diff --git a/src/socket.io/modules.js b/src/socket.io/modules.js
index e3f7cc171b..a3a9ff4fe3 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/modules.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/modules.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ SocketModules.chats.loadRoom = function (socket, data, callback) {
 			results.roomData.groupChat = results.roomData.hasOwnProperty('groupChat') ? results.roomData.groupChat : results.users.length > 2;
 			results.roomData.isOwner = parseInt(results.roomData.owner, 10) === socket.uid;
 			results.roomData.maximumUsersInChatRoom = parseInt(meta.config.maximumUsersInChatRoom, 10) || 0;
-			results.roomData.maximumChatMessageLength = parseInt(meta.config.maximumChatMessageLength) || 1000;
+			results.roomData.maximumChatMessageLength = parseInt(meta.config.maximumChatMessageLength, 10) || 1000;
 			results.roomData.showUserInput = !results.roomData.maximumUsersInChatRoom || results.roomData.maximumUsersInChatRoom > 2;
 			next(null, results.roomData);
 		},