diff --git a/bolt11/models/routehint.py b/bolt11/models/routehint.py
index 766e498..9fea1db 100644
--- a/bolt11/models/routehint.py
+++ b/bolt11/models/routehint.py
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ def data(self) -> Bits:
         for route in self.routes:
             route_hints.append(
                 BitArray(hex=route.public_key)
-                + pack("intbe:64", scid_to_int(route.short_channel_id))
-                + pack("intbe:32", route.base_fee)
-                + pack("intbe:32", route.ppm_fee)
-                + pack("intbe:16", route.cltv_expiry_delta)
+                + pack("uintbe:64", scid_to_int(route.short_channel_id))
+                + pack("uintbe:32", route.base_fee)
+                + pack("uintbe:32", route.ppm_fee)
+                + pack("uintbe:16", route.cltv_expiry_delta)
             )
 
         return route_hints
diff --git a/tests/test_route_hints.py b/tests/test_route_hints.py
index e0929d4..e7b31ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_route_hints.py
+++ b/tests/test_route_hints.py
@@ -100,3 +100,23 @@ def test_route_hint_unordered(self):
         check_decoded_routes(decoded.route_hints, ex["route_hints"])
         re_encoded = encode(decoded)
         assert re_encoded == ex["payment_request"]
+
+
+class TestRouteHintsSize:
+    def test_channel_id_size(self):
+        big_channel_id = "16774490x12969991x22027"
+        hints = RouteHint.from_list(
+            [
+                {
+                    "public_key": (
+                        "029e03a901b85534ff1e92c43c74431f7ce72046060fcf7a95c37e148f78c77255"
+                    ),
+                    "short_channel_id": big_channel_id,
+                    "base_fee": 1,
+                    "ppm_fee": 20,
+                    "cltv_expiry_delta": 3,
+                }
+            ]
+        )
+
+        assert hints.data