diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 48f133d..5f367db 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ function fromCSV ({ data, file, separator = ',', headerFields, overrideExistingH
       const row = split(line, separator)
       const obj = {}
       for (const i in headers) {
-        obj[headers[i]] = (parseFloats && !isNaN(row[i])) ? parseFloat(row[i]) : row[i]
+        let val = row[i]
+        if (parseFloats && !isNaN(val)) {
+          const floatVal = parseFloat(val)
+          if (floatVal.toString() === row[i]) val = floatVal
+        }
+        obj[headers[i]] = val
       }
       out.push(obj)
     }
diff --git a/test/basic.test.js b/test/basic.test.js
index efbde29..52e6561 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.test.js
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ describe('basic', () => {
     assert.deepStrictEqual(json, [{ a: 'hello', b: 'world', c: 3.14159 }])
   })
 
+  it('NOT parses bad floats', () => {
+    const json = dumbcsv
+      .fromCSV({ data: '436E0248,3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197,3.14159', headerFields: ['a', 'b', 'c'] })
+      .toJSON()
+    console.log(json)
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(json, [{ a: '436E0248', b: '3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197', c: 3.14159 }])
+  })
+
   it('NOT parses floats', () => {
     const json = dumbcsv
       .fromCSV({ data: 'hello,world,3.14159', headerFields: ['a', 'b', 'c'], parseFloats: false })