diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a7cad5e6..91c8cd2fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Bug Fixes
+- getBandInformation could fail on high bands in some cases
+
 ## Version 1.8.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/large_image/tilesource/base.py b/large_image/tilesource/base.py
index 81182a2b4..09bb84843 100644
--- a/large_image/tilesource/base.py
+++ b/large_image/tilesource/base.py
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ def getBandInformation(self, statistics=False, **kwargs):
                 if not getattr(self, '_bandInfoNoStats', None):
                     tile = self.getSingleTile()['tile']
                     bands = tile.shape[2] if len(tile.shape) > 2 else 1
-                    interp = bandInterp.get(bands, 3)
+                    interp = bandInterp.get(bands, bandInterp[3])
                     bandInfo = [{'interpretation': interp[idx] if idx < len(interp) else 'unknown'}
                                 for idx in range(bands)]
                     self._bandInfoNoStats = bandInfo