diff --git a/src/services/inventoryService.ts b/src/services/inventoryService.ts
index 5ceb711a..fffafecf 100644
--- a/src/services/inventoryService.ts
+++ b/src/services/inventoryService.ts
@@ -1773,17 +1773,13 @@ export const addChallenges = (
                         ];
                 }
 
-                let standingToAdd = meta.standing ?? 0;
-                if (standingToAdd >= 0) {
-                    standingToAdd *= config.nightwaveStandingMultiplier ?? 1;
-                    affiliation.Standing += standingToAdd;
-
-                    if (affiliationMods.length == 0) {
-                        affiliationMods.push({ Tag: nightwaveSyndicateTag });
-                    }
-                    affiliationMods[0].Standing ??= 0;
-                    affiliationMods[0].Standing += standingToAdd;
+                const standingToAdd = meta.standing! * (config.nightwaveStandingMultiplier ?? 1);
+                affiliation.Standing += standingToAdd;
+                if (affiliationMods.length == 0) {
+                    affiliationMods.push({ Tag: nightwaveSyndicateTag });
                 }
+                affiliationMods[0].Standing ??= 0;
+                affiliationMods[0].Standing += standingToAdd;
             }
         }
     }