diff --git a/libSBRdec/src/sbrdecoder.cpp b/libSBRdec/src/sbrdecoder.cpp
index c827ced..58ab9a3 100644
--- a/libSBRdec/src/sbrdecoder.cpp
+++ b/libSBRdec/src/sbrdecoder.cpp
@@ -619,10 +619,6 @@ SBR_ERROR sbrDecoder_InitElement(
       self->numSbrChannels -= self->pSbrElement[elementIndex]->nChannels;
     }
 
-    /* Save element ID for sanity checks and to have a fallback for concealment.
-     */
-    self->pSbrElement[elementIndex]->elementID = elementID;
-
     /* Determine amount of channels for this element */
     switch (elementID) {
       case ID_NONE:
@@ -655,12 +651,16 @@ SBR_ERROR sbrDecoder_InitElement(
     }
 
     /* Sanity check to avoid memory leaks */
-    if (elChannels < self->pSbrElement[elementIndex]->nChannels) {
+    if (elChannels < self->pSbrElement[elementIndex]->nChannels ||
+        (self->numSbrChannels + elChannels) > (8) + (1)) {
       self->numSbrChannels += self->pSbrElement[elementIndex]->nChannels;
       sbrError = SBRDEC_PARSE_ERROR;
       goto bail;
     }
 
+    /* Save element ID for sanity checks and to have a fallback for concealment.
+     */
+    self->pSbrElement[elementIndex]->elementID = elementID;
     self->pSbrElement[elementIndex]->nChannels = elChannels;
 
     for (ch = 0; ch < elChannels; ch++) {