diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 3940aef..720931a 100755
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def build_config(_config_file):
                     'GEN_STAT_BRIDGES': config.getboolean(section, 'GEN_STAT_BRIDGES'),
                     'ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE': config.getboolean(section, 'ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE'),
                     'ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGES': config.get(section, 'ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGES'),
-                    'SERVER_ID': config.get(section, 'SERVER_ID')
+                    'SERVER_ID': config.get(section, 'SERVER_ID').to_bytes(4, 'big')
                     
                 })
 
diff --git a/hblink.py b/hblink.py
index 48d6046..56257ee 100755
--- a/hblink.py
+++ b/hblink.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class OPENBRIDGE(DatagramProtocol):
     def send_system(self, _packet):
         if _packet[:4] == DMRD:
             #_packet = _packet[:11] + self._config['NETWORK_ID'] + _packet[15:]
-            _packet = b''.join([_packet[:11], self._config['NETWORK_ID'], _packet[15:]])
+            _packet = b''.join([_packet[:11], self._CONFIG['GLOBAL']['SERVER_ID'], _packet[15:]])
             #_packet += hmac_new(self._config['PASSPHRASE'],_packet,sha1).digest()
             _packet = b''.join([_packet, (hmac_new(self._config['PASSPHRASE'],_packet,sha1).digest())])
             self.transport.write(_packet, (self._config['TARGET_IP'], self._config['TARGET_PORT']))