diff --git a/math/src/elliptic_curve/edwards/point.rs b/math/src/elliptic_curve/edwards/point.rs
index b2c1becec..5cae60909 100644
--- a/math/src/elliptic_curve/edwards/point.rs
+++ b/math/src/elliptic_curve/edwards/point.rs
@@ -136,10 +136,11 @@ impl<E: IsEdwards> IsGroup for EdwardsProjectivePoint<E> {
         let den_s2 = &one - &dx1x2y1y2;
         // SAFETY: The creation of the result point is safe because the inputs are always points that belong to the curve.
         // We are using that den_s1 and den_s2 aren't zero.
-        // See Theorem 3.3 from https://eprint.iacr.org/2007/286.pdf.  
-      let point = Self::new([&num_s1 / &den_s1, &num_s2 / &den_s2, one]);
+        // See Theorem 3.3 from https://eprint.iacr.org/2007/286.pdf.
+        let x_coord = (&num_s1 / &den_s1).unwrap();
+        let y_coord = (&num_s2 / &den_s2).unwrap();
+        let point = Self::new([x_coord, y_coord, one]);
         point.unwrap()
-
     }
 
     /// Returns the additive inverse of the projective point `p`
diff --git a/math/src/elliptic_curve/short_weierstrass/point.rs b/math/src/elliptic_curve/short_weierstrass/point.rs
index 4bbb38ddf..8e6a7d927 100644
--- a/math/src/elliptic_curve/short_weierstrass/point.rs
+++ b/math/src/elliptic_curve/short_weierstrass/point.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ where
                 }
 
                 if z == FieldElement::zero() {
-                    let point = Self::new([x, y, z]);
+                    let point = Self::new([x, y, z])
+                        .map_err(|_| DeserializationError::FieldFromBytesError)?;
                     if point.is_neutral_element() {
                         Ok(point)
                     } else {
@@ -358,11 +359,10 @@ where
                     &(&y / &z).unwrap_unchecked()
                 }) == FieldElement::zero()
                 {
-                    Ok(Self::new([x, y, z]))
+                    Self::new([x, y, z]).map_err(|_| DeserializationError::FieldFromBytesError)
                 } else {
                     Err(DeserializationError::FieldFromBytesError)
                 }
-
             }
             PointFormat::Uncompressed => {
                 if bytes.len() % 2 != 0 {