diff --git a/lib/core/connection/msg.js b/lib/core/connection/msg.js
index 3be032c27e..626da2a860 100644
--- a/lib/core/connection/msg.js
+++ b/lib/core/connection/msg.js
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ class Msg {
 }
 
 Msg.getRequestId = function() {
-  return ++_requestId;
+  _requestId = (_requestId + 1) & 0x7fffffff;
+  return _requestId;
 };
 
 class BinMsg {