diff --git a/javasrc/codec/org/etsi/ttcn/codec/generic/Integer.java b/javasrc/codec/org/etsi/ttcn/codec/generic/Integer.java
index e51db29ddbd07dbda6c64a1cb2ad7671b0381be4..7faab3d099147b69d57d71b6c77bb60c3390672d 100644
--- a/javasrc/codec/org/etsi/ttcn/codec/generic/Integer.java
+++ b/javasrc/codec/org/etsi/ttcn/codec/generic/Integer.java
@@ -49,7 +49,14 @@ public class Integer extends ICodec {
         value = buf.readBits(lengthInBits);
         
         try {
-            Matcher matcher = UNSIGNED_VARIANT.matcher(decodingHypothesis.getTypeEncodingVariant());
+            hint = mainCodec.getHint(decodingHypothesis.getName() + "Sign");
+            Matcher matcher;
+            if (hint==null) {
+                matcher = UNSIGNED_VARIANT.matcher(decodingHypothesis.getTypeEncodingVariant());
+            }
+            else {
+                matcher = UNSIGNED_VARIANT.matcher(hint);
+            }
             if(matcher.find()) {
                 // Unsigned integer
                 if(lengthInBits >= java.lang.Integer.SIZE) { 
diff --git a/javasrc/codec/org/etsi/ttcn/codec/its/uppertester/UtDenmTermination.java b/javasrc/codec/org/etsi/ttcn/codec/its/uppertester/UtDenmTermination.java
index 45ed820af3b32654c42154a060d15061e11119eb..d03662641fc4ba5d10dc4621626a2877d1703c24 100644
--- a/javasrc/codec/org/etsi/ttcn/codec/its/uppertester/UtDenmTermination.java
+++ b/javasrc/codec/org/etsi/ttcn/codec/its/uppertester/UtDenmTermination.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ public class UtDenmTermination extends UtRecord {
     
     private void setLengths() {
         mainCodec.setHint("StationIDLen", "32");
+        mainCodec.setHint("StationIDSign", "unsigned");
         mainCodec.setHint("SequenceNumberLen", "16");
+        mainCodec.setHint("SequenceNumberSign", "unsigned");
     }
     
 }