diff --git a/src/IntegerMathUtils.jl b/src/IntegerMathUtils.jl
index b7b3e30..136b63f 100644
--- a/src/IntegerMathUtils.jl
+++ b/src/IntegerMathUtils.jl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ iroot(x::T, n::Cint) where {T<:Integer} = T(iroot(big(x), Cint(n)))
 
 function iroot(x::BigInt, n::Cint)
     n <= 0 && throw(DomainError(n, "Exponent must be > 0"))
-    x <= 0 && iseven(x) && throw(DomainError(n, "This is a math no-no"))
+    x <= 0 && iseven(n) && throw(DomainError(n, "This is a math no-no"))
     ans = BigInt()
     @ccall :libgmp.__gmpz_root(ans::Ref{BigInt}, x::Ref{BigInt}, n::Cint)::Cint
     ans
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 1ff7da7..a945ba2 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ using Test, IntegerMathUtils
         @test iroot(T(10000), 4) == T(10)
         @test iroot(T(10001), 4) == T(10)
         @test iroot(T(9999),  4) == T(9)
+        @test iroot(T(-8), 3) == T(-2)
+        @test_throws DomainError iroot(T(-8), 4)
     end
     @test iroot(big(23)^50, 50)     == big(23)
     @test iroot(big(23)^50 + 1, 50) == big(23)