diff --git a/cmd/files.go b/cmd/files.go
index a0ea19b..cc941c8 100644
--- a/cmd/files.go
+++ b/cmd/files.go
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func scanPath(path string, fileChannel chan<- string, statChannel chan<- *scanSt
 				errorChannel <- err
 			}
 
-			if files > 0 && (files < MinimumFileCount) || (files > MaximumFileCount) {
+			if files > 0 && (files < int(MinimumFileCount)) || (files > int(MaximumFileCount)) {
 				// This count will not otherwise include the parent directory itself, so increment by one
 				stats.directoriesSkipped = stats.directoriesSkipped + directories + 1
 				stats.filesSkipped = stats.filesSkipped + files
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 3352797..502837b 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	ReleaseVersion string = "0.88.0"
+	ReleaseVersion string = "0.88.1"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ var (
 	Handlers         bool
 	Images           bool
 	Info             bool
-	MaximumFileCount int
-	MinimumFileCount int
+	MaximumFileCount uint
+	MinimumFileCount uint
 	PageLength       uint32
 	Port             uint16
 	Prefix           string
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&Handlers, "handlers", false, "display registered handlers (for debugging)")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&Images, "images", false, "enable support for image files")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&Info, "info", "i", false, "expose informational endpoints")
-	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&MaximumFileCount, "maximum-files", 1<<32-1, "skip directories with file counts above this value")
-	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&MinimumFileCount, "minimum-files", 1, "skip directories with file counts below this value")
+	rootCmd.Flags().UintVar(&MaximumFileCount, "maximum-files", 1<<32-1, "skip directories with file counts above this value")
+	rootCmd.Flags().UintVar(&MinimumFileCount, "minimum-files", 1, "skip directories with file counts below this value")
 	rootCmd.Flags().Uint32Var(&PageLength, "page-length", 0, "pagination length for info pages")
 	rootCmd.Flags().Uint16VarP(&Port, "port", "p", 8080, "port to listen on")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&Prefix, "prefix", "/", "root path for http handlers (for reverse proxying)")