diff --git a/spatial-coordinate-systems/src/dmm.rs b/spatial-coordinate-systems/src/dmm.rs
index 5774c50..dfc990f 100644
--- a/spatial-coordinate-systems/src/dmm.rs
+++ b/spatial-coordinate-systems/src/dmm.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl DMM {
 
     pub fn from_decimal_degrees(d: f64, is_latitude: bool) -> Self {
         let degrees = d as i16;
-        let minutes = d.fract() * 60_f64;
+        let minutes = d.abs().fract() * 60_f64;
 
         let (degrees, direction) = normalize_degrees_direction(
             degrees,
diff --git a/spatial-coordinate-systems/src/dms.rs b/spatial-coordinate-systems/src/dms.rs
index 6eb94fd..3714b8b 100644
--- a/spatial-coordinate-systems/src/dms.rs
+++ b/spatial-coordinate-systems/src/dms.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl DMS {
 
     pub fn from_decimal_degrees(d: f64, is_latitude: bool) -> Self {
         let degrees = d as i16;
-        let minutes = d.fract() * 60_f64;
+        let minutes = d.abs().fract() * 60_f64;
         let seconds = minutes.fract() * 60_f64;
         let minutes = minutes as i16;
 
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ mod tests {
                 eprintln!("Testing: {} => {:?}", $tt, cvt);
                 assert!(cvt.is_ok());
                 eprintln!("Now converting to latlon");
-                // assert!(dbg!(TryInto::<LatLon>::try_into(cvt.unwrap())).is_ok());
             }};
             ($tt:tt, DMS) => {{
                 let cvt = DMS::parse($tt);