diff --git a/src/BaseStar.cpp b/src/BaseStar.cpp
index a635a9b4b..bda5dec0b 100755
--- a/src/BaseStar.cpp
+++ b/src/BaseStar.cpp
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ void BaseStar::CalculateAnCoefficients(DBL_VECTOR &p_AnCoefficients,
     RConstants(C_BETA_R)    = (a[69] * 16384.0) / (a[70] + PPOW(16.0, a[71]));                                      // Hurley et al. 2000, eq 22a
     RConstants(B_DELTA_R)   = (a[38] + a[39] * 8.0 * M_SQRT2) / (a[40] * 8.0 + PPOW(2.0, a[41])) - 1.0;             // Hurley et al. 2000, eq 17
 
-    GammaConstants(B_GAMMA) = a[76] + (a[77] * PPOW((1.0 - a[78]), a[79]));                                         // Hurley et al. 2000, eq 23
-    GammaConstants(C_GAMMA) = (utils::Compare(a[75], 1.0) == 0) ? GammaConstants(B_GAMMA) : a[80];                  // Hurley et al. 2000, eq 23
+    GammaConstants(B_GAMMA) = max(0.0, a[76] + (a[77] * PPOW((1.0 - a[78]), a[79])));                               // Hurley et al. 2000, eq 23 and discussion immediately following - max() confirmed in BSE Fortran code
+    GammaConstants(C_GAMMA) = (utils::Compare(a[75], 1.0) <= 0) ? GammaConstants(B_GAMMA) : a[80];                  // Hurley et al. 2000, eq 23 and discussion immediately following - <= 1.0 confirmed in BSE Fortran code
 
 #undef GammaConstants
 #undef RConstants
diff --git a/src/MainSequence.cpp b/src/MainSequence.cpp
index b06640564..f8546ff92 100644
--- a/src/MainSequence.cpp
+++ b/src/MainSequence.cpp
@@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ double MainSequence::CalculateGamma(const double p_Mass) const {
 #define B_GAMMA m_GammaConstants[static_cast<int>(GAMMA_CONSTANTS::B_GAMMA)]    // for convenience and readability - undefined at end of function
 #define C_GAMMA m_GammaConstants[static_cast<int>(GAMMA_CONSTANTS::C_GAMMA)]    // for convenience and readability - undefined at end of function
 
-    double gamma;
+double gamma = 0.0;                                                                                                         // default return value
 
-         if (utils::Compare(p_Mass,  1.0)          <= 0) gamma = a[76] + (a[77] * PPOW(p_Mass - a[78], a[79]));
-    else if (utils::Compare(p_Mass,  a[75])        <= 0) gamma = B_GAMMA + (a[80] - B_GAMMA) * PPOW((p_Mass - 1.0) / (a[75] - 1.0), a[81]);
-    else if (utils::Compare(p_Mass, (a[75] + 0.1)) <= 0) gamma = C_GAMMA - (10.0 * (p_Mass - a[75]) * C_GAMMA);                                                             // included = case, missing from Hurley+ 2000
-    else                                                 gamma = 0.0;           // this really is zero
+     if (utils::Compare(p_Mass,  1.0)          <= 0) gamma = a[76] + (a[77] * PPOW(std::abs(p_Mass - a[78]), a[79]));       // BSE Fortran code has abs()
+else if (utils::Compare(p_Mass,  a[75])        <= 0) gamma = B_GAMMA + (a[80] - B_GAMMA) * PPOW((p_Mass - 1.0) / (a[75] - 1.0), a[81]);
+else if (utils::Compare(p_Mass, (a[75] + 0.1)) <= 0) gamma = C_GAMMA - (10.0 * (p_Mass - a[75]) * C_GAMMA);                 // see discussion just prior to eq 23 - the end point is wrong in the arxiv version of Hurley et al. 2000 (should be 0.1, not 1.0) - confirmed in BSE Fortran code
+else                                                 gamma = 0.0;                                                           // see discussion just prior to eq 23 - confirmed in BSE Fortran code
 
-    return gamma;
+return std::max(0.0, gamma);                                                                                                // see discussion following eq 23 - confirmed in BSE Fortran code
 
 #undef C_GAMMA
 #undef B_GAMMA
diff --git a/src/changelog.h b/src/changelog.h
index 175768c45..026aa60d2 100644
--- a/src/changelog.h
+++ b/src/changelog.h
@@ -1659,6 +1659,11 @@
 //                                          - Corrected calculations for Hurley A(n) and B(n) coefficients (see Hurley et al. 2000, appendix)
 //                                          - Changed utils::GetGSLVersion() to avoid compiler warning "warning: ignoring attributes on template argument ‘int (*)(FILE*)’ [-Wignored-attributes]"
 //                                          - Reverted Makefile line "SOURCES := $(wildcard *.cpp)" to listing actual source files
+//  03.25.02  JR - August 20, 2025      - Defect repairs:
+//                                          - Clamped B_GAMMA to [0.0, B_GAMMA] (per discussion just after eq 23 - confirmed in BSE Fortran source)
+//                                          - Corrected calculation for Hurley Gamma constant C (C_GAMMA - see Hurley et al. 2000, just after eq 23, should use a(75) <= 1.0, not a(75) == 1.0 - confirmed in BSE Fortran source)
+//                                          - Added abs() to gamma calculation in Mainsequence.cpp::CalculateGamma() (per BSE Fortran source)
+//                                          - Clamped gamma to [0.0, gamma] in Mainsequence.cpp::CalculateGamma() (per discussion just after eq 23 - confirmed in BSE Fortran source)
 //
 // Version string format is MM.mm.rr, where
 //
@@ -1669,7 +1674,7 @@
 // if MM is incremented, set mm and rr to 00, even if defect repairs and minor enhancements were also made
 // if mm is incremented, set rr to 00, even if defect repairs were also made
 
-const std::string VERSION_STRING = "03.25.01";
+const std::string VERSION_STRING = "03.25.02";
 
 
 # endif // __changelog_h__