diff --git a/src/storm/modelchecker/csl/helper/SparseCtmcCslHelper.cpp b/src/storm/modelchecker/csl/helper/SparseCtmcCslHelper.cpp
index 7e50785d0..a64cf4781 100644
--- a/src/storm/modelchecker/csl/helper/SparseCtmcCslHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/modelchecker/csl/helper/SparseCtmcCslHelper.cpp
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 for (uint_fast64_t row = 0; row < generatorMatrix.getRowCount(); ++row) {
                     for (auto& entry : generatorMatrix.getRow(row)) {
                         if (entry.getColumn() == row) {
-                            entry.setValue(-exitRates[row]);
+                            entry.setValue(exitRates[row] - entry.getValue());
                         }
                     }
                 }