diff --git a/src/libxrpl/basics/Number.cpp b/src/libxrpl/basics/Number.cpp
index b2427ff5ee..2926da38ad 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/basics/Number.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/basics/Number.cpp
@@ -528,17 +528,20 @@ void
 Number::Guard::bringIntoRange(bool& negative, T& mantissa, int& exponent) const
 {
     // Bring mantissa back into the minMantissa / maxMantissa range AFTER
-    // rounding. Mantissa should never be 0.
-    XRPL_ASSERT(mantissa != 0, "xrpl::Number::Guard::bringIntoRange : valid mantissa");
-    if (mantissa < minMantissa)
+    // rounding.
+    if (mantissa < minMantissa &&
+        (cuspRoundingFix < MantissaRange::CuspRoundingFix::Enabled330 || mantissa != 0))
     {
         mantissa *= 10;
         --exponent;
     }
-    // mantissa should never be 0, but if it _is_ make the result kZero.
+    // mantissa should never be 0, but if it _is_ assert, but fall back to making the result kZero.
     if (exponent < kMinExponent ||
         (cuspRoundingFix >= MantissaRange::CuspRoundingFix::Enabled330 && mantissa == 0))
     {
+        // Engineers: If you hit this assert, you probably did something wrong in the operation
+        // leading up to the rounding work.
+        XRPL_ASSERT(mantissa != 0, "xrpl::Number::Guard::bringIntoRange : valid mantissa");
         static constexpr Number kZero = Number{};
 
         negative = kZero.negative_;
diff --git a/src/test/app/LoanBroker_test.cpp b/src/test/app/LoanBroker_test.cpp
index 5f318560c1..860a771209 100644
--- a/src/test/app/LoanBroker_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/LoanBroker_test.cpp
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ class LoanBroker_test : public beast::unit_test::Suite
             env(tx2, Ter(temINVALID));
         }
 
-        if (Number::getMantissaScale() == MantissaRange::MantissaScale::Large330)
+        if (Number::getMantissaScale() >= MantissaRange::MantissaScale::Large330)
         {
             // For the Large330 scale, 2^63 rounds _down_ to Number::kMaxRep
             {