--- a/src/output-plugins/spo_database.h
+++ b/src/output-plugins/spo_database.h
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
     /* Herited from shared data globals */
 
     unsigned long pThreadID; /* Used to store thread information and know if we "reconnected automaticaly" */
-    my_bool mysql_reconnect; /* We will handle it via the api. */
+    u_int8_t mysql_reconnect; /* We will handle it via the api. */
 #endif /* ENABLE_MYSQL */
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_POSTGRESQL