diff --git a/src/biginteger/bn.interface.js b/src/biginteger/bn.interface.js
index 2185d0b6..84226097 100644
--- a/src/biginteger/bn.interface.js
+++ b/src/biginteger/bn.interface.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class BigInteger {
    * BigInteger increment in place
    */
   iinc() {
-    this.value.iadd(one.value);
+    this.value.iadd(new BN(1));
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default class BigInteger {
    * BigInteger decrement in place
    */
   idec() {
-    this.value.isub(one.value);
+    this.value.isub(new BN(1));
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -151,8 +151,13 @@ export default class BigInteger {
    * Note: this and and n must be relatively prime
    * @param {BigInteger} n modulo
    * @return {BigInteger} x such that this*x = 1 mod n
+   * @throws {Error} if the inverse does not exist
    */
   modInv(n) {
+    // invm returns a wrong result if the inverse does not exist
+    if (!this.gcd(n).isOne()) {
+      throw new Error('Inverse does not exist');
+    }
     return new BigInteger(this.value.invm(n.value));
   }
 
@@ -251,7 +256,7 @@ export default class BigInteger {
   }
 
   isOne() {
-    return this.equal(one);
+    return this.value.eq(new BN(1));
   }
 
   isNegative() {
@@ -320,5 +325,3 @@ export default class BigInteger {
     return this.value.toArrayLike(Uint8Array, endian, length);
   }
 }
-
-const one = new BigInteger(1);
diff --git a/src/biginteger/native.interface.js b/src/biginteger/native.interface.js
index bafc05dd..20397b13 100644
--- a/src/biginteger/native.interface.js
+++ b/src/biginteger/native.interface.js
@@ -175,9 +175,14 @@ export default class BigInteger {
    * Note: this and and n must be relatively prime
    * @param {BigInteger} n modulo
    * @return {BigInteger} x such that this*x = 1 mod n
+   * @throws {Error} if the inverse does not exist
    */
   modInv(n) {
-    return this._egcd(n).x.add(n).mod(n);
+    const { gcd, x } = this._egcd(n);
+    if (!gcd.isOne()) {
+      throw new Error('Inverse does not exist');
+    }
+    return x.add(n).mod(n);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/general/biginteger.js b/test/general/biginteger.js
index b317c27d..b4fd1f90 100644
--- a/test/general/biginteger.js
+++ b/test/general/biginteger.js
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ module.exports = () => describe('BigInteger interface', function() {
     const n = new BigInteger(moduloBN.toString());
     const expected = baseBN.invm(moduloBN);
     expect(a.modInv(n).toString()).to.equal(expected.toString());
+    expect(() => a.mul(n).modInv(n)).to.throw('Inverse does not exist');
   });
 
   it('getBit is correct', async function() {