diff --git a/fun_text_processing/inverse_text_normalization/id/taggers/cardinal.py b/fun_text_processing/inverse_text_normalization/id/taggers/cardinal.py
index 6b2fce5ad..539acbc8c 100644
--- a/fun_text_processing/inverse_text_normalization/id/taggers/cardinal.py
+++ b/fun_text_processing/inverse_text_normalization/id/taggers/cardinal.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class CardinalFst(GraphFst):
         graph_hundreds = pynini.string_file(get_abs_path("data/numbers/hundreds.tsv"))
         graph_thousand = pynini.string_file(get_abs_path("data/numbers/thousand.tsv"))
 
-        graph_cents = pynini.cross("seratus", "100") | pynini.cross("ratus", "100") | pynini.union(graph_hundreds, pynutil.insert("00"))
+        graph_cents = pynini.cross("seratus", "100") | pynini.cross("ratus", "100") | pynini.union(graph_hundreds, pynutil.insert("0"))
         graph_hundred = pynini.cross("ratus", "") | pynini.cross("seratus", "")
 
         graph_hundred_component = pynini.union(graph_digit + delete_space + graph_hundred, pynutil.insert("00"))