diff --git a/packages/Core/fixedDecimal.candy b/packages/Core/fixedDecimal.candy
index 826cb0331..9569bb448 100644
--- a/packages/Core/fixedDecimal.candy
+++ b/packages/Core/fixedDecimal.candy
@@ -169,14 +169,12 @@ coerceIn value minimum maximum :=
 
 toText a :=
   needs (is a)
-  beforeDot = a | floorToInt | toDebugText
-  ifElse (a | scale | equals 0) { beforeDot } { 
-    afterDot = run {
-      scaleFactor = a | scale | scaleFactor
-      tmp = a | minorUnits | int.remainder scaleFactor
-      ifElse (int.isNonNegative tmp) { tmp | int.add scaleFactor | toDebugText | text.removePrefix "1" } {
-        tmp | int.subtract scaleFactor | toDebugText | text.removePrefix "-1"
-      }
+  beforeDot = a | floorToInt
+  afterDot = run {
+    scaleFactor = a | scale | scaleFactor
+    tmp = a | minorUnits | int.remainder scaleFactor
+    ifElse (int.isNonNegative tmp) { tmp | int.add scaleFactor | toDebugText | text.removePrefix "1" } {
+      tmp | int.subtract scaleFactor | toDebugText | text.removePrefix "-1"
     }
-    "{beforeDot}.{afterDot}" 
   }
+  "{beforeDot}.{afterDot}"