diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/rational_number_exp_limit.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/rational_number_exp_limit_fail.sol
similarity index 65%
rename from test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/rational_number_exp_limit.sol
rename to test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/rational_number_exp_limit_fail.sol
index 217122055..058db2e9d 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/rational_number_exp_limit.sol
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/rational_number_exp_limit_fail.sol
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ contract c {
         a = 4 ** 4 ** 2 ** 4 ** 4 ** 4 ** 4;
         a = -4 ** 4 ** 2 ** 4 ** 4 ** 4 ** 4 ** 4;
         a = 4 ** (-(2 ** 4 ** 4 ** 4 ** 4 ** 4));
-        a = 0 ** 1E1233; // fine
-        a = 1 ** 1E1233; // fine
-        a = -1 ** 1E1233; // fine
         a = 2 ** 1E1233;
         a = -2 ** 1E1233;
         a = 2 ** -1E1233;
@@ -19,7 +16,6 @@ contract c {
         a = 1E1233 ** -1E1233;
         a = -1E1233 ** 1E1233;
         a = -1E1233 ** -1E1233;
-        a = 0E123456789; // fine
     }
 }
 // ----
@@ -29,23 +25,23 @@ contract c {
 // TypeError: (116-153): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 1797...(301 digits omitted)...7216 and int_const 4
 // TypeError: (116-153): Type int_const 1797...(301 digits omitted)...7216 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
 // TypeError: (167-203): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 4 and int_const -179...(302 digits omitted)...7216
-// TypeError: (317-328): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 2 and int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000
-// TypeError: (342-354): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -2 and int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000
-// TypeError: (368-380): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 2 and int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000
-// TypeError: (394-407): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -2 and int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000
-// TypeError: (421-432): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const 2
-// TypeError: (421-432): Type int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
-// TypeError: (446-458): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const 2
-// TypeError: (446-458): Type int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
-// TypeError: (472-484): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const -2
-// TypeError: (472-484): Type int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
-// TypeError: (498-511): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const -2
-// TypeError: (498-511): Type int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
-// TypeError: (525-541): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000
-// TypeError: (525-541): Type int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
-// TypeError: (555-572): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000
-// TypeError: (555-572): Type int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
-// TypeError: (586-603): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000
-// TypeError: (586-603): Type int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
-// TypeError: (617-635): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000
-// TypeError: (617-635): Type int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
+// TypeError: (217-228): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 2 and int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000
+// TypeError: (242-254): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -2 and int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000
+// TypeError: (268-280): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 2 and int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000
+// TypeError: (294-307): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -2 and int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000
+// TypeError: (321-332): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const 2
+// TypeError: (321-332): Type int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
+// TypeError: (346-358): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const 2
+// TypeError: (346-358): Type int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
+// TypeError: (372-384): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const -2
+// TypeError: (372-384): Type int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
+// TypeError: (398-411): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const -2
+// TypeError: (398-411): Type int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
+// TypeError: (425-441): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000
+// TypeError: (425-441): Type int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
+// TypeError: (455-472): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000
+// TypeError: (455-472): Type int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
+// TypeError: (486-503): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const 1000...(1226 digits omitted)...0000
+// TypeError: (486-503): Type int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
+// TypeError: (517-535): Operator ** not compatible with types int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 and int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000
+// TypeError: (517-535): Type int_const -100...(1227 digits omitted)...0000 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256.
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/rational_number_exp_limit_fine.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/rational_number_exp_limit_fine.sol
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66d02eb9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/types/rational_number_exp_limit_fine.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+contract c {
+    function f() public pure {
+        int a;
+        a = 0 ** 1E1233;
+        a = 1 ** 1E1233;
+        a = -1 ** 1E1233;
+        a = 0E123456789;
+    }
+}