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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/math/numbertheory/pow_mod.cpp b/src/lib/math/numbertheory/pow_mod.cpp
index 00917a5f9..02434fe68 100644
--- a/src/lib/math/numbertheory/pow_mod.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/math/numbertheory/pow_mod.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ void Power_Mod::set_modulus(const BigInt& n, Usage_Hints hints, bool disable_mon
*/
void Power_Mod::set_base(const BigInt& b) const
{
- if(b.is_zero() || b.is_negative())
- throw Invalid_Argument("Power_Mod::set_base: arg must be > 0");
+ if(b.is_negative())
+ throw Invalid_Argument("Power_Mod::set_base: arg must be non-negative");
if(!m_core)
throw Internal_Error("Power_Mod::set_base: m_core was NULL");