diff --git a/include/fmt/printf.h b/include/fmt/printf.h
index 18f8d121..6c7e328f 100644
--- a/include/fmt/printf.h
+++ b/include/fmt/printf.h
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ OutputIt basic_printf_context<OutputIt, Char>::format() {
 
     // Parse argument index, flags and width.
     unsigned arg_index = parse_header(it, end, specs);
+    if (arg_index == 0)
+      on_error("argument index 0 is out of range");
 
     // Parse precision.
     if (it != end && *it == '.') {
diff --git a/test/core-test.cc b/test/core-test.cc
index 84d2b9eb..76612b99 100644
--- a/test/core-test.cc
+++ b/test/core-test.cc
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ template <typename T> struct mock_buffer : buffer<T> {
 TEST(BufferTest, Ctor) {
   {
     mock_buffer<int> buffer;
-    EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, &buffer[0]);
+    EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, buffer.data());
     EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<size_t>(0), buffer.size());
     EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<size_t>(0), buffer.capacity());
   }
diff --git a/test/printf-test.cc b/test/printf-test.cc
index cd9950d1..f158a627 100644
--- a/test/printf-test.cc
+++ b/test/printf-test.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ TEST(PrintfTest, SwitchArgIndexing) {
 
 TEST(PrintfTest, InvalidArgIndex) {
   EXPECT_THROW_MSG(test_sprintf("%0$d", 42), format_error,
-                   "argument index out of range");
+                   "argument index 0 is out of range");
   EXPECT_THROW_MSG(test_sprintf("%2$d", 42), format_error,
                    "argument index out of range");
   EXPECT_THROW_MSG(test_sprintf(format("%{}$d", INT_MAX), 42), format_error,
@@ -337,7 +337,9 @@ template <typename T> void TestLength(const char* length_spec) {
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, -42);
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, min);
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, max);
-  TestLength<T>(length_spec, static_cast<long long>(min) - 1);
+  long long long_long_min = std::numeric_limits<long long>::min();
+  if (static_cast<long long>(min) > long_long_min)
+    TestLength<T>(length_spec, static_cast<long long>(min) - 1);
   unsigned long long long_long_max = max_value<long long>();
   if (static_cast<unsigned long long>(max) < long_long_max)
     TestLength<T>(length_spec, static_cast<long long>(max) + 1);