diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog for Hedis
 
+## 0.8.2
+
+* Fix issue #74 (parsing exponentials)
+
 ## 0.8.1
 
 * Export unRedis/reRedis internalish functions which let you define
diff --git a/hedis.cabal b/hedis.cabal
--- a/hedis.cabal
+++ b/hedis.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               hedis
-version:            0.8.1
+version:            0.8.2
 synopsis:
     Client library for the Redis datastore: supports full command set,
     pipelining.
diff --git a/src/Database/Redis/Types.hs b/src/Database/Redis/Types.hs
--- a/src/Database/Redis/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Redis/Types.hs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #endif
 import Control.DeepSeq
 import Data.ByteString.Char8 (ByteString, pack)
-import qualified Data.ByteString.Lex.Fractional as F (readSigned, readDecimal)
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lex.Fractional as F (readSigned, readExponential)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lex.Integral as I (readSigned, readDecimal)
 import GHC.Generics
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         maybe (Left r) (Right . fst) . I.readSigned I.readDecimal =<< decode r
 
 instance RedisResult Double where
-    decode r = maybe (Left r) (Right . fst) . F.readSigned F.readDecimal =<< decode r
+    decode r = maybe (Left r) (Right . fst) . F.readSigned F.readExponential =<< decode r
 
 instance RedisResult Status where
     decode (SingleLine s) = Right $ case s of