diff --git a/include/stk.h b/include/stk.h
index 3c367d9..3cbb149 100644
--- a/include/stk.h
+++ b/include/stk.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define STK_H
 
 #include "stk_version.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 /* Buffers */
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	STK_MOD_RELOAD
 } stk_module_event_t;
 
-int stk_init(void);
+uint8_t stk_init(void);
 void stk_shutdown(void);
 size_t stk_module_count(void);
 size_t stk_poll(void);
diff --git a/src/stk.c b/src/stk.c
index 6f98588..2b1aad2 100644
--- a/src/stk.c
+++ b/src/stk.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static const char *stk_error_string(int error_code)
 	}
 }
 
-int stk_init(void)
+uint8_t stk_init(void)
 {
 	char (*files)[STK_PATH_MAX] = NULL;
 	size_t file_count, i, successful_loads = 0;