diff --git a/files/routes/votes.py b/files/routes/votes.py
index bd94c8a11..be9b3e343 100644
--- a/files/routes/votes.py
+++ b/files/routes/votes.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def vote_post_comment(target_id, new, v, cls, vote_cls):
 	if SITE_NAME == 'rDrama':
 		target.realupvotes = get_vote_count(0, True) # first arg is ignored here
 	elif cls == Post and target.hole in {'sandshit', 'slavshit'}:
-		target.realupvotes = target.upvotes + target.downvotes
+		target.realupvotes = target.upvotes
 	else:
 		target.realupvotes = target.upvotes - target.downvotes