diff --git a/app/controllers/games_controller.rb b/app/controllers/games_controller.rb
index 5fe230d32..32175ec2f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/games_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/games_controller.rb
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ class GamesController < ApplicationController
         if @game.status == 2
           @game.update_attributes!(:answer_open => @answer.level)
         else
-          @game.update_attributes!(:answer_open => @answer.level, :answer_deduction => deduct_score)
+          answer_deduction = challenge.challenge_answers.where("level <= #{@answer.level}").sum(:score)
+          @game.update_attributes!(:answer_open => @answer.level, :answer_deduction => answer_deduction)
         end
 
       rescue Exception => e