diff --git a/src/codecs2/field_codec_default.h b/src/codecs2/field_codec_default.h
index 4e2914f0..5127f097 100644
--- a/src/codecs2/field_codec_default.h
+++ b/src/codecs2/field_codec_default.h
@@ -129,12 +129,22 @@ namespace dccl
 
                   // allowable epsilon for min / max to diverge from nearest quantile
                   const double min_max_eps = 1e-10;
-
+                  bool min_multiple_of_res = std::abs(quantize(min(), resolution()) - min()) < min_max_eps;
+                  bool max_multiple_of_res = std::abs(quantize(max(), resolution()) - max()) < min_max_eps;
                   if(FieldCodecBase::dccl_field_options().has_resolution())
                   {
                       // ensure that max and min are multiples of the resolution chosen
-                      FieldCodecBase::require(std::abs(quantize(min(), resolution()) - min()) < min_max_eps, "(dccl.field).min must be an exact multiple of (dccl.field).resolution");
-                      FieldCodecBase::require(std::abs(quantize(max(), resolution()) - max()) < min_max_eps, "(dccl.field).max must be an exact multiple of (dccl.field).resolution");
+                      FieldCodecBase::require(min_multiple_of_res, "(dccl.field).min must be an exact multiple of (dccl.field).resolution");
+                      FieldCodecBase::require(max_multiple_of_res, "(dccl.field).max must be an exact multiple of (dccl.field).resolution");
+                  }
+                  else
+                  {
+                      auto res = resolution();
+                      // this was previously allowed so we will only give a warning not throw an exception
+                      if(!min_multiple_of_res)
+                          dccl::dlog.is(dccl::logger::WARN, dccl::logger::GENERAL) && dccl::dlog << "Warning: (dccl.field).min should be an exact multiple of 10^(-(dccl.field).precision), i.e. " << res << ": " << this->this_field()->DebugString() << std::endl;
+                      if(!max_multiple_of_res)
+                          dccl::dlog.is(dccl::logger::WARN, dccl::logger::GENERAL) && dccl::dlog << "Warning: (dccl.field).max should be an exact multiple of 10^(-(dccl.field).precision), i.e. " << res << ": " << this->this_field()->DebugString() << std::endl;
                   }
                   
                   // ensure value fits into double
diff --git a/src/test/dccl_resolution/test.cpp b/src/test/dccl_resolution/test.cpp
index ba8acc17..8064e72c 100644
--- a/src/test/dccl_resolution/test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/dccl_resolution/test.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     msg_in.set_u3(10.2);
     msg_in.set_u4(5.6);
     msg_in.set_u5(1.95);
-    msg_in.set_u6(100);
+    msg_in.set_u6(25500);
     
     std::string encoded;
     codec.encode(&encoded, msg_in);
diff --git a/src/test/dccl_resolution/test.proto b/src/test/dccl_resolution/test.proto
index 8a4560c7..49f0936f 100644
--- a/src/test/dccl_resolution/test.proto
+++ b/src/test/dccl_resolution/test.proto
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ message NumericMsg
     // old precision field did not require min and max to be a multiple of resolution
     required int32 u6 = 8 [
         (dccl.field).min = 0,
-        (dccl.field).max = 16383,
+        (dccl.field).max = 25599,
         (dccl.field).precision = -2
     ];
 }