diff --git a/app/Generator/Chart/Budget/ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator.php b/app/Generator/Chart/Budget/ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator.php
index 75347ee8a4..8cd3c3dac0 100644
--- a/app/Generator/Chart/Budget/ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator.php
+++ b/app/Generator/Chart/Budget/ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator implements BudgetChartGenerator
                 $data['labels'][] = $entry[0];
                 $left[]           = round($entry[1], 2);
                 $spent[]          = round($entry[2], 2);
-                $overspent[]      = round($entry[3], 2);
+                $overspent[]      = round(($entry[3] * -1), 2);
             }
         }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ChartJsBudgetChartGenerator implements BudgetChartGenerator
         ];
         $data['datasets'][] = [
             'label' => trans('firefly.overspent'),
-            'data'  => $overspent * -1,
+            'data'  => $overspent,
         ];
 
         $data['count'] = count($data['datasets']);