diff --git a/src/net.c b/src/net.c
index d1a5281..d1bd458 100644
--- a/src/net.c
+++ b/src/net.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void net_destroy(net_t *n) {
     memset(&n->laddr, 0, sizeof(n->laddr));
 }
 
-int net_send(net_t *const n, const char *const buf, int buf_len) {
+ssize_t net_send(net_t *const n, const char *const buf, int buf_len) {
     if (n->fd == -1 || n->raddr.sin_addr.s_addr == 0)
         return -1;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int net_send(net_t *const n, const char *const buf, int buf_len) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-int net_recv(net_t *const n, void *const buf, size_t buf_len) {
+ssize_t net_recv(net_t *const n, void *const buf, size_t buf_len) {
     if (n->fd == -1 || n->raddr.sin_addr.s_addr == 0)
         return -1;
 
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index b05eac2..c5b858f 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ int net_client_init(net_t *const n, const int af_family, const char *const raddr
 int net_server_init(net_t *const n, const int af_family, const char *const laddr, const int lport);
 void net_destroy(net_t *n);
 
-int net_send(net_t *const n, const char *const buf, int buf_len);
-int net_recv(net_t *const n, void *const buf, size_t buf_len);
+ssize_t net_send(net_t *const n, const char *const buf, int buf_len);
+ssize_t net_recv(net_t *const n, void *const buf, size_t buf_len);
 
 #endif /* _NET_H_ */
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