diff --git a/src/events/intro/initNationalities.tw b/src/events/intro/initNationalities.tw
index 27f5f8d8ca6bcdb2fce17273857a1959577ef09f..1549fa05ca7717c7cc93f7b2b681bea173c559ee 100644
--- a/src/events/intro/initNationalities.tw
+++ b/src/events/intro/initNationalities.tw
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
 				<<set $activeArcology.FSNull = 20>>
 			<</switch>>
 			<<if $PC.rumor == "social engineering">>
-				<<set $FSGotRepCredits = 1>>
+				<<set $FSGotRepCredits += 1>>
 			<</if>>
 		<</if>>
 	<<else>>