diff --git a/Startcode/input.h b/Startcode/input.h
index 032ec28..265de42 100644
--- a/Startcode/input.h
+++ b/Startcode/input.h
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 #define MAX_WORD_LEN 100
 #define MAX_LINE_LEN 1024
 
-int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount);
+unsigned int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount);
 
 #endif