diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 064199c95..a9865f576 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 - Bug 2885 - lte: Tests fail for CQA and PSS testsuites
 - Bug 2890 - internet: Icmpv4 "ECHO" is defined in system-wide headers
 - Bug 2898 - lte: Coding issue in function RrcAsn1Header::DeserializeRachConfigCommon
+- Bug 2899 - lte: Inconsistent type for variable cellForWhichToReportCGI
 
 Known issues
 ------------
diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-rrc-sap.h b/src/lte/model/lte-rrc-sap.h
index e92b2652f..4ac5861ac 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-rrc-sap.h
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-rrc-sap.h
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ public:
     std::list<uint8_t> blackCellsToRemoveList; ///< black cells to remove list
     std::list<BlackCellsToAddMod> blackCellsToAddModList; ///< black cells to add mod list
     bool haveCellForWhichToReportCGI; ///< have cell for which to report CGI?
-    uint8_t cellForWhichToReportCGI; ///< cell for which to report CGI
+    uint16_t cellForWhichToReportCGI; ///< cell for which to report CGI
   };
 
   /**