diff --git a/src/lib/services/Utilities.js b/src/lib/services/Utilities.js
index 7c3c3e3e..1cf1b738 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/Utilities.js
+++ b/src/lib/services/Utilities.js
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class Utilities {
     let options = this.getOptions();
     let maxLength = options.maxLength;
     let currentInput = inputObj[options.inputName];
-    let condition = currentInput.length === maxLength;
+    let condition = updatedInput.length - 1 >= maxLength;
 
     if (
       /**
diff --git a/src/lib/services/tests/Utilities.test.js b/src/lib/services/tests/Utilities.test.js
index 01252561..35a1e43c 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/tests/Utilities.test.js
+++ b/src/lib/services/tests/Utilities.test.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ it('Keyboard handleMaxLength will work with numeric maxLength', () => {
   
   let output = keyboard.utilities.handleMaxLength(keyboard.input, "testq");
 
-  expect(output).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(output).toBe(true);
 });
 
 it('Keyboard handleMaxLength wont work with non numeric or object maxLength', () => {
@@ -490,4 +490,4 @@ it('Keyboard camelCase will work with empty strings', () => {
   testUtil.setDOM();
   let keyboard = new Keyboard();
   expect(keyboard.utilities.camelCase()).toBeFalsy();
-});
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+});