diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/pattern/NumberPattern.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/pattern/NumberPattern.kt
index aeb8d855e..0a41a3745 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/pattern/NumberPattern.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/pattern/NumberPattern.kt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ data class NumberPattern(
         if (sampleData.toStringLiteral().length > maxLength)
             return mismatchResult("number with maxLength $maxLength", sampleData, resolver.mismatchMessages)
 
-        val sampleNumber = BigDecimal(sampleData.number.toDouble())
+        val sampleNumber = BigDecimal(sampleData.number.toString())
 
         val minOp = if (exclusiveMinimum) ">" else ">="
         if (!eval(sampleNumber, minOp, minimum))
diff --git a/core/src/test/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/pattern/NumberPatternTest.kt b/core/src/test/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/pattern/NumberPatternTest.kt
index c10fbc636..541dd0369 100644
--- a/core/src/test/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/pattern/NumberPatternTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/pattern/NumberPatternTest.kt
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ internal class NumberPatternTest {
         assertThat(generated).isEqualTo(NumberValue(10))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `test`() {
+        val pointZeroOne = ".01"
+        val minimumPointZeroOne = NumberPattern(minimum = BigDecimal(pointZeroOne))
+        val result = minimumPointZeroOne.matches(NumberValue(convertToNumber(pointZeroOne)), Resolver())
+        assertThat(result.isSuccess()).withFailMessage(result.reportString()).isTrue()
+    }
+
     @Test
     @Tag(GENERATION)
     fun `negative values should be generated`() {