diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
index 78b85c32..7a9c99f9 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieModel.h
@@ -383,12 +383,16 @@ struct LottieGradient : LottieObject
     uint32_t populate(ColorStop& color)
     {
         colorStops.populated = true;
-        if (!color.input) return 0;
+        if (!color.input || color.input->count % 4 != 0) {
+            TVGERR("LOTTIE", "The given colorstop value is not correct!");
+            return 0;
+        }
 
         uint32_t alphaCnt = (color.input->count - (colorStops.count * 4)) / 2;
         Array<Fill::ColorStop> output(colorStops.count + alphaCnt);
         uint32_t cidx = 0;               //color count
         uint32_t clast = colorStops.count * 4;
+        if (clast > color.input->count) clast = color.input->count;
         uint32_t aidx = clast;           //alpha count
         Fill::ColorStop cs;