diff --git a/src/Faker/Provider/nl_BE/Payment.php b/src/Faker/Provider/nl_BE/Payment.php
index 05fd70ed39..e825340afc 100644
--- a/src/Faker/Provider/nl_BE/Payment.php
+++ b/src/Faker/Provider/nl_BE/Payment.php
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ public static function vat($spacedNationalPrefix = true)
         $checksum = 97 - fmod($firstSeven, 97);
 
         // '0' + 7 numbers + checksum
-        return sprintf('%s0%s%s', $prefix, $firstSeven, $checksum);
+        return sprintf('%s0%s%02d', $prefix, $firstSeven, $checksum);
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Faker/Provider/nl_BE/PaymentTest.php b/test/Faker/Provider/nl_BE/PaymentTest.php
index 988f57d396..61f6e2bfcb 100644
--- a/test/Faker/Provider/nl_BE/PaymentTest.php
+++ b/test/Faker/Provider/nl_BE/PaymentTest.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ private function validateChecksum($vat)
 
         // Mod97 check on first 8 digits
         $checksum = 97 - fmod(substr($numbers, 0, 8), 97);
+        // Make sure checksum is 2 characters long
+        $checksum = sprintf('%02d', $checksum);
 
         self::assertEquals((string) $checksum, substr($numbers, 8, 10));
     }