diff --git a/src/negative.go b/src/negative.go
index 1bfb23f..c5bee6a 100644
--- a/src/negative.go
+++ b/src/negative.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var negativeCompile = makeRegex(`( *)-(.|\n)+( *)`)
 
 type negative struct {
 	VAL  any
+	sign bool
 	line int
 	code string
 	path string
@@ -26,11 +27,9 @@ func parseNegative(code UNPARSEcode, index int, codeline []UNPARSEcode) (any, bo
 		path:     code.path,
 	}, index, codeline, 0)
 
-	if difference%2 == 0 {
-		return resp, worked, err, i
-	}
 	return negative{
 		VAL:  resp,
+		sign: difference%2 == 0,
 		line: code.line,
 		code: code.realcode,
 		path: code.path,
diff --git a/src/run.go b/src/run.go
index 976311d..bd3f28d 100644
--- a/src/run.go
+++ b/src/run.go
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ func runVal(line any, stack stack, stacklevel int) (any, ArErr) {
 		}
 		switch y := resp.(type) {
 		case number:
-			return newNumber().Neg(y), ArErr{}
+			if !x.sign {
+				return newNumber().Neg(y), ArErr{}
+			}
+			return y, ArErr{}
 		}
 		return nil, ArErr{
 			TYPE:    "TypeError",