diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index ed522401f..57705f003 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ void scanDatabaseForReadyLists(redisDb *db) {
  *
  * Returns C_ERR if at least one of the DB ids are out of range, otherwise
  * C_OK is returned. */
-int dbSwapDatabases(long id1, long id2) {
+int dbSwapDatabases(int id1, int id2) {
     if (id1 < 0 || id1 >= server.dbnum ||
         id2 < 0 || id2 >= server.dbnum) return C_ERR;
     if (id1 == id2) return C_OK;
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ int dbSwapDatabases(long id1, long id2) {
 
 /* SWAPDB db1 db2 */
 void swapdbCommand(client *c) {
-    long id1, id2;
+    int id1, id2;
 
     /* Not allowed in cluster mode: we have just DB 0 there. */
     if (server.cluster_enabled) {
@@ -1365,11 +1365,11 @@ void swapdbCommand(client *c) {
     }
 
     /* Get the two DBs indexes. */
-    if (getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[1], &id1,
+    if (getIntFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[1], &id1,
         "invalid first DB index") != C_OK)
         return;
 
-    if (getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &id2,
+    if (getIntFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &id2,
         "invalid second DB index") != C_OK)
         return;