diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/api/chain/beresheet.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/api/chain/beresheet.ts
index 91c75db73e..d4c70e4e2a 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/api/chain/beresheet.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/api/chain/beresheet.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ import { Beresheet } from '@edgeware/node-types';
 export default {
   ...Beresheet.types,
   // Substrate overrides
-  RefCount: 'u8'
+  RefCount: 'u32'
 };
diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/api/spec/edgeware.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/api/spec/edgeware.ts
index 33a9610159..af49ed87cb 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/api/spec/edgeware.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/api/spec/edgeware.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ import { Beresheet } from '@edgeware/node-types';
 export default {
   ...Beresheet.types,
   // chain-specific overrides
-  RefCount: 'u8'
+  RefCount: 'u32'
 };