diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/chunks/ChunkSection1_13.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/chunks/ChunkSection1_13.java
index 0cf10ca41..736b6891f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/chunks/ChunkSection1_13.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/chunks/ChunkSection1_13.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class ChunkSection1_13 implements ChunkSection {
         if (bitsPerBlock < 4) {
             bitsPerBlock = 4;
         }
-        if (bitsPerBlock > 9) {
+        if (bitsPerBlock >= 9) {
             directPalette = true;
             bitsPerBlock = 14;
         }
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public class ChunkSection1_13 implements ChunkSection {
             bitsPerBlock++;
         }
         boolean directPalette = false;
-        if (bitsPerBlock > 9) {
+        if (bitsPerBlock >= 9) {
             bitsPerBlock = 14;
             directPalette = true;
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9_1_2to1_9_3_4/chunks/ChunkSection1_9_3_4.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9_1_2to1_9_3_4/chunks/ChunkSection1_9_3_4.java
index ca4b45d6d..93e5bd0a6 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9_1_2to1_9_3_4/chunks/ChunkSection1_9_3_4.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9_1_2to1_9_3_4/chunks/ChunkSection1_9_3_4.java
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public class ChunkSection1_9_3_4 implements ChunkSection {
             bitsPerBlock++;
         }
         boolean directPalette = false;
-        if (bitsPerBlock > 9) {
+        if (bitsPerBlock >= 9) {
             bitsPerBlock = 14;
             directPalette = true;
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9_3to1_9_1_2/chunks/ChunkSection1_9_1_2.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9_3to1_9_1_2/chunks/ChunkSection1_9_1_2.java
index 45131c509..03bede471 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9_3to1_9_1_2/chunks/ChunkSection1_9_1_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9_3to1_9_1_2/chunks/ChunkSection1_9_1_2.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class ChunkSection1_9_1_2 implements ChunkSection {
             bitsPerBlock++;
         }
         boolean directPalette = false;
-        if (bitsPerBlock > 9) {
+        if (bitsPerBlock >= 9) {
             bitsPerBlock = 14;
             directPalette = true;
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/chunks/ChunkSection1_9to1_8.java b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/chunks/ChunkSection1_9to1_8.java
index 9033929ab..77ed52c0a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/chunks/ChunkSection1_9to1_8.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/chunks/ChunkSection1_9to1_8.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class ChunkSection1_9to1_8 implements ChunkSection {
             bitsPerBlock++;
         }
         boolean directPalette = false;
-        if (bitsPerBlock > 9) {
+        if (bitsPerBlock >= 9) {
             bitsPerBlock = 14;
             directPalette = true;
         }