diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index fa46432083..66ce164336 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -2273,16 +2273,16 @@ void WS2812FX::loadCustomPalettes() {
 
       if (readObjectFromFile(fileName, nullptr, &pDoc)) {
         JsonArray pal = pDoc[F("palette")];
-        if (!pal.isNull() && pal.size()>4) { // not an empty palette (at least 2 entries)
+        if (!pal.isNull() && pal.size()>3) { // not an empty palette (at least 2 entries)
           if (pal[0].is<int>() && pal[1].is<const char *>()) {
             // we have an array of index & hex strings
             size_t palSize = min(pal.size(), (size_t)36);  // WLEDMM use native min/max
             palSize -= palSize % 2; // make sure size is multiple of 2
-            for (size_t i=0, j=0; i<palSize && pal[i].as<int>()<256; i+=2, j+=4) {
+            for (unsigned i=0, j=0; i<palSize && pal[i].as<int>()<256; i+=2, j+=4) {
               uint8_t rgbw[] = {0,0,0,0};
               tcp[ j ] = (uint8_t) pal[ i ].as<int>(); // index
               colorFromHexString(rgbw, pal[i+1].as<const char *>()); // will catch non-string entires
-              for (size_t c=0; c<3; c++) tcp[j+1+c] = rgbw[c]; // only use RGB component
+              for (unsigned c=0; c<3; c++) tcp[j+1+c] = gamma8(rgbw[c]); // only use RGB component
               DEBUG_PRINTF("%d(%d) : %d %d %d\n", i, int(tcp[j]), int(tcp[j+1]), int(tcp[j+2]), int(tcp[j+3]));
             }
           } else {
@@ -2290,13 +2290,15 @@ void WS2812FX::loadCustomPalettes() {
             palSize -= palSize % 4; // make sure size is multiple of 4
             for (size_t i=0; i<palSize && pal[i].as<int>()<256; i+=4) {
               tcp[ i ] = (uint8_t) pal[ i ].as<int>(); // index
-              tcp[i+1] = (uint8_t) pal[i+1].as<int>(); // R
-              tcp[i+2] = (uint8_t) pal[i+2].as<int>(); // G
-              tcp[i+3] = (uint8_t) pal[i+3].as<int>(); // B
+              tcp[i+1] = gamma8((uint8_t) pal[i+1].as<int>()); // R
+              tcp[i+2] = gamma8((uint8_t) pal[i+2].as<int>()); // G
+              tcp[i+3] = gamma8((uint8_t) pal[i+3].as<int>()); // B
               DEBUG_PRINTF("%d(%d) : %d %d %d\n", i, int(tcp[i]), int(tcp[i+1]), int(tcp[i+2]), int(tcp[i+3]));
             }
           }
           customPalettes.push_back(targetPalette.loadDynamicGradientPalette(tcp));
+        } else {
+          DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Wrong palette format."));
         }
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 3077295516..546a1c9066 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 // version code in format yymmddb (b = daily build)
-#define VERSION 2404090
+#define VERSION 2404091
 
 // WLEDMM  - you can check for this define in usermods, to only enabled WLEDMM specific code in the "right" fork. Its not defined in AC WLED.
 #define _MoonModules_WLED_