diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collection/Category.php b/app/Helpers/Collection/Category.php
index b03b34aef4..6e243a7631 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collection/Category.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collection/Category.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Category
         // spent is minus zero for an expense report:
         if ($category->spent < 0) {
             $this->categories->push($category);
+            $this->addTotal($category->spent);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Helpers/Report/ReportHelper.php b/app/Helpers/Report/ReportHelper.php
index d5aa35acc9..bbca7c667e 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Report/ReportHelper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Report/ReportHelper.php
@@ -343,10 +343,9 @@ class ReportHelper implements ReportHelperInterface
         $repository = app('FireflyIII\Repositories\Category\CategoryRepositoryInterface');
         $set        = $repository->getCategories();
         foreach ($set as $category) {
-            $spent           = $repository->balanceInPeriodForList($category, $start, $end, $accounts);
+            $spent = $repository->balanceInPeriodForList($category, $start, $end, $accounts);
             $category->spent = $spent;
             $object->addCategory($category);
-            $object->addTotal($spent);
         }
 
         return $object;
diff --git a/resources/twig/partials/reports/categories.twig b/resources/twig/partials/reports/categories.twig
index 88aee1a0b9..ee5000825e 100644
--- a/resources/twig/partials/reports/categories.twig
+++ b/resources/twig/partials/reports/categories.twig
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
                     <td>
                         <a href="{{ route('categories.show',cat.id) }}">{{ cat.name }}</a>
                     </td>
-                    <td><span class="text-danger">{{ (cat.spent * -1)|formatAmountPlain }}</span></td>
+                    <td>{{ cat.spent|formatAmount }}</td>
                 </tr>
             {% endfor %}
             </tbody>
             <tfoot>
             <tr>
                 <td><em>{{ 'sum'|_ }}</em></td>
-                <td class="text-danger">{{ (categories.getTotal * -1)|formatAmountPlain }}</td>
+                <td>{{ categories.getTotal|formatAmount }}</td>
             </tr>
             </tfoot>
         </table>