diff --git a/app/api/dexi.py b/app/api/dexi.py
index 892f201f32181d32fe2eaccbe00faabe4db997e0..840229855b5bbf4bbd83aaf35fce35f395f773a5 100644
--- a/app/api/dexi.py
+++ b/app/api/dexi.py
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ def create_recommendation_text(kpi, amount_changed, caused_by, step_size):
         return ""
     if 'co2' in caused_by.replace(' ', '').lower() and 'co2' in kpi.replace(' ', '').lower():
         return ""
+    if amount_changed < 0:
+        amount_changed *= -1
     return f'In order to change the KPI of {kpi} by {int(amount_changed)*10}%, {caused_by} should be improved by {step_size*10}%.\n'