diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/shadow/AbstractShadowRenderer.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/shadow/AbstractShadowRenderer.java
index 094291a95..5df548535 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/shadow/AbstractShadowRenderer.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/shadow/AbstractShadowRenderer.java
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractShadowRenderer implements SceneProcessor, Savable
         InputCapsule ic = (InputCapsule) im.getCapsule(this);
         assetManager = im.getAssetManager();
         nbShadowMaps = ic.readInt("nbShadowMaps", 1);
-        shadowMapSize = ic.readInt("shadowMapSize", 0);
+        shadowMapSize = ic.readFloat("shadowMapSize", 0f);
         shadowIntensity = ic.readFloat("shadowIntensity", 0.7f);
         edgeFilteringMode = ic.readEnum("edgeFilteringMode", EdgeFilteringMode.class, EdgeFilteringMode.Bilinear);
         shadowCompareMode = ic.readEnum("shadowCompareMode", CompareMode.class, CompareMode.Hardware);
@@ -631,4 +631,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractShadowRenderer implements SceneProcessor, Savable
         oc.write(flushQueues, "flushQueues", false);
         oc.write(edgesThickness, "edgesThickness", 1.0f);
     }
-}
+}
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