diff --git a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyPeerActions.java b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyPeerActions.java
index 70b6ccfd4..77a24fba1 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyPeerActions.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyPeerActions.java
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ public class yacyPeerActions {
             //set the PPM
 	        seedDB.mySeed.put(yacySeed.ISPEED, Long.toString(Math.round((float)indexedcdiff / ((float)uptimediff/60f))));
 		}
-        if(uptime > 0)
-        	sb.setConfig("totalPPM", Long.toString(indexedc / (1 + (uptime/60))));
+        if(uptime > 60)
+        	sb.setConfig("totalPPM", Long.toString(indexedc / (uptime/60)));
         else
         	sb.setConfig("totalPPM", Long.toString(indexedc / 1)); //no division by zero