diff --git a/payment/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/payment/core/RefundProcessor.java b/payment/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/payment/core/RefundProcessor.java
index 6640ddb..3cee48a 100644
--- a/payment/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/payment/core/RefundProcessor.java
+++ b/payment/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/payment/core/RefundProcessor.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class RefundProcessor extends ProcessorBase {
List<RefundModelDao> existingRefunds = paymentDao.getRefundsForPayment(paymentId);
for (RefundModelDao cur : existingRefunds) {
- final BigDecimal existingPositiveAmount = cur.getAmount().negate();
+ final BigDecimal existingPositiveAmount = cur.getAmount();
if (existingPositiveAmount.compareTo(refundAmount) == 0) {
if (cur.getRefundStatus() == RefundStatus.CREATED) {
if (refundInfo == null) {
