diff --git a/iw4x/iw4x_00/maps/mp/gametypes/_rank.gsc b/iw4x/iw4x_00/maps/mp/gametypes/_rank.gsc
index e839bb9..3f5dd6a 100644
--- a/iw4x/iw4x_00/maps/mp/gametypes/_rank.gsc
+++ b/iw4x/iw4x_00/maps/mp/gametypes/_rank.gsc
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ init()
 	level.scoreInfo = [];
 	level.xpScale = getDvarInt( "scr_xpscale" );
 
+	level.xpScale = max( level.xpScale, 0 );
+
 	level.rankTable = [];
 
 	precacheShader("white");