1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cli.c b/cli.c
index 4a96624ee..7e71ce2bf 100644
--- a/cli.c
+++ b/cli.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static int handle_debuglevel(int fd, int argc, char *argv[])
 	char *filename = "<any>";
 	if ((argc < 3) || (argc > 4))
 		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
-	if (sscanf(argv[2], "%d", &newlevel) != 1)
+	if (sscanf(argv[2], "%5d", &newlevel) != 1)
 		return RESULT_SHOWUSAGE;
 	option_debug = newlevel;
 	if (argc == 4) {