diff --git a/files/routes/front.py b/files/routes/front.py
index 76f3582b5..91f8fdb1f 100644
--- a/files/routes/front.py
+++ b/files/routes/front.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def frontlist(v=None, sort="hot", page=1, t="all", ids_only=True, filter_words='
 		posts = posts.join(Submission.author).filter(User.shadowbanned == False)
 
 	if sort == "hot":
-		posts = posts.order_by(-10000000*(Submission.upvotes - Submission.downvotes + 1)/(((int(time.time()) - Submission.created_utc + 3600)/1000)*(1.35)))
+		posts = posts.order_by(-1*(Submission.upvotes - Submission.downvotes)/((int(time.time()) - Submission.created_utc)/1000))
 	elif sort == "new":
 		posts = posts.order_by(Submission.created_utc.desc())
 	elif sort == "old":
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ def frontlist(v=None, sort="hot", page=1, t="all", ids_only=True, filter_words='
 	elif sort == "comments":
 		posts = posts.order_by(Submission.comment_count.desc())
 
-	posts = posts.offset(25 * (page - 1)).limit(26).all()
+	if sort != "hot": posts = posts.offset(25 * (page - 1)).limit(26).all()
+
 
 	next_exists = (len(posts) > 25)