diff --git a/bitset.go b/bitset.go
index d0fbff9..5751b68 100644
--- a/bitset.go
+++ b/bitset.go
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ func (b *BitSet) ReadFrom(stream io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 	}
 
 	var item [8]byte
-	nWords := wordsNeeded(uint(length))//b.wordCount()
+	nWords := wordsNeeded(uint(length))
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(io.LimitReader(stream, 8*int64(nWords)))
 	for i := 0; i < nWords; i++ {
 		if _, err := io.ReadFull(reader, item[:]); err != nil {
diff --git a/bitset_test.go b/bitset_test.go
index efa202f..601c274 100644
--- a/bitset_test.go
+++ b/bitset_test.go
@@ -1395,6 +1395,16 @@ func TestSetBitsetFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIssue116(t *testing.T) {
+	a := []uint64{2, 3, 5, 7, 11}
+	b := []uint64{2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 0, 1}
+	bitset1 := FromWithLength(320, a)
+	bitset2 := FromWithLength(320, b)
+	if !bitset1.Equal(bitset2) || !bitset2.Equal(bitset1) {
+		t.Error("Bitsets should be equal irrespective of the underlying capacity")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	u := []uint64{2, 3, 5, 7, 11}
 	b := From(u)