diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/common.go b/src/pkg/netchan/common.go
index c5fd5698cf9..010b957acdf 100644
--- a/src/pkg/netchan/common.go
+++ b/src/pkg/netchan/common.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type header struct {
 
 // Sent with a header once per channel from importer to exporter to report
 // that it wants to bind to a channel with the specified direction for count
-// messages.  If count is zero, it means unlimited.
+// messages.  If count is -1, it means unlimited.
 type request struct {
 	count int64
 	dir   Dir
diff --git a/src/pkg/netchan/import.go b/src/pkg/netchan/import.go
index 6a065543b5e..77ec24d77ba 100644
--- a/src/pkg/netchan/import.go
+++ b/src/pkg/netchan/import.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (imp *Importer) run() {
 // Import imports a channel of the given type and specified direction.
 // It is equivalent to ImportNValues with a count of -1, meaning unbounded.
 func (imp *Importer) Import(name string, chT interface{}, dir Dir) os.Error {
-	return imp.ImportNValues(name, chT, dir, 0)
+	return imp.ImportNValues(name, chT, dir, -1)
 }
 
 // ImportNValues imports a channel of the given type and specified direction