diff --git a/bpf_progs/bpf_shared.h b/bpf_progs/bpf_shared.h
index 14fcdd6..634fbf4 100644
--- a/bpf_progs/bpf_shared.h
+++ b/bpf_progs/bpf_shared.h
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@
     SELECT_MAP_B,
 };
 
-// TODO: change the configuration object from an 8-bit bitmask to an object with clearer
+// TODO: change the configuration object from a bitmask to an object with clearer
 // semantics, like a struct.
-typedef uint8_t BpfConfig;
+typedef uint32_t BpfConfig;
 static const BpfConfig DEFAULT_CONFIG = 0;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@
 } UidOwnerValue;
 STRUCT_SIZE(UidOwnerValue, 2 * 4);  // 8
 
+// Entry in the configuration map that stores which UID rules are enabled.
 #define UID_RULES_CONFIGURATION_KEY 1
+// Entry in the configuration map that stores which stats map is currently in use.
 #define CURRENT_STATS_MAP_CONFIGURATION_KEY 2
 
 #define BPF_CLATD_PATH "/sys/fs/bpf/net_shared/"
diff --git a/bpf_progs/netd.c b/bpf_progs/netd.c
index 33381d7..b4ef7eb 100644
--- a/bpf_progs/netd.c
+++ b/bpf_progs/netd.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 DEFINE_BPF_MAP_GRW(stats_map_B, HASH, StatsKey, StatsValue, STATS_MAP_SIZE, AID_NET_BW_ACCT)
 DEFINE_BPF_MAP_GRW(iface_stats_map, HASH, uint32_t, StatsValue, IFACE_STATS_MAP_SIZE,
                    AID_NET_BW_ACCT)
-DEFINE_BPF_MAP_GRW(configuration_map, HASH, uint32_t, uint8_t, CONFIGURATION_MAP_SIZE,
+DEFINE_BPF_MAP_GRW(configuration_map, HASH, uint32_t, uint32_t, CONFIGURATION_MAP_SIZE,
                    AID_NET_BW_ACCT)
 DEFINE_BPF_MAP_GRW(uid_owner_map, HASH, uint32_t, UidOwnerValue, UID_OWNER_MAP_SIZE,
                    AID_NET_BW_ACCT)
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 }
 
 static __always_inline inline void update_stats_with_config(struct __sk_buff* skb, int direction,
-                                                            StatsKey* key, uint8_t selectedMap) {
+                                                            StatsKey* key, uint32_t selectedMap) {
     if (selectedMap == SELECT_MAP_A) {
         update_stats_map_A(skb, direction, key);
     } else if (selectedMap == SELECT_MAP_B) {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
     if (counterSet) key.counterSet = (uint32_t)*counterSet;
 
     uint32_t mapSettingKey = CURRENT_STATS_MAP_CONFIGURATION_KEY;
-    uint8_t* selectedMap = bpf_configuration_map_lookup_elem(&mapSettingKey);
+    uint32_t* selectedMap = bpf_configuration_map_lookup_elem(&mapSettingKey);
 
     // Use asm("%0 &= 1" : "+r"(match)) before return match,
     // to help kernel's bpf verifier, so that it can be 100% certain