diff --git a/src/generic/LaurentMPoly.jl b/src/generic/LaurentMPoly.jl
index 23297aa2dd..448a6cb21e 100644
--- a/src/generic/LaurentMPoly.jl
+++ b/src/generic/LaurentMPoly.jl
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ function evaluate(a::LaurentMPolyWrap, b::Vector)
     (ap, ad) = _normalize(a)
     z = evaluate(ap, b)
     for i in 1:nvars(parent(a))
-        if !iszero(a.mindegs[i])
-            z *= b[i]^a.mindegs[i]
+        if !iszero(ad[i])
+            z *= b[i]^ad[i]
         end
     end
     return z
diff --git a/test/generic/LaurentMPoly-test.jl b/test/generic/LaurentMPoly-test.jl
index 03a6b8a071..3e928e1455 100644
--- a/test/generic/LaurentMPoly-test.jl
+++ b/test/generic/LaurentMPoly-test.jl
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ end
 @testset "Generic.LaurentMPoly.euclidean" begin
     L, (x, y) = LaurentPolynomialRing(ZZ, ["x", "y"])
     @test isone(gcd(x, y))
+    @test isone(gcd(inv(x), inv(y)))
     @test_throws Exception divrem(x, y)
 end
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ end
     @test divides(a^2, a) == (true, a)
 
     @test evaluate(x^-1 + y, [QQ(2), QQ(3)]) == 1//2 + 3
+    @test evaluate(inv(x)*x, [QQ(2), QQ(3)]) == 1
 
     a = 2*x^-2*y + 3*x*y^-3
     le = leading_exponent_vector(a)