diff --git a/include/command_line_interface.h b/include/command_line_interface.h
index 528fa9a..ddbba95 100644
--- a/include/command_line_interface.h
+++ b/include/command_line_interface.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Hanabi
      * to be winning.
      * If std::nullopt, then the maximum score of the game will be used.
      */
-    boost::optional<uint8_t> score_goal{};
+    boost::optional<unsigned int> score_goal{};
 
     /**
      * Whether game_state_spec denotes a turn number or draw pile size.
diff --git a/src/command_line_interface.cpp b/src/command_line_interface.cpp
index 3e966db..42da3f6 100644
--- a/src/command_line_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/command_line_interface.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace Hanabi
                                                                        "Turn 1 means no actions have been taken. ")
               ("draw-pile-size,d", bpo::value<unsigned>(&parms.game_state_spec), "Draw pile size of state to analyze.")
               ("score-goal,s"
-               , bpo::value<boost::optional<uint8_t>>(&parms.score_goal)
+               , bpo::value<boost::optional<unsigned int>>(&parms.score_goal)
                , "Score that counts as a win, i.e. is optimized for achieving. If unspecified, the maximum possible "
                  "score will be used.")
               ("clue-modifier,c", bpo::value<int>(), "Optional relative modification to the number of clues applied to "