diff --git a/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote.ino b/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote.ino
index f9a5b85d6..a4bc90fb9 100644
--- a/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote.ino
+++ b/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote.ino
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void IrReceiveCheck(void)
             prev_number = true;
           }
           ir_high = !ir_high;
-          if (ResponseLength() > ResponseSize()) - 40) { break; }  // Quit if char string becomes too long
+          if (ResponseLength() + 40 > ResponseSize()) { break; }  // Quit if char string becomes too long
         }
         uint16_t extended_length = getCorrectedRawLength(&results);
         ResponseAppend_P(PSTR("\",\"" D_JSON_IR_RAWDATA "Info\":[%d,%d,%d]"), extended_length, i -1, results.overflow);
diff --git a/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote_full.ino b/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote_full.ino
index c570f991d..293170b66 100644
--- a/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote_full.ino
+++ b/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote_full.ino
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void IrReceiveCheck(void)
             prev_number = true;
           }
           ir_high = !ir_high;
-          if (ResponseLength() > ResponseSize()) - 40) { break; }  // Quit if char string becomes too long
+          if (ResponseLength() + 40 > ResponseSize()) { break; }  // Quit if char string becomes too long
         }
         uint16_t extended_length = getCorrectedRawLength(&results);
         ResponseAppend_P(PSTR("\",\"" D_JSON_IR_RAWDATA "Info\":[%d,%d,%d]"), extended_length, i -1, results.overflow);