diff --git a/fcgi.c b/fcgi.c
index 50ad41a..f7b401a 100644
--- a/fcgi.c
+++ b/fcgi.c
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ static int send_request(antd_client_t *cl, antd_request_t* rq)
     }
     else
     {
+        // LOG("FCGI SEND QUERY STRING: %s", tmp);
         ret += fcgi_send_param(cl, cl->sock, "QUERY_STRING", tmp);
     }
 
diff --git a/proto.c b/proto.c
index 85a7d0f..16c5f30 100644
--- a/proto.c
+++ b/proto.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ int fcgi_send_param(antd_client_t* cl, int id, const char* key, const char* valu
     
     if(clen > 0)
     {
-        uint8_t encoding_type = (((k_length & 0xFF) >> 7) << 0) | (((v_length & 0xFF)>>7) << 1);
+        uint8_t encoding_type = ((k_length>127?1:0) << 0) | ((v_length>127?1:0) << 1);
         switch(encoding_type)
         {
             case PARAMS_LENGTH_11: