diff --git a/src/jsx.erl b/src/jsx.erl
index 968e65e..993303e 100644
--- a/src/jsx.erl
+++ b/src/jsx.erl
@@ -194,16 +194,10 @@ load_tests(Path) ->
 load_tests([], _Dir, Acc) ->
     lists:reverse(Acc);
 load_tests([Test|Rest], Dir, Acc) ->
-    %% should alert about badly formed tests eventually, but for now just skip
-    %% over them
     case file:consult(Dir ++ "/" ++ Test) of
         {ok, TestSpec} ->
-            try
-                ParsedTest = parse_tests(TestSpec, Dir),
-                load_tests(Rest, Dir, [ParsedTest] ++ Acc)
-            catch _:_ ->
-                load_tests(Rest, Dir, Acc)
-            end
+            ParsedTest = parse_tests(TestSpec, Dir),
+            load_tests(Rest, Dir, [ParsedTest] ++ Acc)
         ; {error, _Reason} ->
             load_tests(Rest, Dir, Acc)
     end.
diff --git a/src/jsx_decoder.hrl b/src/jsx_decoder.hrl
index af33cb1..3e2cf09 100644
--- a/src/jsx_decoder.hrl
+++ b/src/jsx_decoder.hrl
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ integer(<<?decimalpoint/?utfx, Rest/binary>>, Stack, Opts, Acc) ->
 integer(<<?zero/?utfx, Rest/binary>>, Stack, Opts, Acc) ->
     integer(Rest, Stack, Opts, [?zero] ++ Acc);
 integer(<<S/?utfx, Rest/binary>>, Stack, Opts, Acc) when S =:= $e; S =:= $E ->
-    e(Rest, Stack, Opts, {lists:reverse(Acc), [], []});
+    e(Rest, Stack, Opts, {Acc, [], []});
 integer(<<S/?utfx, Rest/binary>>, Stack, Opts, Acc) when ?is_whitespace(S) ->
     {jsx, format_number(Acc), fun() ->
         maybe_done(Rest, Stack, Opts)
diff --git a/test/cases/numbers.json b/test/cases/numbers.json
index 69de7bc..17f69b6 100644
--- a/test/cases/numbers.json
+++ b/test/cases/numbers.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 42, 127, 99999999999999999999999999999, 1e1, 1E1, 1.0e1, 1.325e478534, -1, -1e-1, 3.7e-57834235 ]
\ No newline at end of file
+[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 42, 127, 99999999999999999999999999999, 1e1, 1E1, 1.0e1, 1.325e278, -1, -1e-1, 3.7e-78 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/cases/numbers.test b/test/cases/numbers.test
index 85400b2..1ed16ac 100644
--- a/test/cases/numbers.test
+++ b/test/cases/numbers.test
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  {float,1.0e1},
  {float,1.0e1},
  {float,1.0e1},
- {float,1.325e478534},
+ {float,1.325e278},
  {integer,-1},
  {float,-1.0e-1},
- {float,3.7e-57834235},
+ {float,3.7e-78},
  end_array,end_json]}.
 {json, "numbers.json"}.