diff --git a/src/Quest.cc b/src/Quest.cc
index 91bf3bf7..0ee78fbc 100644
--- a/src/Quest.cc
+++ b/src/Quest.cc
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ QuestIndex::QuestIndex(
         } catch (const out_of_range&) {
         }
         try {
-          lock_status_register = metadata_json.get_bool("LockStatusRegister");
+          lock_status_register = metadata_json.get_int("LockStatusRegister");
         } catch (const out_of_range&) {
         }
       }