diff --git a/node/NetworkConfig.hpp b/node/NetworkConfig.hpp
index 056660fab..06b6b6115 100644
--- a/node/NetworkConfig.hpp
+++ b/node/NetworkConfig.hpp
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ public:
 		timestamp = b.template at<uint64_t>(p); p += 8;
 		revision = b.template at<uint64_t>(p); p += 8;
 		issuedTo.setTo(b.field(p,ZT_ADDRESS_LENGTH),ZT_ADDRESS_LENGTH); p += ZT_ADDRESS_LENGTH;
-		flags = b.template at<uint64_t>(p); p += 4;
+		flags = b.template at<uint64_t>(p); p += 8;
 		multicastLimit = (unsigned int)b.template at<uint32_t>(p); p += 4;
 		type = (ZT_VirtualNetworkType)b[p++];