diff --git a/prometheus_client/utils.py b/prometheus_client/utils.py
index 87b75ca8..52c852ab 100644
--- a/prometheus_client/utils.py
+++ b/prometheus_client/utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def floatToGoString(d):
         # We only need to care about positive values for le/quantile.
         if d > 0 and dot > 6:
             mantissa = f'{s[0]}.{s[1:dot]}{s[dot + 1:]}'.rstrip('0.')
-            return f'{mantissa}e+0{dot - 1}'
+            return f'{mantissa}e+{dot - 1:02d}'
         return s
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50eac33c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import unittest
+
+from prometheus_client.utils import floatToGoString
+
+
+class TestFloatToGoString(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_exponent_two_digits_has_no_leading_zero(self):
+        # floatToGoString mirrors Go's strconv.FormatFloat(f, 'g', -1, 64),
+        # which pads the exponent to a minimum of two digits. A two-digit
+        # exponent must not gain a spurious leading zero.
+        self.assertEqual('1e+10', floatToGoString(1e10))
+        self.assertEqual('1e+15', floatToGoString(1e15))
+        self.assertEqual('1.234567890123e+12', floatToGoString(1234567890123.0))
+
+    def test_exponent_one_digit_is_zero_padded(self):
+        # Single-digit exponents keep the two-digit zero padding.
+        self.assertEqual('1e+06', floatToGoString(1e6))
+        self.assertEqual('1.234567e+06', floatToGoString(1234567.0))