diff --git a/flight/Modules/ManualControl/manualcontrol.c b/flight/Modules/ManualControl/manualcontrol.c
index 4f6ec1600..708dc0169 100644
--- a/flight/Modules/ManualControl/manualcontrol.c
+++ b/flight/Modules/ManualControl/manualcontrol.c
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ static void manualControlTask(void *parameters)
 				cmd.Throttle       = scaledChannel[MANUALCONTROLSETTINGS_CHANNELGROUPS_THROTTLE];
 				flightMode         = scaledChannel[MANUALCONTROLSETTINGS_CHANNELGROUPS_FLIGHTMODE];
 
-				if(cmd.Channel[MANUALCONTROLSETTINGS_CHANNELGROUPS_COLLECTIVE] != PIOS_RCVR_INVALID &&
-				   cmd.Channel[MANUALCONTROLSETTINGS_CHANNELGROUPS_COLLECTIVE] != PIOS_RCVR_NODRIVER &&
-				   cmd.Channel[MANUALCONTROLSETTINGS_CHANNELGROUPS_COLLECTIVE] != PIOS_RCVR_TIMEOUT)
+				if(cmd.Channel[MANUALCONTROLSETTINGS_CHANNELGROUPS_COLLECTIVE] != (uint16_t) PIOS_RCVR_INVALID &&
+				   cmd.Channel[MANUALCONTROLSETTINGS_CHANNELGROUPS_COLLECTIVE] != (uint16_t) PIOS_RCVR_NODRIVER &&
+				   cmd.Channel[MANUALCONTROLSETTINGS_CHANNELGROUPS_COLLECTIVE] != (uint16_t) PIOS_RCVR_TIMEOUT)
 					cmd.Collective = scaledChannel[MANUALCONTROLSETTINGS_CHANNELGROUPS_COLLECTIVE];
 				   
 				AccessoryDesiredData accessory;