diff --git a/src/Equilibrium/Sources/GFile.jl b/src/Equilibrium/Sources/GFile.jl
index 84027a6676..c1c8ddf1b4 100644
--- a/src/Equilibrium/Sources/GFile.jl
+++ b/src/Equilibrium/Sources/GFile.jl
@@ -40,6 +40,20 @@ function _read_1d_gfile_format(lines_block::Vector{String}, num_values::Int)
     return parsed_values
 end
 
+"""
+    gfile_fpol_single_precision(filename) -> Bool
+
+Whether the g-file's FPOL column was written in single precision: every value lies within 1e-8
+(relative) of its Float32 rounding. Double-precision values printed to the format's ten digits
+sit about 1.5e-8 from it on average, so a whole column below 1e-8 is single precision.
+"""
+function gfile_fpol_single_precision(filename::AbstractString)
+    lines = readlines(filename)
+    nw = parse(Int, split(lines[1])[end-1])
+    fpol = _read_1d_gfile_format(lines[6:(5+cld(nw, 5))], nw)
+    return all(f -> abs(Float64(Float32(f)) - f) <= 1e-8 * abs(f), fpol)
+end
+
 """
     _read_efit(equil_in)
 
diff --git a/src/GeneralizedPerturbedEquilibrium.jl b/src/GeneralizedPerturbedEquilibrium.jl
index ba3701c3b9..43f6bd980f 100755
--- a/src/GeneralizedPerturbedEquilibrium.jl
+++ b/src/GeneralizedPerturbedEquilibrium.jl
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ function main_from_inputs(
     resolve_mode_space!(intr, ctrl)
 
     equil = Equilibrium.PlasmaEquilibrium(eq_config, additional_input)
+    # GPEC differentiates the spline of F, so single-precision FPOL rounding becomes noise in Δ′.
+    if eq_config.eq_type in Equilibrium.EFIT_KINDS && ctrl.integrator in ("riccati", "galerkin") &&
+       Equilibrium.gfile_fpol_single_precision(eq_config.eq_filename)
+        @warn "The g-file's FPOL is single precision. Its rounding puts noise of order ±2–3 on Δ′ at 257 radial " *
+              "nodes; regenerate the file in double precision for converged Δ′." file = eq_config.eq_filename
+    end
 
     kf_ctrl, kinetic_profiles, kf_species = load_kinetic_context(inputs, intr, ctrl, equil)
     equil = maybe_reform_equilibrium(equil, intr, ctrl, kinetic_profiles; kf_ctrl=kf_ctrl, kf_species=kf_species)
diff --git a/test/runtests_equil.jl b/test/runtests_equil.jl
index bb04846ad2..f8afac63c4 100644
--- a/test/runtests_equil.jl
+++ b/test/runtests_equil.jl
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ using TOML
         @test 6.5 < plasma_eq_efit.ro < 7.5 # Physical sanity check
     end
 
+    @testset "Single-precision g-file FPOL is detected" begin
+        single_precision = GeneralizedPerturbedEquilibrium.Equilibrium.gfile_fpol_single_precision
+        @test single_precision(joinpath(@__DIR__, "..", "examples", "DIIID-like_ideal_example", "TkMkr_D3Dlike_Hmode.geqdsk"))
+        @test !single_precision(joinpath(@__DIR__, "test_data", "TokaMaker_ifile", "g65.geqdsk"))
+        @test !single_precision(joinpath(data_dir, "EQDSK_COCOS_02"))
+    end
+
     @testset "Load EFIT Data (arclength)" begin
         arclength_config = GeneralizedPerturbedEquilibrium.Equilibrium.EquilibriumConfig(;
             eq_filename=joinpath(data_dir, "EQDSK_COCOS_02"),