diff --git a/imageInput.c b/imageInput.c
index e17d387..574647b 100644
--- a/imageInput.c
+++ b/imageInput.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ unsigned int readStatusInfo(FILE *source, char *const headerString, unsigned int
     unsigned int bytesToRead = 0;
     
     fread(headerString, sizeof("__info2_image_file_format__\0"),  amountToRead, source);
-    fread(imageCount,   4,      1, source);
+    fread(imageCount,   sizeof(int),      1, source);
     fread(imageWidth,   sizeof(int),     amountToRead, source);
     fread(imageHeight,  sizeof(int),    amountToRead, source);