diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/bin/jungfrauDetectorServer_developer b/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/bin/jungfrauDetectorServer_developer
index 8c08da572..362047d64 100755
Binary files a/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/bin/jungfrauDetectorServer_developer and b/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/bin/jungfrauDetectorServer_developer differ
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h b/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
index 580e3d295..aaf8fd7fc 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/jungfrauDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 #define DEFAULT_TIMING_INFO_DECODER      (SWISSFEL)
 #define DEFAULT_ELECTRON_COLLECTION_MODE (0)
 
-#define MAX_PEDESTAL_LOOPS   (0xFF) // until fixed in firmware
 #define HIGHVOLTAGE_MIN      (60)
 #define HIGHVOLTAGE_MAX      (200)
 #define DAC_MIN_MV           (0)
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
index 34c7eda6a..1d6b51aef 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/slsDetectorServer/src/slsDetectorServer_funcs.c
@@ -10745,13 +10745,6 @@ int set_pedestal_mode(int file_des) {
                         "be 0. [%hhu, %hu].\n",
                         frames, loops);
                 LOG(logERROR, (mess));
-            } else if (loops > MAX_PEDESTAL_LOOPS) {
-                ret = FAIL;
-                sprintf(mess,
-                        "Could not set pedestal mode. Loops [%hu] cannot be "
-                        "greater than %d.\n",
-                        loops, MAX_PEDESTAL_LOOPS);
-                LOG(logERROR, (mess));
             } else {
                 setPedestalMode(enable, frames, loops);
                 int retvalEnable = getPedestalMode();
diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/Caller/test-Caller-jungfrau.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/Caller/test-Caller-jungfrau.cpp
index 0d09c1f74..ede7c3671 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/Caller/test-Caller-jungfrau.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/tests/Caller/test-Caller-jungfrau.cpp
@@ -524,10 +524,12 @@ TEST_CASE("pedestalmode", "[.detectorintegration]") {
 
         REQUIRE_THROWS(caller.call("pedestalmode", {"256", "10"}, -1, PUT));
         REQUIRE_THROWS(caller.call("pedestalmode", {"-1", "10"}, 0, PUT));
-        REQUIRE_THROWS(caller.call("pedestalmode", {"20", "1000"}, 0, PUT));
+        REQUIRE_THROWS(caller.call("pedestalmode", {"20", "65536"}, 0, PUT));
         REQUIRE_THROWS(caller.call("pedestalmode", {"2000", "100"}, 0, PUT));
         REQUIRE_THROWS(caller.call("pedestalmode", {"20", "-1"}, 0, PUT));
 
+        REQUIRE_NOTHROW(caller.call("pedestalmode", {"20", "4000"}, 0, PUT));
+
         {
             std::ostringstream oss;
             caller.call("pedestalmode", {"30", "100"}, -1, PUT, oss);
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
index 489e4b038..73955104c 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/versionAPI.h
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 #define APIMOENCH     "0.0.0 0x260424"
 #define APIEIGER      "0.0.0 0x260807"
 #define APIXILINXCTB  "0.0.0 0x260813"
-#define APIJUNGFRAU   "0.0.0 0x260814"
+#define APIJUNGFRAU   "0.0.0 0x260902"
 #define APIMYTHEN3    "0.0.0 0x260506"
 #define APIMATTERHORN "0.0.0 0x260529"