1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 310da86..2d73189 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ func readLimitedLine(br *bufio.Reader, length int) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func getInt(m *Message, param string) (int64, error) {
+func getInt(m *Message, param string, fallback int64) (int64, error) {
 	p := m.Param(param)
 	if p == "" {
-		return 0, nil
+		return fallback, nil
 	}
 	n, err := strconv.ParseUint(p, 10, 63)
 	if err != nil || (n != 0 && p[0] == '0') || (n == 0 && len(p) != 1) {