diff --git a/forum-network/src/classes/forum.js b/forum-network/src/classes/forum.js
index 1ae6eab..1c4d263 100644
--- a/forum-network/src/classes/forum.js
+++ b/forum-network/src/classes/forum.js
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@ export class Forum extends Actor {
       return [];
     }
     const post = this.getPost(postId);
-
     this.actions.propagateValue.log(fromActor, post, `(increment: ${increment})`);
 
+    const adjustedIncrement = increment * (1 - params.leachingValue * post.totalCitationWeight);
+
     const rewards = new Map();
     const addReward = (id, value) => rewards.set(id, (rewards.get(id) ?? 0) + value);
     const addRewards = (r) => {
@@ -103,12 +104,12 @@ export class Forum extends Actor {
     // Increment the value of the post
     // Apply leaching value
     const currentValue = this.getPostValue(postId);
-    const newValue = currentValue + increment * (1 - params.leachingValue * post.totalCitationWeight);
+    const newValue = currentValue + adjustedIncrement;
     await this.setPostValue(postId, newValue);
 
     // Award reputation to post author
-    console.log('reward for post author', post.authorPublicKey, increment);
-    addReward(post.authorPublicKey, increment);
+    console.log('reward for post author', post.authorPublicKey, adjustedIncrement);
+    addReward(post.authorPublicKey, adjustedIncrement);
 
     // Recursively distribute reputation to citations, according to weights
     for (const { postId: citedPostId, weight } of post.citations) {