diff --git a/src/kernel/jsonconf.c b/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
index dcc4c9c0c..7a074a410 100644
--- a/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
+++ b/src/kernel/jsonconf.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static void json_race(cJSON *json, race *rc) {
                 rc->magres = child->valueint;
             }
             else if (strcmp(child->string, "maxaura") == 0) {
-                rc->maxaura = (float)child->valuedouble;
+                rc->maxaura = child->valueint;
             }
             else if (strcmp(child->string, "regaura") == 0) {
                 rc->regaura = (float)child->valuedouble;
diff --git a/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c b/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c
index 5b0590bf8..7c591f075 100644
--- a/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/jsonconf.test.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void test_races(CuTest * tc)
     const char * data = "{\"races\": { \"orc\" : { "
         "\"damage\" : \"1d4\","
         "\"magres\" : 100,"
-        "\"maxaura\" : 2.0,"
+        "\"maxaura\" : 200,"
         "\"regaura\" : 3.0,"
         "\"speed\" : 4.0,"
         "\"recruitcost\" : 1,"
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static void test_races(CuTest * tc)
     CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "1d4", rc->def_damage);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 100, rc->magres);
     CuAssertDblEquals(tc, 1.0, rc_magres(rc), 0.0);
-    CuAssertDblEquals(tc, 2.0, rc->maxaura, 0.0);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 200, rc->maxaura);
+    CuAssertDblEquals(tc, 2.0, rc_maxaura(rc), 0.0);
     CuAssertDblEquals(tc, 3.0, rc->regaura, 0.0);
     CuAssertDblEquals(tc, 4.0, rc->speed, 0.0);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, rc->recruitcost);
diff --git a/src/kernel/race.c b/src/kernel/race.c
index 75ff16436..59d263108 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.c
+++ b/src/kernel/race.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ double rc_magres(const race *rc) {
 }
 
 double rc_maxaura(const race *rc) {
-    return rc->maxaura;
+    return rc->maxaura / 100.0;
 }
 
 const char* rc_name(const race * rc, name_t n, char *name, size_t size) {
diff --git a/src/kernel/race.h b/src/kernel/race.h
index 7acc7fea5..82d8cdf69 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.h
+++ b/src/kernel/race.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ extern "C" {
         char *_name;
         int magres;
         int healing;
-        double maxaura;            /* Faktor auf Maximale Aura */
+        int maxaura;            /* Faktor auf Maximale Aura */
         double regaura;            /* Faktor auf Regeneration */
         double recruit_multi;      /* Faktor f�r Bauernverbrauch */
         int index;
diff --git a/src/kernel/xmlreader.c b/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
index 638dae189..d75a6583f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
+++ b/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ static int parse_races(xmlDocPtr doc)
 
         rc->magres = xml_ivalue(node, "magres", rc->magres);
         rc->healing = (int)(xml_fvalue(node, "healing", rc->healing) * 100); // TODO: store as int in XML
-        rc->maxaura = (float)xml_fvalue(node, "maxaura", rc->maxaura);
+        rc->maxaura = (int)(xml_fvalue(node, "maxaura", rc->maxaura) * 100); // TODO: store as int in XML
         rc->regaura = (float)xml_fvalue(node, "regaura", rc->regaura);
         rc->recruitcost = xml_ivalue(node, "recruitcost", rc->recruitcost);
         rc->maintenance = xml_ivalue(node, "maintenance", rc->maintenance);
diff --git a/src/magic.test.c b/src/magic.test.c
index e2c25bf81..4a6078589 100644
--- a/src/magic.test.c
+++ b/src/magic.test.c
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ static void test_max_spellpoints(CuTest *tc) {
     rc = test_create_race("human");
     u = test_create_unit(test_create_faction(rc), test_create_region(0, 0, 0));
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, max_spellpoints(u->region, u));
-    rc->maxaura = 1.0;
+    rc->maxaura = 100;
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, max_spellpoints(u->region, u));
-    rc->maxaura = 2.0;
+    rc->maxaura = 200;
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 2, max_spellpoints(u->region, u));
     create_mage(u, M_GRAY);
     set_level(u, SK_MAGIC, 1);
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index 5c9ce821d..6a43e6e79 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct race *test_create_race(const char *name)
     race *rc = rc_get_or_create(name);
     rc->maintenance = 10;
     rc->hitpoints = 20;
-    rc->maxaura = 1.0;
+    rc->maxaura = 100;
     rc->ec_flags |= GETITEM;
     rc->battle_flags = BF_EQUIPMENT;
     return rc;