diff --git a/wled00/cfg.cpp b/wled00/cfg.cpp
index a6c3ab74de..978ed6eba9 100644
--- a/wled00/cfg.cpp
+++ b/wled00/cfg.cpp
@@ -440,13 +440,12 @@ bool deserializeConfig(JsonObject doc, bool fromFS) {
   else                     gammaCorrectBri = false;
   if (light_gc_col > 1.0f) gammaCorrectCol = true;
   else                     gammaCorrectCol = false;
-  if (gammaCorrectVal > 1.0f && gammaCorrectVal <= 3) {
-    if (gammaCorrectVal != 2.8f) NeoGammaWLEDMethod::calcGammaTable(gammaCorrectVal);
-  } else {
-    gammaCorrectVal = 1.0f; // no gamma correction
-    gammaCorrectBri = false;
-    gammaCorrectCol = false;
+  if (gammaCorrectVal <= 1.0f || gammaCorrectVal > 3) {
+  gammaCorrectVal = 1.0f; // no gamma correction
+  gammaCorrectBri = false;
+  gammaCorrectCol = false;
   }
+  NeoGammaWLEDMethod::calcGammaTable(gammaCorrectVal); // fill look-up table
 
   JsonObject light_tr = light["tr"];
   CJSON(fadeTransition, light_tr["mode"]);
diff --git a/wled00/colors.cpp b/wled00/colors.cpp
index 7747216f77..4afe4c0d7c 100644
--- a/wled00/colors.cpp
+++ b/wled00/colors.cpp
@@ -481,23 +481,7 @@ uint16_t approximateKelvinFromRGB(uint32_t rgb) {
 }
 
 //gamma 2.8 lookup table used for color correction
-uint8_t NeoGammaWLEDMethod::gammaT[256] = {
-    0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,
-    0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  1,  1,  1,  1,
-    1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  1,  2,  2,  2,  2,  2,  2,  2,
-    2,  3,  3,  3,  3,  3,  3,  3,  4,  4,  4,  4,  4,  5,  5,  5,
-    5,  6,  6,  6,  6,  7,  7,  7,  7,  8,  8,  8,  9,  9,  9, 10,
-   10, 10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16,
-   17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 24, 24, 25,
-   25, 26, 27, 27, 28, 29, 29, 30, 31, 32, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35, 36,
-   37, 38, 39, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 50,
-   51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68,
-   69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 89,
-   90, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 99,101,102,104,105,107,109,110,112,114,
-  115,117,119,120,122,124,126,127,129,131,133,135,137,138,140,142,
-  144,146,148,150,152,154,156,158,160,162,164,167,169,171,173,175,
-  177,180,182,184,186,189,191,193,196,198,200,203,205,208,210,213,
-  215,218,220,223,225,228,231,233,236,239,241,244,247,249,252,255 };
+uint8_t NeoGammaWLEDMethod::gammaT[256];
 
 // re-calculates & fills gamma table
 void NeoGammaWLEDMethod::calcGammaTable(float gamma)
@@ -505,6 +489,7 @@ void NeoGammaWLEDMethod::calcGammaTable(float gamma)
   for (size_t i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
     gammaT[i] = (int)(powf((float)i / 255.0f, gamma) * 255.0f + 0.5f);
   }
+  Serial.println("****GAMMA***"); //!!!
 }
 
 uint8_t IRAM_ATTR NeoGammaWLEDMethod::Correct(uint8_t value)
diff --git a/wled00/set.cpp b/wled00/set.cpp
index 7814e55d96..2fe01a54c7 100644
--- a/wled00/set.cpp
+++ b/wled00/set.cpp
@@ -319,13 +319,12 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
     gammaCorrectBri = request->hasArg(F("GB"));
     gammaCorrectCol = request->hasArg(F("GC"));
     gammaCorrectVal = request->arg(F("GV")).toFloat();
-    if (gammaCorrectVal > 1.0f && gammaCorrectVal <= 3)
-      NeoGammaWLEDMethod::calcGammaTable(gammaCorrectVal);
-    else {
+    if (gammaCorrectVal <= 1.0f || gammaCorrectVal > 3) {
       gammaCorrectVal = 1.0f; // no gamma correction
       gammaCorrectBri = false;
       gammaCorrectCol = false;
     }
+    NeoGammaWLEDMethod::calcGammaTable(gammaCorrectVal); // fill look-up table
 
     fadeTransition = request->hasArg(F("TF"));
     modeBlending = request->hasArg(F("EB"));