diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 9cc9c3c4..ddd47785 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: ffscrapr
 Title: API Client for Fantasy Football League Platforms
-Version: 1.4.8.15
+Version: 1.4.8.16
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Tan",
              family = "Ho",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 153ba5f3..2ed85219 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ row per player-team-season (v1.4.8.13) (thanks @john-b-edwards!)
 - Bugfix espn `ff_franchises()` to return coalesce of name/nickname (v1.4.8.14)
 - Bugfix espn `ff_starters()` to return handle multi-week formats (v1.4.8.15) (#421)
 (h/t @tonyelhabr 🤠)
+- Bugfix espn `ff_starters()` to return less than or equal to max week (v1.4.8.16)
 
 # ffscrapr 1.4.8
 
diff --git a/R/espn_starters.R b/R/espn_starters.R
index 6e22adbf..211c0663 100644
--- a/R/espn_starters.R
+++ b/R/espn_starters.R
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ff_starters.espn_conn <- function(conn, weeks = 1:17, ...) {
   week_matchup_periods_mapping <- .espn_week_matchup_periods_mapping(settings)
   max_week <- .espn_week_checkmax(settings)
 
-  run_weeks <- weeks[weeks < max_week]
+  run_weeks <- weeks[weeks <= max_week]
   named_run_weeks <- week_matchup_periods_mapping[run_weeks]
 
   if (length(run_weeks) == 0) {