diff --git a/moveit_planners/ompl/ompl_interface/scripts/generate_state_database.cpp b/moveit_planners/ompl/ompl_interface/scripts/generate_state_database.cpp
index fe30f37753..21cf5e6e2e 100644
--- a/moveit_planners/ompl/ompl_interface/scripts/generate_state_database.cpp
+++ b/moveit_planners/ompl/ompl_interface/scripts/generate_state_database.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static const std::string ROBOT_DESCRIPTION = "robot_description";
 static const std::string CONSTRAINT_PARAMETER = "constraints";
 
 static bool getUintParameterOr(const rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr& node, const std::string& param_name,
-                               size_t&& result_value, const size_t default_value)
+                                  unsigned int& result_value, const unsigned int default_value)
 {
   int param_value;
   if (node->get_parameter(param_name, param_value))
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static bool getUintParameterOr(const rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr& node, const std::s
   return true;
 }
 
+
 struct GenerateStateDatabaseParameters
 {
   bool setFromNode(const rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr& node)