size_t *size, uint32_t *status)
 			playerState.lastTurnValue = turn.Value;
 			turnQueue.pop_front();
 
-			size[i] = sizeof(int32_t);
 			status[i] |= PS_ACTIVE;
 			status[i] |= PS_TURN_ARRIVED;
+			size[i] = sizeof(int32_t);
 			data[i] = reinterpret_cast<char *>(&playerState.lastTurnValue);
 		}
 
diff --git a/Source/multi.cpp b/Source/multi.cpp
index 28773096c..1a10aecf8 100644
--- a/Source/multi.cpp
+++ b/Source/multi.cpp
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ void multi_msg_countdown()
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < MAX_PLRS; i++) {
 		if ((player_state[i] & PS_TURN_ARRIVED) != 0) {
-			if (gdwMsgLenTbl[i] == 4)
-				ParseTurn(i, *(DWORD *)glpMsgTbl[i]);
+			if (gdwMsgLenTbl[i] == sizeof(int32_t))
+				ParseTurn(i, *(int32_t *)glpMsgTbl[i]);
 		}
 	}
 }