diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fd0b288..2a7cad98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ These are set as variables in your environment. They take precedence over option
 - `EXPORT_DEFAULT_CONSTR`: The constructor to use. Can be chart, stockChart, mapChart or ganttChart.
 - `EXPORT_DEFAULT_HEIGHT`: The height of the exported chart. Overrides the option in the chart settings.
 - `EXPORT_DEFAULT_WIDTH`: The width of the exported chart. Overrides the option in the chart settings.
-- `EXPORT_DEFAULT_SCALE`: The scale of the exported chart. Ranges between 1 and 5.
+- `EXPORT_DEFAULT_SCALE`: The scale of the exported chart. Ranges between 0.1 and 5.0.
 
 ### Highcharts config
 - `HIGHCHARTS_VERSION`: Highcharts version to use.
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ _Available options:_
 - `--constr`: The constructor to use. Can be chart, stockChart, mapChart or ganttChart (defaults to `chart`).
 - `--height`: The height of the exported chart. Overrides the option in the chart settings (defaults to `600`).
 - `--width`: The width of the exported chart. Overrides the option in the chart settings (defaults to `400`).
-- `--scale`: The scale of the exported chart. Ranges between 1 and 5 (defaults to `1`).
+- `--scale`: The scale of the exported chart. Ranges between 0.1 and 5.0 (defaults to `1`).
 - `--globalOptions`: A stringified JSON or a filename with options to be passed into the Highcharts.setOptions (defaults to `false`).
 - `--themeOptions`: A stringified JSON or a filename with theme options to be passed into the Highcharts.setOptions (defaults to `false`).
 - `--batch`: Starts a batch job. A string that contains input/output pairs: "in=out;in=out;.." (defaults to `false`).
diff --git a/lib/chart.js b/lib/chart.js
index 15c84cf1..d50eaa63 100644
--- a/lib/chart.js
+++ b/lib/chart.js
@@ -189,19 +189,18 @@ export const findChartSize = (options) => {
   const globalOptions = isCorrectJSON(options.export?.globalOptions);
 
   // Secure scale value
-  let scale = roundNumber(
+  let scale =
     options.export?.scale ||
-      exporting?.scale ||
-      globalOptions?.exporting?.scale ||
-      options.export?.defaultScale ||
-      1
-  );
+    exporting?.scale ||
+    globalOptions?.exporting?.scale ||
+    options.export?.defaultScale ||
+    1;
 
-  if (scale > 5) {
-    scale = 5;
-  } else if (scale < 0.1) {
-    scale = 1;
-  }
+  // the scale cannot be lower than 0.1 and cannot be higher than 5.0
+  scale = Math.max(0.1, Math.min(scale, 5.0));
+
+  // we want to round the numbers like 0.23234 -> 0.23
+  scale = roundNumber(scale, 2);
 
   // Find chart size and scale
   return {