diff --git a/ts/client/src/accounts/mangoAccount.ts b/ts/client/src/accounts/mangoAccount.ts
index fbc6ef76d..b63b4bf90 100644
--- a/ts/client/src/accounts/mangoAccount.ts
+++ b/ts/client/src/accounts/mangoAccount.ts
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ export class PerpPosition {
 
     const baseNative = I80F48.fromI64(
       this.basePositionLots.mul(perpMarket.baseLotSize),
-    );
+    ).abs();
     const positionValue = I80F48.fromNumber(
       perpMarket.stablePriceModel.stablePrice,
     )