diff --git a/wled00/wled00.ino b/wled00/wled00.ino
index 325cc73e7..28fb3c0c1 100644
--- a/wled00/wled00.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled00.ino
@@ -206,11 +206,12 @@ bool receiveDirect    =  true;                //receive UDP realtime
 bool arlsDisableGammaCorrection = true;       //activate if gamma correction is handled by the source
 bool arlsForceMaxBri = false;                 //enable to force max brightness if source has very dark colors that would be black
 
+#define E131_MAX_UNIVERSE_COUNT 9
 uint16_t e131Universe = 1;                    //settings for E1.31 (sACN) protocol (only DMX_MODE_MULTIPLE_* can span over consequtive universes)
 uint8_t  DMXMode = DMX_MODE_MULTIPLE_RGB;     //DMX mode (s.a.)
 uint16_t DMXAddress = 1;                      //DMX start address of fixture, a.k.a. first Channel [for E1.31 (sACN) protocol]
 uint8_t  DMXOldDimmer = 0;                    //only update brightness on change
-uint8_t  e131LastSequenceNumber = 0;          //to detect packet loss
+uint8_t  e131LastSequenceNumber[E131_MAX_UNIVERSE_COUNT];          //to detect packet loss
 bool     e131Multicast = false;               //multicast or unicast
 
 bool mqttEnabled = false;
@@ -464,8 +465,6 @@ void handleE131Packet(e131_packet_t*, IPAddress);
 void arlsLock(uint32_t,byte);
 void handleOverlayDraw();
 
-#define E131_MAX_UNIVERSE_COUNT 9
-
 //udp interface objects
 WiFiUDP notifierUdp, rgbUdp;
 WiFiUDP ntpUdp;
diff --git a/wled00/wled02_xml.ino b/wled00/wled02_xml.ino
index d538e0c49..f27086f6e 100644
--- a/wled00/wled02_xml.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled02_xml.ino
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ char* XML_response(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, char* dest = nullptr)
         mesg += ".";
         mesg += realtimeIP[i];
       }
-      mesg += " seq=";
-      mesg += e131LastSequenceNumber;
     } else if (realtimeMode == REALTIME_MODE_UDP || realtimeMode == REALTIME_MODE_HYPERION) {
       mesg += "UDP from ";
       mesg += realtimeIP[0];
diff --git a/wled00/wled07_notify.ino b/wled00/wled07_notify.ino
index 7f691dd0f..b3c98567e 100644
--- a/wled00/wled07_notify.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled07_notify.ino
@@ -88,26 +88,31 @@ void arlsLock(uint32_t timeoutMs, byte md = REALTIME_MODE_GENERIC)
 
 void handleE131Packet(e131_packet_t* p, IPAddress clientIP){
   //E1.31 protocol support
-  
-  // skip out-of-sequence packets
-  if (p->sequence_number < e131LastSequenceNumber && p->sequence_number > 20 && e131LastSequenceNumber < 250){
-    DEBUG_PRINT("skipping E1.31 frame (last seq=");
-    DEBUG_PRINT(e131LastSequenceNumber);
-    DEBUG_PRINT(", current seq=");
-    DEBUG_PRINT(p->sequence_number);
-    DEBUG_PRINTLN(")");
-    return;
-  }
-  e131LastSequenceNumber = p->sequence_number;
 
-  // update status info
-  realtimeIP = clientIP;
-  
   uint16_t uni = htons(p->universe);
   uint8_t previousUniverses = uni - e131Universe;
   uint16_t possibleLEDsInCurrentUniverse;
   uint16_t dmxChannels = htons(p->property_value_count) -1;
 
+  // only listen for universes we're handling & allocated memory
+  if (uni >= (e131Universe + E131_MAX_UNIVERSE_COUNT)) return;
+
+  // skip out-of-sequence packets
+  if (p->sequence_number < e131LastSequenceNumber[uni-e131Universe] && p->sequence_number > 20 && e131LastSequenceNumber[uni-e131Universe] < 250){
+    DEBUG_PRINT("skipping E1.31 frame (last seq=");
+    DEBUG_PRINT(e131LastSequenceNumber[uni-e131Universe]);
+    DEBUG_PRINT(", current seq=");
+    DEBUG_PRINT(p->sequence_number);
+    DEBUG_PRINT(", universe=");
+    DEBUG_PRINT(uni);
+    DEBUG_PRINTLN(")");
+    return;
+  }
+  e131LastSequenceNumber[uni-e131Universe] = p->sequence_number;
+
+  // update status info
+  realtimeIP = clientIP;
+  
   switch (DMXMode) {
     case DMX_MODE_DISABLED:
       return;  // nothing to do