diff --git a/examples/sv_publisher/sv_publisher_example.c b/examples/sv_publisher/sv_publisher_example.c
index 311b6ff6..e87e5966 100644
--- a/examples/sv_publisher/sv_publisher_example.c
+++ b/examples/sv_publisher/sv_publisher_example.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
     int ts2 = SVPublisher_ASDU_addTimestamp(asdu2);
 
     SVPublisher_setupComplete(svPublisher);
+    SVPublisher_ASDU_setSmpSynch(asdu1, 2);
+    SVPublisher_ASDU_setSmpSynch(asdu2, 1);
 
     float fVal1 = 1234.5678f;
     float fVal2 = 0.12345f;
diff --git a/examples/sv_subscriber/sv_subscriber_example.c b/examples/sv_subscriber/sv_subscriber_example.c
index 1a1f1deb..11d2e532 100644
--- a/examples/sv_subscriber/sv_subscriber_example.c
+++ b/examples/sv_subscriber/sv_subscriber_example.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ svUpdateListener (SVSubscriber subscriber, void* parameter, SVSubscriber_ASDU as
 
     printf("  smpCnt: %i\n", SVSubscriber_ASDU_getSmpCnt(asdu));
     printf("  confRev: %u\n", SVSubscriber_ASDU_getConfRev(asdu));
+    printf("  smpSynch: %u\n", SVSubscriber_ASDU_getSmpSynch(asdu));
 
     /*
      * Access to the data requires a priori knowledge of the data set.
diff --git a/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.c b/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.c
index 5dbe4283..ed56e4c9 100644
--- a/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.c
+++ b/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.c
@@ -878,22 +878,10 @@ SVSubscriber_ASDU_getDataSize(SVSubscriber_ASDU self)
     return self->dataBufferLength;
 }
 
-uint16_t
+uint8_t
 SVSubscriber_ASDU_getSmpSynch(SVSubscriber_ASDU self)
 {
-    uint16_t retVal;
-    uint8_t* valBytes = (uint8_t*) &retVal;
-
-#if (ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN == 1)
-    valBytes[0] = self->smpSynch[1];
-    valBytes[1] = self->smpSynch[0];
-#else
-    valBytes[0] = self->smpSynch[0];
-    valBytes[1] = self->smpSynch[1];
-#endif
-
-    return retVal;
-
+    return self->smpSynch[0];
 }
 
 uint16_t
diff --git a/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.h b/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.h
index 1ff40d8e..870cd692 100644
--- a/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.h
+++ b/src/sampled_values/sv_subscriber.h
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ SVSubscriber_ASDU_getDataSize(SVSubscriber_ASDU self);
  *
  * \param self ASDU object instance
  */
-uint16_t
+uint8_t
 SVSubscriber_ASDU_getSmpSynch(SVSubscriber_ASDU self);
 
 #ifndef DEPRECATED