diff --git a/src/Corporation/corporate.js b/src/Corporation/corporate.js
index f56d771e519fd56906b50211ffdd757bc5e7f0fc..4bccdfb18af1cef36bc16473ae97aea145c71663 100644
--- a/src/Corporation/corporate.js
+++ b/src/Corporation/corporate.js
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ App.Corporate.Init = function() {
 
         get hasPayout() { return this._var.payout > 0; }
         get payout() { return this._var.payout; }
-        set payout(value) { return this._var.payout; }
+        set payout(value) { this._var.payout = value; }
 
         get canSpecializeNow() { return this._var.canSpecializeNow; }
         set canSpecializeNow(value) { this._var.canSpecializeNow = value; }