diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6350806a8..e831b6223 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.2.3 (2014-MM-DD)
+------------------
+
+Bug fixes
+ - fixed possible exception when retrieving the default event reminder value on 64bit architectures (#2678)
+
 2.2.2 (2014-03-21)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m
index 8cf025796..d95e6fd34 100644
--- a/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m
+++ b/UI/PreferencesUI/UIxPreferences.m
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static NSArray *reminderValues = nil;
 - (void) setReminder: (NSString *) theReminder
 {
   NSString *value;
-  int index;
+  NSUInteger index;
 
   index = NSNotFound;
   value = @"NONE";