diff --git a/server/src/utils/StringUtils.cpp b/server/src/utils/StringUtils.cpp
index 6543bc43..1d809ce6 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/StringUtils.cpp
+++ b/server/src/utils/StringUtils.cpp
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ namespace StringUtils {
         rtrim(s);
     }
 
-    std::string repeat(const std::string &s, size_t n) {
+    std::string repeat(const std::string &s, int n) {
         std::string s1;
-        s1.reserve(s.size() * std::max(std::size_t{0}, n));
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        s1.reserve(s.size() * std::max(0, n));
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
             s1 += s;
         }
         return s1;
diff --git a/server/src/utils/StringUtils.h b/server/src/utils/StringUtils.h
index bde97b53..58fea6e2 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/StringUtils.h
+++ b/server/src/utils/StringUtils.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace StringUtils {
 
     void trim(std::string &s);
 
-    std::string repeat(const std::string &s, size_t n);
+    std::string repeat(const std::string &s, int n);
 
     bool contains(std::string_view s, std::string_view t);