diff --git a/src/__tests__/scale.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/scale.spec.ts
index b88aac4..bda1536 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/scale.spec.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/scale.spec.ts
@@ -547,6 +547,17 @@ describe('Scale', () => {
     expect(intervals[4].totalCents()).toBe(1200);
     expect(intervals[4].type).toBe('monzo');
   });
+
+  it('can generate rank 2 (mixing equal temperament with hard cents)', () => {
+    const fifth = new Interval(
+      new ExtendedMonzo([new Fraction('5/14')], undefined, -3),
+      'equal temperament'
+    );
+    const octave = new Interval(ExtendedMonzo.fromFraction(2, 1), 'ratio');
+    const scale = Scale.fromRank2(fifth, octave, 14, 0);
+    expect(scale.size).toBe(14);
+  });
+
   it('can generate harmonic series segment', () => {
     const scale = Scale.fromHarmonicSeries(4, 8, 4);
     expect(
diff --git a/src/scale.ts b/src/scale.ts
index 1acddbb..c438feb 100644
--- a/src/scale.ts
+++ b/src/scale.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ export class Scale {
     }
     size /= numPeriods;
     down /= numPeriods;
-    if (generator.type === 'equal temperament') {
+    if (
+      generator.type === 'equal temperament' &&
+      generator.monzo.isEqualTemperament()
+    ) {
       const [genFraction, genEquave] = generator.monzo.toEqualTemperament();
       const options: IntervalOptions = {
         preferredEtDenominator: genFraction.d,