diff --git a/_proto/hapi/release/hook.proto b/_proto/hapi/release/hook.proto
index 413dcfb08..2237883ca 100644
--- a/_proto/hapi/release/hook.proto
+++ b/_proto/hapi/release/hook.proto
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ message Hook {
 	repeated Event events = 5;
 	// LastRun indicates the date/time this was last run.
 	google.protobuf.Timestamp last_run = 6;
+	// Weight indicates the sort order for execution among similar Hook type
+	int32 weight = 7;
 }
diff --git a/pkg/proto/hapi/release/hook.pb.go b/pkg/proto/hapi/release/hook.pb.go
index 435d2c80e..3a1391745 100644
--- a/pkg/proto/hapi/release/hook.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/proto/hapi/release/hook.pb.go
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ type Hook struct {
 	Events []Hook_Event `protobuf:"varint,5,rep,packed,name=events,enum=hapi.release.Hook_Event" json:"events,omitempty"`
 	// LastRun indicates the date/time this was last run.
 	LastRun *google_protobuf.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=last_run,json=lastRun" json:"last_run,omitempty"`
-	// Weight indicates the sort order for execution among similar Hook types
-	Weight int `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=weight" json:"weight,omitempty"`
+	// Weight indicates the sort order for execution among similar Hook type
+	Weight int32 `protobuf:"varint,7,opt,name=weight" json:"weight,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *Hook) Reset()                    { *m = Hook{} }
@@ -124,28 +124,29 @@ func init() {
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("hapi/release/hook.proto", fileDescriptor0) }
 
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diff --git a/pkg/tiller/hooks.go b/pkg/tiller/hooks.go
index 3833ba9ea..b26243479 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/hooks.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func sortManifests(files map[string]string, apis chartutil.VersionSet, sort Sort
 			Path:     n,
 			Manifest: c,
 			Events:   []release.Hook_Event{},
-			Weight:   hw,
+			Weight:   int32(hw),
 		}
 
 		isHook := false