diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/payments.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/payments.cc
index b1d2e0b6..81208aa4 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/payments.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/payments.cc
@@ -494,9 +494,8 @@ long  WrenchStartPayment( CVars in, CVars &out ){
             out["credit_ref_no"] = insert_db_record(DBS_VALID, "members_credit", "members_credit_id_seq", xx);
 
     		if ( out["credit_ref_no"].Long() > 0) {
-               if( load_db_record( out, "SELECT uid AS credit_reference, fee, currency "
+               if( load_db_record( out, "SELECT uid AS credit_reference, fee, currency, amount+fee AS total "
                                      " FROM members_credit WHERE member_id = %lu AND id=%lu ", member_id,  out["credit_ref_no"].Long())> 0){
-                                     out["total"].Long() = out["amount"].Long() + out["fee"].Long();
                       out["status"] = "OK";
                       out["flutterwave_key"] = CfgReadChar("flutterwave.public_key");
                       ret = PHP_API_OK;