diff --git a/fermi.go b/fermi.go
index 60c5611..43b4874 100644
--- a/fermi.go
+++ b/fermi.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func multiplyLogDistAndScalar(l Lognormal, s Scalar) (Dist, error) {
 	if s == 0.0 {
 		return Scalar(0.0), nil
 	} else if s < 0.0 {
-		return operateDistsAsSamples(s, l, "+")
+		return operateDistsAsSamples(s, l, "*")
 	} else {
 		return multiplyLogDists(l, Lognormal{low: float64(s), high: float64(s)}), nil
 	}