diff --git a/backend/code1.c b/backend/code1.c
index c48bb71f..62b14830 100644
--- a/backend/code1.c
+++ b/backend/code1.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,7 @@ int code_one(struct zint_symbol *symbol, unsigned char source[], int length) {
         data_length = c1_encode(symbol, source, data, length);
 
         if (data_length == 0) {
+            strcpy(symbol->errtxt, "Input data is too long");
             return ZINT_ERROR_TOO_LONG;
         }
 
@@ -1437,6 +1438,11 @@ int code_one(struct zint_symbol *symbol, unsigned char source[], int length) {
         if (symbol->option_2 > size) {
             size = symbol->option_2;
         }
+        
+        if ((symbol-> option_2 != 0) && (symbol->option_2 < size)) {
+            strcpy(symbol->errtxt, "Input too long for selected symbol size");
+            return ZINT_ERROR_TOO_LONG;
+        }
 
         for (i = data_length; i < c1_data_length[size - 1]; i++) {
             data[i] = 129; /* Pad */
diff --git a/backend/dmatrix.c b/backend/dmatrix.c
index 3a3deb19..9c8856f3 100644
--- a/backend/dmatrix.c
+++ b/backend/dmatrix.c
@@ -1183,9 +1183,8 @@ int data_matrix_200(struct zint_symbol *symbol, const unsigned char source[], co
     if (calcsize > optionsize) {
         symbolsize = calcsize;
         if (optionsize != -1) {
-            /* flag an error */
-            error_number = ZINT_WARN_INVALID_OPTION;
-            strcpy(symbol->errtxt, "Data does not fit in selected symbol size (E12)");
+            strcpy(symbol->errtxt, "Input too long for selected symbol size");
+            return ZINT_ERROR_TOO_LONG;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/gridmtx.c b/backend/gridmtx.c
index 0dd394c1..992f259c 100644
--- a/backend/gridmtx.c
+++ b/backend/gridmtx.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,8 @@ int grid_matrix(struct zint_symbol *symbol, const unsigned char source[], int le
         if (symbol->option_2 > min_layers) {
             layers = symbol->option_2;
         } else {
-            layers = min_layers;
+            strcpy(symbol->errtxt, "Input data too long for selected symbol size");
+            return ZINT_ERROR_TOO_LONG;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/hanxin.c b/backend/hanxin.c
index 249b6f15..356b20e5 100644
--- a/backend/hanxin.c
+++ b/backend/hanxin.c
@@ -1448,6 +1448,11 @@ int han_xin(struct zint_symbol *symbol, const unsigned char source[], int length
     if (symbol->option_2 > version) {
         version = symbol->option_2;
     }
+    
+    if ((symbol->option_2 != 0) && (symbol->option_2 < version)) {
+        strcpy(symbol->errtxt, "Input too long for selected symbol size");
+        return ZINT_ERROR_TOO_LONG;
+    }
 
     /* If there is spare capacity, increase the level of ECC */
 
diff --git a/backend/qr.c b/backend/qr.c
index 4585f568..a2489c62 100644
--- a/backend/qr.c
+++ b/backend/qr.c
@@ -1632,6 +1632,11 @@ int qr_code(struct zint_symbol *symbol, const unsigned char source[], int length
             version = symbol->option_2;
             est_binlen = getBinaryLength(symbol->option_2, mode, jisdata, length, gs1, symbol->eci);
         }
+        
+        if (symbol->option_2 < version) {
+            strcpy(symbol->errtxt, "Input too long for selected symbol size");
+            return ZINT_ERROR_TOO_LONG;
+        }
     }
 
     /* Ensure maxium error correction capacity */
@@ -2791,6 +2796,9 @@ int microqr(struct zint_symbol *symbol, const unsigned char source[], int length
     if ((symbol->option_2 >= 1) && (symbol->option_2 <= 4)) {
         if (symbol->option_2 >= autoversion) {
             version = symbol->option_2;
+        } else {
+            strcpy(symbol->errtxt, "Input too long for selected symbol size");
+            return ZINT_ERROR_TOO_LONG;
         }
     }