diff --git a/indexer/metadata_serdes.cpp b/indexer/metadata_serdes.cpp
index 676dfc25ab..84757cf24b 100644
--- a/indexer/metadata_serdes.cpp
+++ b/indexer/metadata_serdes.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bool MetadataDeserializer::GetIds(uint32_t featureId, MetaIds & metaIds) const
   return m_map->GetThreadsafe(featureId, metaIds);
 }
 
-std::string MetadataDeserializer::GetMetaById(uint8_t id)
+std::string MetadataDeserializer::GetMetaById(uint32_t id)
 {
   lock_guard<mutex> guard(m_stringsMutex);
   return m_strings.ExtractString(*m_stringsSubreader, id);
diff --git a/indexer/metadata_serdes.hpp b/indexer/metadata_serdes.hpp
index 3d5ab9f181..3cef262b44 100644
--- a/indexer/metadata_serdes.hpp
+++ b/indexer/metadata_serdes.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
   WARN_UNUSED_RESULT bool GetIds(uint32_t featureId, MetaIds & metaIds) const;
 
   // Gets single metadata string from text storage. This method is threadsafe.
-  std::string GetMetaById(uint8_t id);
+  std::string GetMetaById(uint32_t id);
 
 private:
   using Map = MapUint32ToValue<MetaIds>;