diff --git a/pyartnet/__version__.py b/pyartnet/__version__.py
index 32a90a3..ef72cc0 100644
--- a/pyartnet/__version__.py
+++ b/pyartnet/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
diff --git a/pyartnet/dmx_channel.py b/pyartnet/dmx_channel.py
index 372be0a..32c75ee 100644
--- a/pyartnet/dmx_channel.py
+++ b/pyartnet/dmx_channel.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def add_fade(self, fade_list: typing.List[int], duration_ms: int, fade_class=pya
 
             assert isinstance(k, pyartnet.fades.FadeBase), type(k)
             assert isinstance(k.val_target, int)
-            assert 0 <= k.val_target <= 255 ** self._CHANNEL_SIZE
+            assert 0 <= k.val_target <= (256 ** self._CHANNEL_SIZE) - 1
 
         # calculate how much steps we will be having
         step_time_ms = self.__universe._artnet_node.sleep_time * 1000
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index e264eae..3995297 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -108,11 +108,13 @@ channel.add_fade([0xFFFF,0,0], 5000)
 
 # Changelog
 
+#### 0.8.1 (26.02.2021)
+- Fixed an issue with the max value for channels with 16bits and more
+
 #### 0.8.0 (11.02.2021)
 - Added support for channels with 16, 24 and 32bits 
 
 
-
 #### 0.7.0 (28.10.2020)
 - renamed logger to ``pyartnet`` to make it consistent with the module name
 - callbacks on the channel now get the channel passed in as an argument
diff --git a/tests/test_channel.py b/tests/test_channel.py
index f2f97c9..934c6f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_channel.py
+++ b/tests/test_channel.py
@@ -152,3 +152,13 @@ def test_channel_boundaries():
         pyartnet.DmxChannel16Bit(univ, 512, 1)
     assert str(r.value) == 'End position of channel out of universe (1..512): start: 512 width: 1 * 2bytes -> 513'
     pyartnet.DmxChannel16Bit(univ, 511, 1)
+
+
+def test_channel_max_values():
+    node = pyartnet.ArtNetNode(host='')
+    univ = pyartnet.DmxUniverse(node)
+
+    univ.add_channel(10, 1, channel_type=pyartnet.DmxChannel).add_fade([0xFF], 0)
+    univ.add_channel(20, 1, channel_type=pyartnet.DmxChannel16Bit).add_fade([0xFFFF], 0)
+    univ.add_channel(30, 1, channel_type=pyartnet.DmxChannel24Bit).add_fade([0xFFFFFF], 0)
+    univ.add_channel(40, 1, channel_type=pyartnet.DmxChannel32Bit).add_fade([0xFFFFFFFF], 0)