diff --git a/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/unit/statement/StatementTest.java b/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/unit/statement/StatementTest.java
index e1b8f0627..d7b3ec57f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/unit/statement/StatementTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/unit/statement/StatementTest.java
@@ -2776,7 +2776,7 @@ public void testBigDecimalPrecision() throws SQLException {
     			// Test for DECIMAL(38, 38)
     			String callSQLMaxScale = "{call " + procNameMaxScale + "(?, ?)}";
     			try (CallableStatement call = connection.prepareCall(callSQLMaxScale)) {
-    				BigDecimal maxScaleValue = new BigDecimal("0." + "1".repeat(38));
+    				BigDecimal maxScaleValue = new BigDecimal("0.11111111111111111111111111111111111111");
     				call.setBigDecimal(1, maxScaleValue);
     				call.registerOutParameter(2, Types.DECIMAL);
     				call.execute();
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ public void testBigDecimalPrecision() throws SQLException {
     			// Test for DECIMAL(38, 0)
     			String callSQLMaxPrecision = "{call " + procNameMaxPrecision + "(?, ?)}";
     			try (CallableStatement call = connection.prepareCall(callSQLMaxPrecision)) {
-    				BigDecimal maxPrecisionValue = new BigDecimal("9".repeat(38));
+    				BigDecimal maxPrecisionValue = new BigDecimal("99999999999999999999999999999999999999");
     				call.setBigDecimal(1, maxPrecisionValue);
     				call.registerOutParameter(2, Types.DECIMAL);
     				call.execute();