diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/hunk/bits/DataContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/hunk/bits/DataContainer.java
index f9f9db027..2d02875fa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/hunk/bits/DataContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/hunk/bits/DataContainer.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class DataContainer<T> {
     private static final boolean TRIM = Boolean.getBoolean("iris.trim-palette");
     protected static final int INITIAL_BITS = 3;
     protected static final int LINEAR_BITS_LIMIT = 4;
-    protected static final int LINEAR_INITIAL_LENGTH = (int) Math.pow(2, LINEAR_BITS_LIMIT) + 1;
+    protected static final int LINEAR_INITIAL_LENGTH = (int) Math.pow(2, LINEAR_BITS_LIMIT) + 2;
     protected static final int[] BIT = computeBitLimits();
     private final Lock read, write;
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/hunk/bits/LinearPalette.java b/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/hunk/bits/LinearPalette.java
index 8e9b0d3de..a93b4887c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/hunk/bits/LinearPalette.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/hunk/bits/LinearPalette.java
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ public class LinearPalette<T> implements Palette<T> {
         return index;
     }
 
-    private synchronized void grow(int newLength) {
-        if (palette.length() <= newLength)
+    private synchronized void grow(int lastIndex) {
+        if (palette.length() > lastIndex)
             return;
 
-        AtomicReferenceArray<T> a = new AtomicReferenceArray<>(newLength + 1);
+        AtomicReferenceArray<T> a = new AtomicReferenceArray<>(lastIndex + 1);
         for (int i = 0; i < palette.length(); i++) {
             a.set(i, palette.get(i));
         }