diff --git a/contrib/spoa_example/spoa.c b/contrib/spoa_example/spoa.c
index bf2dbe9..71a36f0 100644
--- a/contrib/spoa_example/spoa.c
+++ b/contrib/spoa_example/spoa.c
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@
 
 	/* Retrieve flags */
 	memcpy((char *)&(frame->flags), p, 4);
+	frame->flags = ntohl(frame->flags);
 	p += 4;
 
 	/* Fragmentation is not supported for HELLO frame */
@@ -621,6 +622,7 @@
 
 	/* Retrieve flags */
 	memcpy((char *)&(frame->flags), p, 4);
+	frame->flags = ntohl(frame->flags);
 	p += 4;
 
 	/* Fragmentation is not supported for DISCONNECT frame */
@@ -702,6 +704,7 @@
 
 	/* Retrieve flags */
 	memcpy((char *)&(frame->flags), p, 4);
+	frame->flags = ntohl(frame->flags);
 	p += 4;
 
 	/* Fragmentation is not supported */
@@ -764,6 +767,7 @@
 
 	/* Retrieve flags */
 	memcpy((char *)&(frame->flags), p, 4);
+	frame->flags = ntohl(frame->flags);
 	p+= 4;
 
 	/* Read the stream-id and frame-id */
@@ -826,6 +830,7 @@
 	*p++ = SPOE_FRM_T_AGENT_HELLO;
 
 	/* Set flags */
+	flags = htonl(flags);
 	memcpy(p, (char *)&flags, 4);
 	p += 4;
 
@@ -907,6 +912,7 @@
 	*p++ = SPOE_FRM_T_AGENT_DISCON;
 
 	/* Set flags */
+	flags = htonl(flags);
 	memcpy(p, (char *)&flags, 4);
 	p += 4;
 
@@ -954,6 +960,7 @@
 	*p++ = SPOE_FRM_T_AGENT_ACK;
 
 	/* Set flags */
+	flags = htonl(flags);
 	memcpy(p, (char *)&flags, 4);
 	p += 4;