diff --git a/lmfdb/maass_forms/templates/maass_form.html b/lmfdb/maass_forms/templates/maass_form.html
index 8ad146525d..2afcde1f45 100644
--- a/lmfdb/maass_forms/templates/maass_form.html
+++ b/lmfdb/maass_forms/templates/maass_form.html
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ <h2>{{ KNOWL('mf.maass.mwf', 'Maass form') }} invariants</h2>
 </table>
 
 <h2>Maass form {{KNOWL('mf.maass.mwf.coefficients','coefficients')}}</h2>
+
+<p>
+  The coefficients here are shown to at most $8$ digits of precision.
+  Full precision coefficients are available in the downloads.
+</p>
+
+
 {{ mf.coefficient_table(20, 3) | safe }}
 
 {% endblock content %}
diff --git a/lmfdb/maass_forms/web_maassform.py b/lmfdb/maass_forms/web_maassform.py
index f6b53cc891..0a56f078b9 100644
--- a/lmfdb/maass_forms/web_maassform.py
+++ b/lmfdb/maass_forms/web_maassform.py
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ def coeff_error_notation(coeff, error, pm=False):
         errorpart = ""
     else:
         base, negexponent = mantissa_and_exponent(error)
-        negexponent = min(negexponent, 8)
+        if negexponent > 8:
+            negexponent = 8
+            base = 1
         errorpart = r" \pm " + exponential_form(base, negexponent, digits_to_show=3)
     return coeffpart + errorpart