diff --git a/deob-ast/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/ast/transform/AddSubTransformer.kt b/deob-ast/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/ast/transform/AddSubTransformer.kt
index 7fa6201b..f3685960 100644
--- a/deob-ast/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/ast/transform/AddSubTransformer.kt
+++ b/deob-ast/src/main/java/dev/openrs2/deob/ast/transform/AddSubTransformer.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class AddSubTransformer : Transformer() {
                 expr.operator = BinaryExpr.Operator.MINUS
                 expr.right = right.negate()
             } else if (op == BinaryExpr.Operator.PLUS && isNegative(left)) {
-                if (left.hasSideEffects() || right.hasSideEffects()) {
+                if (expr.hasSideEffects()) {
                     return@walk
                 }