diff --git a/lexical-core/tests/float_pow2_tests.rs b/lexical-core/tests/float_pow2_tests.rs
index 33d18b6f..1e14e12a 100644
--- a/lexical-core/tests/float_pow2_tests.rs
+++ b/lexical-core/tests/float_pow2_tests.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ macro_rules! test_all {
         test_radix!($f, 8, $buffer, $data);
         test_radix!($f, 16, $buffer, $data);
         test_radix!($f, 32, $buffer, $data);
+        #[cfg(feature = "radix")]
         test_radix!($f, 36, $buffer, $data);
     }};
 }
diff --git a/lexical-parse-float/src/number.rs b/lexical-parse-float/src/number.rs
index d901feef..44632d97 100644
--- a/lexical-parse-float/src/number.rs
+++ b/lexical-parse-float/src/number.rs
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ impl Number<'_> {
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn is_fast_path<F: RawFloat, const FORMAT: u128>(&self) -> bool {
         let format = NumberFormat::<FORMAT> {};
-        debug_assert!(
-            format.mantissa_radix() == format.exponent_base(),
-            "fast path requires same radix"
-        );
-        F::min_exponent_fast_path(format.radix()) <= self.exponent
+
+        format.mantissa_radix() == format.exponent_base()
+            && F::min_exponent_fast_path(format.radix()) <= self.exponent
             && self.exponent <= F::max_exponent_disguised_fast_path(format.radix())
             && self.mantissa <= F::MAX_MANTISSA_FAST_PATH
             && !self.many_digits
@@ -63,10 +61,12 @@ impl Number<'_> {
     #[allow(clippy::let_unit_value)] // reason = "untentional ASM drop for X87 FPUs"
     pub fn try_fast_path<F: RawFloat, const FORMAT: u128>(&self) -> Option<F> {
         let format = NumberFormat::<FORMAT> {};
-        debug_assert!(
-            format.mantissa_radix() == format.exponent_base(),
-            "fast path requires same radix"
-        );
+
+        // fast path requires same radix
+        if format.mantissa_radix() != format.exponent_base() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
         // The fast path crucially depends on arithmetic being rounded to the correct
         // number of bits without any intermediate rounding. On x86 (without SSE
         // or SSE2) this requires the precision of the x87 FPU stack to be
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ impl Number<'_> {
     #[allow(clippy::let_unit_value)] // reason = "untentional ASM drop for X87 FPUs"
     pub fn force_fast_path<F: RawFloat, const FORMAT: u128>(&self) -> F {
         let format = NumberFormat::<FORMAT> {};
+
         debug_assert!(
             format.mantissa_radix() == format.exponent_base(),
             "fast path requires same radix"
diff --git a/lexical-parse-float/tests/issue_87_tests.rs b/lexical-parse-float/tests/issue_87_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8e785a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lexical-parse-float/tests/issue_87_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#![cfg(all(feature = "format", feature = "power-of-two"))]
+
+use lexical_parse_float::{options::HEX_FLOAT, FromLexicalWithOptions};
+use lexical_util::format::C_HEX_STRING;
+
+#[test]
+fn issue_87_test() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        f64::from_lexical_with_options::<{ C_HEX_STRING }>(b"1f.5p-2", &HEX_FLOAT),
+        Ok(0x1f5 as f64 / (16 * 4) as f64)
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        f64::from_lexical_with_options::<{ C_HEX_STRING }>(b"c2.a8p6", &HEX_FLOAT),
+        Ok((0xc2a8 * (1 << 6)) as f64 / 256 as f64)
+    );
+}
diff --git a/lexical-parse-float/tests/number_tests.rs b/lexical-parse-float/tests/number_tests.rs
index d74d09e1..1e464c27 100644
--- a/lexical-parse-float/tests/number_tests.rs
+++ b/lexical-parse-float/tests/number_tests.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use lexical_parse_float::number::Number;
 use lexical_util::format::STANDARD;
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "format", feature = "power-of-two"))]
+use lexical_util::format::C_HEX_STRING;
+
 #[test]
 fn is_fast_path_test() {
     let mut number = Number {
@@ -11,6 +14,11 @@ fn is_fast_path_test() {
         integer: &[],
         fraction: None,
     };
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "format", feature = "power-of-two"))]
+    assert_eq!(number.is_fast_path::<f32, { C_HEX_STRING }>(), false);
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "format", feature = "power-of-two"))]
+    assert_eq!(number.is_fast_path::<f64, { C_HEX_STRING }>(), false);
     assert_eq!(number.is_fast_path::<f32, { STANDARD }>(), true);
     assert_eq!(number.is_fast_path::<f64, { STANDARD }>(), true);
 
@@ -62,6 +70,11 @@ fn try_fast_path_test() {
         integer: &[],
         fraction: None,
     };
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "format", feature = "power-of-two"))]
+    assert_eq!(number.try_fast_path::<f32, { C_HEX_STRING }>(), None);
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "format", feature = "power-of-two"))]
+    assert_eq!(number.try_fast_path::<f64, { C_HEX_STRING }>(), None);
     assert_eq!(number.try_fast_path::<f32, { STANDARD }>(), Some(1.2345));
     assert_eq!(number.try_fast_path::<f64, { STANDARD }>(), Some(1.2345));