diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index a811e7168..b255b96eb 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ daemon_remote_exec(struct worker* worker)
 {
 	/* read the cmd string */
 	uint8_t* msg = NULL;
-	size_t len = 0;
+	uint32_t len = 0;
 	if(!tube_read_msg(worker->cmd, &msg, &len, 0)) {
 		log_err("daemon_remote_exec: tube_read_msg failed");
 		return;
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index d93011a83..25ad8f7b3 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	- feature to allow wildcards (*, ?, [], {}. ~) in trusted-keys-file
 	  statements. (Adapted from patch by Paul Wouters).
 	- typo fix and iana portlist updated.
+	- porting testsuite; unused var warning, and type fixup.
 
 6 January 2009: Wouter
 	- fixup packet-of-death when compiled with --enable-debug.