diff --git a/src/utilities.rs b/src/utilities.rs
index e99ca06..dba9796 100644
--- a/src/utilities.rs
+++ b/src/utilities.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ pub fn validate(post: &mut Post) {
     }
 
     if post.truncated_description.is_empty() {
-        post.score = post.score / 2;
+        post.score /= 2;
     };
 
     if !is_valid_url(post.link.as_str()) {