diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
index ef20bc07e5..3e3261d0dc 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
@@ -338,10 +338,10 @@ class DistributedObjectAI(DistributedObjectBase):
             self.air.sendUpdate(self, fieldName, args)
 
     def GetPuppetConnectionChannel(self, doId):
-        return doId + (1L << 32)
+        return doId + (1001L << 32)
 
     def GetAccountConnectionChannel(self, doId):
-        return doId + (3L << 32)
+        return doId + (1003L << 32)
 
     def GetAccountIDFromChannelCode(self, channel):
         return channel >> 32
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py
index 6d39c003c1..21c6f483f1 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ class DistributedObjectUD(DistributedObjectBase):
             self.air.sendUpdate(self, fieldName, args)
 
     def GetPuppetConnectionChannel(self, doId):
-        return doId + (1L << 32)
+        return doId + (1001L << 32)
 
     def GetAccountConnectionChannel(self, doId):
-        return doId + (3L << 32)
+        return doId + (1003L << 32)
 
     def GetAccountIDFromChannelCode(self, channel):
         return channel >> 32