diff --git a/internal/asthelper/asthelper.go b/internal/asthelper/asthelper.go
index c7e4b7b..c14ecba 100644
--- a/internal/asthelper/asthelper.go
+++ b/internal/asthelper/asthelper.go
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ func IntLit(value int) *ast.BasicLit {
 	}
 }
 
+// Float32Lit returns an ast.BasicLit of kind FLOAT, 32 bit
+func Float32Lit(value float32) *ast.BasicLit {
+	return &ast.BasicLit{
+		Kind:  token.FLOAT,
+		Value: strconv.FormatFloat(float64(value), 'f', -1, 32),
+	}
+}
+
+// Float64Lit returns an ast.BasicLit of kind FLOAT, 64 bit
+func Float64Lit(value float64) *ast.BasicLit {
+	return &ast.BasicLit{
+		Kind:  token.FLOAT,
+		Value: strconv.FormatFloat(value, 'f', -1, 64),
+	}
+}
+
 // IndexExpr "name[index]"
 func IndexExpr(name string, index ast.Expr) *ast.IndexExpr {
 	return &ast.IndexExpr{
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 2f468f8..2b59f1c 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func bincmp(ts *testscript.TestScript, neg bool, args []string) {
 
 var literalGenerators = []func() *ast.BasicLit{
 	func() *ast.BasicLit {
-		buffer := make([]byte, 1+mathrand.Intn(math.MaxUint8))
+		buffer := make([]byte, 1+mathrand.Intn(255))
 		_, err := mathrand.Read(buffer)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
@@ -276,24 +276,19 @@ var literalGenerators = []func() *ast.BasicLit{
 		return ah.IntLit(i)
 	},
 	func() *ast.BasicLit {
-		f := fmt.Sprint(mathrand.NormFloat64())
-		return &ast.BasicLit{
-			Kind:  token.FLOAT,
-			Value: fmt.Sprint(f),
-		}
+		return ah.Float64Lit(mathrand.NormFloat64())
 	},
 	func() *ast.BasicLit {
-		f := fmt.Sprint(mathrand.Float32())
-		return &ast.BasicLit{
-			Kind:  token.FLOAT,
-			Value: fmt.Sprint(f),
-		}
+		return ah.Float32Lit(mathrand.Float32())
 	},
 }
 
 func generateLiterals(ts *testscript.TestScript, neg bool, args []string) {
+	if neg {
+		ts.Fatalf("unsupported: ! generate-literals")
+	}
 	if len(args) != 3 {
-		ts.Fatalf("usage: generate-literals file.go literalCount funcName")
+		ts.Fatalf("usage: generate-literals file literalCount funcName")
 	}
 
 	codePath, funcName := args[0], args[2]
@@ -306,9 +301,7 @@ func generateLiterals(ts *testscript.TestScript, neg bool, args []string) {
 	var statements []ast.Stmt
 	for i := 0; i < literalCount; i++ {
 		literal := literalGenerators[i%len(literalGenerators)]()
-		statements = append(statements, &ast.ExprStmt{
-			X: ah.CallExpr(ah.Ident("println"), literal),
-		})
+		statements = append(statements, ah.ExprStmt(ah.CallExpr(ah.Ident("println"), literal)))
 	}
 
 	file := &ast.File{
@@ -319,9 +312,7 @@ func generateLiterals(ts *testscript.TestScript, neg bool, args []string) {
 				Type: &ast.FuncType{
 					Params: &ast.FieldList{},
 				},
-				Body: &ast.BlockStmt{
-					List: statements,
-				},
+				Body: ah.BlockStmt(statements...),
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/testdata/scripts/literals.txt b/testdata/scripts/literals.txt
index 4e9f0b1..55cb251 100644
--- a/testdata/scripts/literals.txt
+++ b/testdata/scripts/literals.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Generate and write random literals into a separate file
 generate-literals extraLiterals.go 500 printExtraLiterals
 
 go build
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ rm main$exe
 garble -literals build
 bincmp main$exe main_old$exe
 
-# Also check that the binary is true random.
+# Also check that the binary is different from previous builds.
 rm main$exe
 garble -literals -debugdir=.obf-src -seed=8J+Ri/Cfh6fwn4e+ build
 ! bincmp main$exe main_old$exe
@@ -117,7 +118,6 @@ func main() {
 	byteTest()
 	numTest()
 	boolTest()
-
 	printExtraLiterals()
 }