diff --git a/squirrel/sqbaselib.cpp b/squirrel/sqbaselib.cpp
index 71dfc26..48645c1 100644
--- a/squirrel/sqbaselib.cpp
+++ b/squirrel/sqbaselib.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ static bool str2num(const SQChar *s,SQObjectPtr &res,SQInteger base)
 {
     SQChar *end;
     const SQChar *e = s;
+    SQBool isEIntBase = base > 13; //to fix error converting hexadecimals with e like 56f0791e
     SQBool isfloat = SQFalse;
     SQChar c;
     while((c = *e) != _SC('\0'))
     {
-        if(c == _SC('.') || c == _SC('E')|| c == _SC('e')) { //e and E is for scientific notation
+        if(c == _SC('.') || (!isEIntBase && (c == _SC('E')|| c == _SC('e')))) { //e and E is for scientific notation
             isfloat = SQTrue;
             break;
         }