diff --git a/apps/examples/tutorial/cc_acc_xmlrpc/CCAcc.cpp b/apps/examples/tutorial/cc_acc_xmlrpc/CCAcc.cpp
index e47bcbf8..3a625afc 100644
--- a/apps/examples/tutorial/cc_acc_xmlrpc/CCAcc.cpp
+++ b/apps/examples/tutorial/cc_acc_xmlrpc/CCAcc.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void CCAcc::invoke(const string& method, const AmArg& args, AmArg& ret)
 }
 
 /* accounting functions... */;
-int CCAcc::getCredit(string pin) {	
+long CCAcc::getCredit(string pin) {
    const char* serverAddress;
    int port;
    serverAddress = "localhost";
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ int CCAcc::getCredit(string pin) {
    XmlRpcValue xmlArg;
    xmlArg[0] = pin;
    xmlrpccall.execute("getCredit", xmlArg, result);
-   int res = result;
-   DBG("Credit Left '%u' .\n", res);
+   long res = result;
+   DBG("Credit Left '%ld' .\n", res);
    return res;
 }
 
-int CCAcc::subtractCredit(string pin, int amount) {
+long CCAcc::subtractCredit(string pin, long amount) {
    const char* serverAddress;
    int port;
    serverAddress = "localhost";
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ int CCAcc::subtractCredit(string pin, int amount) {
    XmlRpcValue xmlArg;
    xmlArg[0][0]["methodName"] = "subtractCredit";
    xmlArg[0][0]["pin"] = pin;
-   xmlArg[0][0]["amount"] = static_cast<long>(amount);
-   DBG("subtractCredit pin# '%s', Seconds '%u'.\n", pin.c_str(),  
+   xmlArg[0][0]["amount"] = amount;
+   DBG("subtractCredit pin# '%s', Seconds '%ld'.\n", pin.c_str(),
 amount );
    xmlrpccall.execute("subtractCredit", xmlArg, result);
-   int res = result;
-   DBG("Credit Left '%u' .\n", res);
+   long res = result;
+   DBG("Credit Left '%ld' .\n", res);
    return res;
 }
diff --git a/apps/examples/tutorial/cc_acc_xmlrpc/CCAcc.h b/apps/examples/tutorial/cc_acc_xmlrpc/CCAcc.h
index bc75660d..c43fec11 100644
--- a/apps/examples/tutorial/cc_acc_xmlrpc/CCAcc.h
+++ b/apps/examples/tutorial/cc_acc_xmlrpc/CCAcc.h
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ class CCAcc : public AmDynInvoke
 
 {
   /** returns credit for pin, -1 if pin wrong */
-  int getCredit(string pin);
+  long getCredit(string pin);
   /** returns remaining credit */
-  int subtractCredit(string pin, int amount);
+  long subtractCredit(string pin, long amount);
 
   static CCAcc* _instance;
  public: