diff --git a/app/Helpers/Helper.php b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
index c2ccda6c84..800a2491d4 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Helper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
@@ -73,10 +73,14 @@ class Helper
      *
      * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
      * @since [v3.3]
-     * @return array
+     * @return string
      */
-    public static function defaultChartColors($index = 0)
+    public static function defaultChartColors(int $index = 0)
     {
+        if ($index < 0) {
+            $index = 0;
+        }
+
         $colors = [
             '#008941',
             '#FF4A46',
@@ -349,7 +353,19 @@ class Helper
         $total_colors = count($colors);
 
         if ($index >= $total_colors) {
-            $index = $index - $total_colors;
+
+            \Log::error('Status label count is '.$index.' and exceeds the allowed count of 266.');
+            //patch fix for array key overflow (color count starts at 1, array starts at 0)
+            $index = $index - $total_colors - 1;
+
+            //constraints to keep result in 0-265 range. This should never be needed, but if something happens
+            //to create this many status labels and it DOES happen, this will keep it from failing at least.
+            if($index < 0) {
+                $index = 0;
+            }
+            elseif($index >($total_colors - 1)) {
+                $index = $total_colors - 1;
+            }
         }
 
         return $colors[$index];
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Reports/CustomReportTest.php b/tests/Feature/Reports/CustomReportTest.php
index a1a269a4ab..dd3199212e 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Reports/CustomReportTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Reports/CustomReportTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\Assert;
 use Tests\Support\InteractsWithSettings;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
+
 class CustomReportTest extends TestCase
 {
     use InteractsWithSettings;
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Helpers/HelperTest.php b/tests/Unit/Helpers/HelperTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b5fba986c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Helpers/HelperTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Helpers;
+
+use App\Helpers\Helper;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class HelperTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testDefaultChartColorsMethodHandlesHighValues()
+    {
+        $this->assertIsString(Helper::defaultChartColors(1000));
+    }
+
+    public function testDefaultChartColorsMethodHandlesNegativeNumbers()
+    {
+        $this->assertIsString(Helper::defaultChartColors(-1));
+    }
+}