diff --git a/include/rexy/utility.hpp b/include/rexy/utility.hpp
index a1d063c..6299632 100644
--- a/include/rexy/utility.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/utility.hpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace rexy{
 		}
 		template<class T>
 		constexpr T abs(const T& val){
-			return val > 0 ? val : val;
+			return val > 0 ? val : -val;
 		}
 	}