diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 2d89760..cbe7932 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=AnimatedGIF
-version=2.1.0
+version=2.1.1
 author=Larry Bank
 maintainer=Larry Bank
 sentence=Universal GIF player for MCUs with at least 32K of RAM.
diff --git a/src/AnimatedGIF.h b/src/AnimatedGIF.h
index 85743d9..e60ee53 100644
--- a/src/AnimatedGIF.h
+++ b/src/AnimatedGIF.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ typedef struct gif_image_tag
     uint16_t iBpp;
     int16_t iError; // last error
     uint16_t iFrameDelay; // delay in milliseconds for this frame
-    uint16_t iRepeatCount; // NETSCAPE animation repeat count. 0=forever
+    int16_t iRepeatCount; // NETSCAPE animation repeat count. 0=forever
     uint16_t iXCount, iYCount; // decoding position in image (countdown values)
     int iLZWOff; // current LZW data offset
     int iLZWSize; // current quantity of data in the LZW buffer