diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
index 212bf8365..89e0d55e4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
             Avoid setting a global to a value it already is, preventing packet spam
         */
-        if (getGlobalFloat(name) == value) return;
+        if (getGlobalShort(name) == value) return;
         /*
             End of tes3mp addition
         */