diff --git a/conf.d/yate.conf.sample b/conf.d/yate.conf.sample
index 19bd2861..57a45a5e 100644
--- a/conf.d/yate.conf.sample
+++ b/conf.d/yate.conf.sample
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@
 ;abortinfo=enable
 
 ; nodeid: int: ID assigned to this node
+;  Range 0 - 2^nodebits-1
 ;nodeid=
 
 ; nodebits: int: Length in bits of the node ID
-;  Range 0 - 10. 0 means that node ID will be ignored
+;  Range 0 - 12. 0 means that node ID will be ignored
 ;nodebits=0
 
 ; msgsniff: bool: Activate message sniffer module (if loaded) at engine init time
diff --git a/engine/Engine.cpp b/engine/Engine.cpp
index ac0f507f..da817a04 100644
--- a/engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ int Engine::engineInit()
     if (s_affinity)
 	s_params.addParam("affinity",s_affinity);
 
-    int nodeBits = s_cfg.getIntValue("general","nodebits",0,0,10);
+    int nodeBits = s_cfg.getIntValue("general","nodebits",0,0,12);
     if (nodeBits) {
 	int nodeId = s_cfg.getIntValue("general","nodeid",0);
 	if (0 <= nodeId && nodeId < (1 << nodeBits)) {