diff --git a/code/modules/stock_market/stocks.dm b/code/modules/stock_market/stocks.dm
index 2b4a4c3d6f..563e76c0a9 100644
--- a/code/modules/stock_market/stocks.dm
+++ b/code/modules/stock_market/stocks.dm
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	var/piece_of_shit_fuck = current_value - 500
 	var/i_hate_this_code = (speculation / rand(25000, 50000) + performance / rand(100, 800)) * current_value
 	if(i_hate_this_code < fucking_stock_spikes || i_hate_this_code > piece_of_shit_fuck)
-		current_value += i_hate_this_code
+		current_value = i_hate_this_code
 	if (current_value < 5)
 		current_value = 5