diff --git a/code/modules/cargo/blackmarket/blackmarket_uplink.dm b/code/modules/cargo/blackmarket/blackmarket_uplink.dm
index ddbf5bdf891..35ba17e2418 100644
--- a/code/modules/cargo/blackmarket/blackmarket_uplink.dm
+++ b/code/modules/cargo/blackmarket/blackmarket_uplink.dm
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 		return
 
 	var/obj/item/holochip/holochip = new (user.drop_location(), amount_to_remove)
+	money -= amount_to_remove
 	holochip.name = "washed " + holochip.name
 	user.put_in_hands(holochip)
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You withdraw [amount_to_remove] credits into a holochip.</span>")