diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d2b47d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.idea
+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3daa8d7..76c205f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -310,6 +310,26 @@ Fraction.prototype.normalize = (function()
          * round the number to nine decimal places
          * to avoid js floating point funnies
          */
+
+        function numberToFixed (x) {
+            let e
+            if (Math.abs(x) < 1.0) {
+                e = parseInt(x.toString().split("e-")[1])
+                if (e) {
+                    x *= Math.pow(10, e - 1)
+                    x = "0." + (new Array(e)).join("0") + x.toString().substring(2);
+                }
+            } else {
+                e = parseInt(x.toString().split("+")[1])
+                if (e > 20) {
+                    e -= 20
+                    x /= Math.pow(10, e)
+                    x += (new Array(e + 1)).join("0");
+                }
+            }
+            return x;
+        }
+
         if (isFloat(this.denominator)) {
             var rounded = roundToPlaces(this.denominator, 9);
             var scaleup = Math.pow(10, rounded.toString().split('.')[1].length);
@@ -318,7 +338,7 @@ Fraction.prototype.normalize = (function()
             this.numerator *= scaleup;
         } 
         if (isFloat(this.numerator)) {
-            var rounded = roundToPlaces(this.numerator, 9);
+            var rounded = numberToFixed(roundToPlaces(this.numerator, 9));
             var scaleup = Math.pow(10, rounded.toString().split('.')[1].length);
             this.numerator = Math.round(this.numerator * scaleup); // this !!! should be a whole number
             //this.numerator *= scaleup;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de718e2..c7907e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fractional",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "fraction arithmetic",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {