diff --git a/option.go b/option.go
index c6bc0f2..307d134 100644
--- a/option.go
+++ b/option.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ var converters = map[reflect.Kind]converter{
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		return int(val), err
+		return uint(val), err
 	},
 	Float: func(v string) (interface{}, error) {
 		return strconv.ParseFloat(v, 64)
diff --git a/option_test.go b/option_test.go
index d43f707..6da8896 100644
--- a/option_test.go
+++ b/option_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 		{opt: IntOption("int1"), str: "42", v: 42},
 		{opt: IntOption("int1"), str: "fourtytwo", err: `strconv.ParseInt: parsing "fourtytwo": invalid syntax`},
 		{opt: IntOption("int2"), str: "-42", v: -42},
-		{opt: UintOption("uint1"), str: "23", v: 23},
+		{opt: UintOption("uint1"), str: "23", v: uint(23)},
 		{opt: UintOption("uint2"), str: "-23", err: `strconv.ParseUint: parsing "-23": invalid syntax`},
 		{opt: BoolOption("true"), str: "true", v: true},
 		{opt: BoolOption("true"), str: "", v: true},