diff --git a/src/to_chars.cpp b/src/to_chars.cpp
index 24ddf0c..0bdde32 100644
--- a/src/to_chars.cpp
+++ b/src/to_chars.cpp
@@ -313,12 +313,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace charconv { namespace detail { namespace to_chars_det
     {
         auto buffer = first;
 
-        const std::ptrdiff_t total_length = total_buffer_length(17, exponent, false);
-        if (total_length > (last - first))
-        {
-            return {last, std::errc::value_too_large};
-        }
-
         // Print significand by decomposing it into a 9-digit block and a 8-digit block.
         std::uint32_t first_block;
         std::uint32_t second_block {};
@@ -337,6 +331,12 @@ namespace boost { namespace charconv { namespace detail { namespace to_chars_det
             no_second_block = true;
         }
 
+        const std::ptrdiff_t total_length = total_buffer_length(no_second_block ? 9 : 17, exponent, false);;
+        if (total_length > (last - first))
+        {
+            return {last, std::errc::value_too_large};
+        }
+
         if (no_second_block)
         {
             print_9_digits(first_block, exponent, buffer);
diff --git a/src/to_chars_float_impl.hpp b/src/to_chars_float_impl.hpp
index d1be972..916d0c4 100644
--- a/src/to_chars_float_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/to_chars_float_impl.hpp
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ to_chars_result to_chars_float_impl(char* first, char* last, Real value, chars_f
 
     auto abs_value = std::abs(value);
     constexpr auto max_fractional_value = std::is_same<Real, double>::value ? static_cast<Real>(1e16) : static_cast<Real>(1e7);
+    constexpr auto min_fractional_value = static_cast<Real>(1) / static_cast<Real>(100000); // 1e-1 takes more characters than 0.1
     constexpr auto max_value = static_cast<Real>((std::numeric_limits<Unsigned_Integer>::max)());
 
     // Unspecified precision so we always go with the shortest representation
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ to_chars_result to_chars_float_impl(char* first, char* last, Real value, chars_f
     {
         if (fmt == boost::charconv::chars_format::general)
         {
-            if (abs_value >= 1 && abs_value < max_fractional_value)
+            if (abs_value > min_fractional_value && abs_value < max_fractional_value)
             {
                 return to_chars_fixed_impl(first, last, value, fmt, precision);
             }
diff --git a/test/Jamfile b/test/Jamfile
index 246b208..57f19c5 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/Jamfile
@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@ run github_issue_212.cpp ;
 run github_issue_266.cpp ;
 run github_issue_267.cpp ;
 run github_issue_280.cpp ;
+run github_issue_282.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/github_issue_282.cpp b/test/github_issue_282.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17383e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/github_issue_282.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Matt Borland
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+// See: https://github.com/boostorg/charconv/issues/282
+
+#include <boost/charconv.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+template <std::size_t size>
+void test_no_format()
+{
+    char buffer[size];
+    const auto r = boost::charconv::to_chars(buffer, buffer + size, 0.1);
+    if (BOOST_TEST(r))
+    {
+        *r.ptr = '\0';
+        BOOST_TEST_CSTR_EQ(buffer, "0.1");
+    }
+}
+
+template <std::size_t size>
+void test_with_format()
+{
+    char buffer[size];
+    const auto r = boost::charconv::to_chars(buffer, buffer + size, 0.1, boost::charconv::chars_format::general);
+    if (BOOST_TEST(r))
+    {
+        *r.ptr = '\0';
+        BOOST_TEST_CSTR_EQ(buffer, "0.1");
+    }
+}
+
+template <std::size_t size>
+void test_smaller(const double value, const char* res)
+{
+    char buffer[size];
+    const auto r = boost::charconv::to_chars(buffer, buffer + size, value, boost::charconv::chars_format::general);
+    if (BOOST_TEST(r))
+    {
+        *r.ptr = '\0';
+        BOOST_TEST_CSTR_EQ(buffer, res);
+    }
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    test_no_format<20>();
+    test_no_format<100>();
+    test_no_format<boost::charconv::limits<double>::max_chars10>();
+
+    test_with_format<20>();
+    test_with_format<100>();
+    test_with_format<boost::charconv::limits<double>::max_chars10>();
+
+    // The following match the behavior of GCC 15.2
+
+    // 0.01 vs 1e-02
+    test_smaller<20>(0.01, "0.01");
+    test_smaller<100>(0.01, "0.01");
+    test_smaller<boost::charconv::limits<double>::max_chars10>(0.01, "0.01");
+
+    // 0.001 vs 1e-03
+    test_smaller<20>(0.001, "0.001");
+    test_smaller<100>(0.001, "0.001");
+    test_smaller<boost::charconv::limits<double>::max_chars10>(0.001, "0.001");
+
+    // 0.0001 vs 1e-04
+    test_smaller<20>(0.0001, "0.0001");
+    test_smaller<100>(0.0001, "0.0001");
+    test_smaller<boost::charconv::limits<double>::max_chars10>(0.0001, "0.0001");
+
+    // 0.00001 vs 1e-05
+    test_smaller<20>(0.00001, "1e-05");
+    test_smaller<100>(0.00001, "1e-05");
+    test_smaller<boost::charconv::limits<double>::max_chars10>(0.00001, "1e-05");
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}