diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index 3eed80064..368c83aff 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -3382,7 +3382,7 @@ void D_MapChange(INT32 mapnum, INT32 newgametype, boolean pencoremode, boolean p
 		}
 
 		// new gametype value
-		WRITEUINT8(buf_p, newgametype);
+		WRITEUINT16(buf_p, newgametype);
 
 		WRITEINT16(buf_p, mapnum);
 	}
@@ -3924,9 +3924,10 @@ static void Command_Map_f(void)
 static void Got_Mapcmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum)
 {
 	UINT8 flags;
-	INT32 presetplayer = 1, lastgametype;
+	INT32 presetplayer = 1;
 	UINT8 skipprecutscene, pforcespecialstage;
 	boolean pencoremode, hasroundqueuedata;
+	UINT16 lastgametype;
 	INT16 mapnumber;
 
 	forceresetplayers = deferencoremode = false;
@@ -3988,7 +3989,7 @@ static void Got_Mapcmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum)
 		chmappending--;
 
 	lastgametype = gametype;
-	gametype = READUINT8(*cp);
+	gametype = READUINT16(*cp);
 	G_SetGametype(gametype); // I fear putting that macro as an argument
 
 	if (gametype < 0 || gametype >= numgametypes)
@@ -4123,9 +4124,9 @@ static void Command_RestartLevel(void)
 	D_MapChange(gamemap, gametype, encoremode, false, 0, false, false);
 }
 
-static void Handle_MapQueueSend(UINT16 newmapnum, UINT8 newgametype, boolean newencoremode)
+static void Handle_MapQueueSend(UINT16 newmapnum, UINT16 newgametype, boolean newencoremode)
 {
-	static char buf[1+1+2];
+	static char buf[1+2+2];
 	static char *buf_p = buf;
 
 	UINT8 flags = 0;
@@ -4140,7 +4141,7 @@ static void Handle_MapQueueSend(UINT16 newmapnum, UINT8 newgametype, boolean new
 		flags |= 1;
 
 	WRITEUINT8(buf_p, flags);
-	WRITEUINT8(buf_p, newgametype);
+	WRITEUINT16(buf_p, newgametype);
 
 	if (client)
 	{
@@ -4318,16 +4319,16 @@ static void Command_QueueMap_f(void)
 
 static void Got_RequestMapQueuecmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum)
 {
-	UINT8 flags, setgametype;
+	UINT8 flags;
 	boolean setencore;
-	UINT16 mapnumber;
+	UINT16 mapnumber, setgametype;
 	boolean doclear = false;
 
 	flags = READUINT8(*cp);
 
 	setencore = ((flags & 1) != 0);
 
-	setgametype = READUINT8(*cp);
+	setgametype = READUINT16(*cp);
 
 	mapnumber = READUINT16(*cp);
 
@@ -4364,15 +4365,16 @@ static void Got_RequestMapQueuecmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum)
 
 static void Got_MapQueuecmd(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum)
 {
-	UINT8 flags, setgametype, queueposition;
+	UINT8 flags, queueposition;
 	boolean setencore;
 	boolean doclear = false;
+	UINT16 setgametype;
 
 	flags = READUINT8(*cp);
 
 	setencore = ((flags & 1) != 0);
 
-	setgametype = READUINT8(*cp);
+	setgametype = READUINT16(*cp);
 
 	queueposition = READUINT8(*cp);
 
diff --git a/src/g_game.h b/src/g_game.h
index c8177c91f..003f89fbf 100644
--- a/src/g_game.h
+++ b/src/g_game.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ typedef enum
 struct roundentry_t
 {
 	UINT16 mapnum;				// Map number at this position
-	UINT8 gametype;				// Gametype we want to play this in
+	UINT16 gametype;				// Gametype we want to play this in
 	boolean encore;				// Whether this will be flipped
 	boolean rankrestricted;		// For grand prix progression
 };