diff --git a/src/decimal128.ts b/src/decimal128.ts
index 55543a76..9dd72b4f 100644
--- a/src/decimal128.ts
+++ b/src/decimal128.ts
@@ -434,6 +434,8 @@ export class Decimal128 extends BSONValue {
                 return new Decimal128(isNegative ? INF_NEGATIVE_BUFFER : INF_POSITIVE_BUFFER);
               }
             }
+          } else {
+            break;
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/node/decimal128_tests.js b/test/node/decimal128_tests.js
index c427c726..2f7394be 100644
--- a/test/node/decimal128_tests.js
+++ b/test/node/decimal128_tests.js
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ describe('Decimal128', function () {
 
     expect(bytes).to.deep.equal(result.bytes);
 
+    result = Decimal128.fromString('37.499999999999999196428571428571375');
+    expect(result.toString()).to.deep.equal('37.49999999999999919642857142857138');
+
     // // Create decimal from string value 15E-6177
     // result = Decimal128.fromString('15E-6177');
     // bytes = Buffer.from(