diff --git a/gen_pitch_table.py b/gen_pitch_table.py
index 5e46329..4985c5b 100644
--- a/gen_pitch_table.py
+++ b/gen_pitch_table.py
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ for i in range(start_pitch, end_pitch):
 print("};")
 
 print("")
-print("// scale factors for bend values from 0 to 255")
+print("// scale factors for bend values from 0 to 2047")
 print("// We don't support the full 16385 levels of MIDI bend")
 print("// MIDI bend values have to be converted first to the nearest supported one")
-print("constexpr PROGMEM float midi_pitch_bend_scale[256] = {")
+print("constexpr PROGMEM float midi_pitch_bend_scale[2048] = {")
 
-for i in range(0, 256):
-    factor = pow(2, (8192 - i * 64) / 49152)
+for i in range(0, 2048):
+    factor = pow(2, (8192 - i * 8) / 49152)
     print("    " + str(factor) + "f,\t// " + str(i))
 
 print("};")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/motor_control.cpp b/motor_control.cpp
index 7dc0843..d69ef71 100644
--- a/motor_control.cpp
+++ b/motor_control.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ void MotorControl::TickPitchBend(int bend) {
     if (bend < 0 || bend >= 16384) return;
     if (tick_period_orig_half_micros == 0) return;
 
-    // Scale the MIDI bend value down to 0 - 255
-    bend = bend / 64;
+    // Scale the MIDI bend value down to 0 - 2047
+    bend = bend / 8;
 
     tick_period_half_micros = (unsigned long) (((float) tick_period_orig_half_micros) * pgm_read_float_near(midi_pitch_bend_scale + bend * sizeof(float)));
 }