diff --git a/src/lib/common/nsc.c b/src/lib/common/nsc.c
index 0178e822..3685a927 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/nsc.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/nsc.c
@@ -686,8 +686,9 @@ struct castr mdchr_ca[] = {
     /* no need for uid */
     /* name must come first, clients may rely on it */
     {"name", fldoff(ca_name), NSC_STRING, 0, NULL, EF_BAD, NSC_CONST},
-    {"type", fldoff(ca_type), NSC_CHAR, 0, NULL, EF_META_TYPE, NSC_CONST},
-    {"flags", fldoff(ca_flags), NSC_UCHAR, 0, NULL,
+    {"type", fldoff(ca_type), NSC_SITYPE(enum nsc_type), 0, NULL,
+     EF_META_TYPE, NSC_CONST},
+    {"flags", fldoff(ca_flags), NSC_INT, 0, NULL,
      EF_META_FLAGS, NSC_CONST | NSC_BITS},
     {"len", fldoff(ca_len), NSC_USHORT, 0, NULL, EF_BAD, NSC_CONST},
     {"table", fldoff(ca_table), NSC_INT, 0, NULL, EF_TABLE, NSC_CONST},
diff --git a/tests/smoke/smoke.out b/tests/smoke/smoke.out
index d1df77f8..394d493c 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/smoke.out
+++ b/tests/smoke/smoke.out
@@ -632,8 +632,8 @@ Player 00 Turn 00 starting
 
 [0:640] Command : XDUMP meta meta 0
 "name" 3 4 0 -1
-"type" 4 4 0 34
-"flags" 5 12 0 33
+"type" 8 4 0 34
+"flags" 8 12 0 33
 "len" 7 4 0 -1
 "table" 8 4 0 27
 /5
@@ -1519,8 +1519,8 @@ CENSUS                   del dst
 
 [0:636] Command : XDUMP meta meta 0
 "name" 3 4 0 -1
-"type" 4 4 0 34
-"flags" 5 12 0 33
+"type" 8 4 0 34
+"flags" 8 12 0 33
 "len" 7 4 0 -1
 "table" 8 4 0 27
 /5