diff --git a/src/vlserver/vldb_check.c b/src/vlserver/vldb_check.c
index fa9c8d89ea..b6ab212ea0 100644
--- a/src/vlserver/vldb_check.c
+++ b/src/vlserver/vldb_check.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ readUbikHeader(void)
     }
 
     uheader.magic = ntohl(uheader.magic);
-    uheader.size = ntohl(uheader.size);
+    uheader.size = ntohs(uheader.size);
     uheader.version.epoch = ntohl(uheader.version.epoch);
     uheader.version.counter = ntohl(uheader.version.counter);