diff --git a/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgmsg.c b/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgmsg.c
index fec57aab2d7f41ec3ae85e7fd54f09a2574d9989..d7ec7330676d0aa5199edd8fe49b758c850a086e 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgmsg.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/scfg/scfgmsg.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ void msg_opts()
 				ultoa(cfg.smb_retry_time,str,10);
 				uifc.input(WIN_MID|WIN_SAV,0,0
 					,"Maximum Message Base Retry Time (in seconds)"
-					,str,2,K_NUMBER|K_EDIT);
+					,str,3,K_NUMBER|K_EDIT);
 				cfg.smb_retry_time=atoi(str);
 				break;
 			case 2: