diff --git a/src/ripple/RippleEngine.ts b/src/ripple/RippleEngine.ts
index aee0d8af2..b0da04ec4 100644
--- a/src/ripple/RippleEngine.ts
+++ b/src/ripple/RippleEngine.ts
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ export class XrpEngine extends CurrencyEngine<
         Destination: publicAddress,
         Flags: tfSetNoRipple
       }
+      nativeAmount = `-${nativeAmount}`
     }
 
     if (uniqueIdentifier !== '') {