diff --git a/keyboards/owl8/config.h b/keyboards/owl8/config.h
index 7bbaff39859e..d28fd9c927db 100644
--- a/keyboards/owl8/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/owl8/config.h
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #define PRODUCT      owl8
 
 /* key matrix size */
-#define MATRIX_ROWS 4
-#define MATRIX_COLS 4
+#define MATRIX_ROWS 1
+#define MATRIX_COLS 16
 
 /*
  * Keyboard Matrix Assignments
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  */
 #define DIRECT_PINS { \
-    { F4, F7, B3, B6 }, \
-    { F5, F6, B1, B2 }, \
-    { D4, C6, D7, E6 }, \
-    { NO_PIN, NO_PIN, NO_PIN, NO_PIN } \
+    { F4, F7, B3, B6, F5, F6, B1, B2, D4, C6, D7, E6, NO_PIN, NO_PIN, NO_PIN, NO_PIN } \
 }
 #define UNUSED_PINS
 
diff --git a/keyboards/owl8/keymaps/via/keymap.c b/keyboards/owl8/keymaps/via/keymap.c
index dc981f47541e..6e3f6ea90bc4 100644
--- a/keyboards/owl8/keymaps/via/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboards/owl8/keymaps/via/keymap.c
@@ -51,22 +51,22 @@ const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
 };
 
 keyevent_t encoder1_ccw = {
-    .key = (keypos_t){.row = 3, .col = 1},
+    .key = (keypos_t){.row = 0, .col = 12},
     .pressed = false
 };
 
 keyevent_t encoder1_cw = {
-    .key = (keypos_t){.row = 3, .col = 0},
+    .key = (keypos_t){.row = 0, .col = 13},
     .pressed = false
 };
 
 keyevent_t encoder2_ccw = {
-    .key = (keypos_t){.row = 3, .col = 3},
+    .key = (keypos_t){.row = 0, .col = 14},
     .pressed = false
 };
 
 keyevent_t encoder2_cw = {
-    .key = (keypos_t){.row = 3, .col = 2},
+    .key = (keypos_t){.row = 0, .col = 15},
     .pressed = false
 };
 
diff --git a/keyboards/owl8/owl8.h b/keyboards/owl8/owl8.h
index 656b3f17cd5a..5e561f580c04 100644
--- a/keyboards/owl8/owl8.h
+++ b/keyboards/owl8/owl8.h
@@ -28,14 +28,11 @@
  */
 
 #define LAYOUT( \
-    k30, k31, k32, k33, \
-    k20, k21, k22, k23, \
-    k00, k01, k02, k03, \
-    k10, k11, k12, k13 \
+    k012, k013, k014, k015, \
+    k008, k009, k010, k011, \
+    k000, k001, k002, k003, \
+    k004, k005, k006, k007 \
 ) \
 { \
-    {k00, k01, k02, k03 }, \
-    {k10, k11, k12, k13 }, \
-    {k20, k21, k22, k23 }, \
-    {k30, k31, k32, k33 } \
+    {k000, k001, k002, k003, k004, k005, k006, k007, k008, k009, k010, k011, k012, k013, k014, k015 } \
 }