diff --git a/src/gmpy2_mpz.c b/src/gmpy2_mpz.c
index e5087fa..66a297a 100644
--- a/src/gmpy2_mpz.c
+++ b/src/gmpy2_mpz.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods GMPy_MPZ_number_methods =
     (binaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_ISub_Slot,       /* nb_inplace_subtract     */
     (binaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_IMul_Slot,       /* nb_inplace_multiply     */
     (binaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_IRem_Slot,       /* nb_inplace_remainder    */
-    (ternaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_IPow_Slot,      /* nb_inplace_power        */
+    0,      /* nb_inplace_power        */
     (binaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_ILshift_Slot,    /* nb_inplace_lshift       */
     (binaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_IRshift_Slot,    /* nb_inplace_rshift       */
         0,                                 /* nb_inplace_and          */
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static PyNumberMethods GMPy_MPZ_number_methods =
     (binaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_IMul_Slot,       /* nb_inplace_multiply     */
         0,                                 /* nb_inplace_divide       */
     (binaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_IRem_Slot,       /* nb_inplace_remainder    */
-    (ternaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_IPow_Slot,      /* nb_inplace_power        */
+    0,      /* nb_inplace_power        */
     (binaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_ILshift_Slot,    /* nb_inplace_lshift       */
     (binaryfunc) GMPy_MPZ_IRshift_Slot,    /* nb_inplace_rshift       */
         0,                                 /* nb_inplace_and          */
@@ -229,4 +229,3 @@ static PyTypeObject MPZ_Type =
     GMPy_MPZ_NewInit,                       /* tp_new           */
         0,                                  /* tp_free          */
 };
-
diff --git a/src/gmpy2_pow.c b/src/gmpy2_pow.c
index ddcb43a..cf96470 100644
--- a/src/gmpy2_pow.c
+++ b/src/gmpy2_pow.c
@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ GMPy_Integer_Pow(PyObject *b, PyObject *e, PyObject *m, CTXT_Object *context)
         unsigned long el;
 
         if (mpz_sgn(tempe->z) < 0) {
-            VALUE_ERROR("pow() exponent cannot be negative");
-            goto err;
+            Py_DECREF((PyObject*)result);
+            Py_DECREF((PyObject*)tempb);
+            Py_DECREF((PyObject*)tempe);
+
+            return GMPy_Real_Pow(b, e, m, context);
         }
 
         /* Catch -1, 0, 1 getting raised to large exponents. */
diff --git a/src/gmpy2_xmpz_inplace.c b/src/gmpy2_xmpz_inplace.c
index bbcd977..e5bbf09 100644
--- a/src/gmpy2_xmpz_inplace.c
+++ b/src/gmpy2_xmpz_inplace.c
@@ -271,14 +271,14 @@ GMPy_XMPZ_IPow_Slot(PyObject *self, PyObject *other, PyObject *mod)
     mp_bitcnt_t exp;
 
     exp = mp_bitcnt_t_From_Integer(other);
-    if (exp == (mp_bitcnt_t)(-1) && PyErr_Occurred()) {
-        PyErr_Clear();
-        Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED;
-    }
+    if (exp == (mp_bitcnt_t)(-1) && PyErr_Occurred())
+        return NULL;
 
     mpz_pow_ui(MPZ(self), MPZ(self), exp);
     Py_INCREF((PyObject*)self);
     return (PyObject*)self;
+
+    Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED;
 }
 
 /* Inplace xmpz and.
@@ -346,4 +346,3 @@ GMPy_XMPZ_IIor_Slot(PyObject *self, PyObject *other)
 
     Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED;
 }
-
diff --git a/test/test_gmpy2_mpz_inplace.txt b/test/test_gmpy2_mpz_inplace.txt
index e7a8b96..147118c 100644
--- a/test/test_gmpy2_mpz_inplace.txt
+++ b/test/test_gmpy2_mpz_inplace.txt
@@ -147,18 +147,16 @@ Test ipow operator
 mpz(25)
 >>> x **= xmpz(2); x
 mpz(625)
->>> x **= -2
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
-TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for ** or pow(): 'mpz' and 'int'
+>>> x **= -2; x
+mpfr('2.5600000000000001e-06')
+>>> x = mpz(625)
 >>> x **= 2; x
 mpz(390625)
->>> x **= mpfr(2)
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
-TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for ** or pow(): 'mpz' and 'mpfr'
->>> 1
-1
+>>> x **= mpfr(2); x
+mpfr('152587890625.0')
+>>> x = mpz(390625)
+>>> x **= mpfr(-2); x
+mpfr('6.5535999999999999e-12')
 
 Test iand operator
 ------------------
diff --git a/test/test_gmpy2_pow.txt b/test/test_gmpy2_pow.txt
index 89bd876..d5b1f45 100644
--- a/test/test_gmpy2_pow.txt
+++ b/test/test_gmpy2_pow.txt
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ mpz(25)
 >>> ctx.pow(z1, z2)
 mpz(25)
 >>> z1 ** -z2
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
-ValueError: pow() exponent cannot be negative
+mpfr('0.040000000000000001')
 >>> z1 ** 0
 mpz(1)
 >>> mpz(0) ** 32
diff --git a/test/test_gmpy2_xmpz_inplace.txt b/test/test_gmpy2_xmpz_inplace.txt
index 94f86b7..c02f966 100644
--- a/test/test_gmpy2_xmpz_inplace.txt
+++ b/test/test_gmpy2_xmpz_inplace.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ xmpz(625)
 >>> x **= -2
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
-TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for ** or pow(): 'xmpz' and 'int'
+ValueError: a non-negative value is required
 >>> x **= 2; x
 xmpz(390625)
 >>> x **= mpfr(2)