diff --git a/libraries/chain/database.cpp b/libraries/chain/database.cpp
index b345331a59..f29a2d6121 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/database.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/database.cpp
@@ -2334,15 +2334,6 @@ namespace golos { namespace chain {
         uint64_t database::pay_curator(const comment_vote_object& cvo, uint64_t claim, const account_name_type& author, const std::string& permlink) {
             const auto &voter = get(cvo.voter);
 
-            uint64_t to_author = 0;
-            if (has_hardfork(STEEMIT_HARDFORK_0_21__1014)) {
-                to_author = (uint128_t(claim) * cvo.author_promote_rate / STEEMIT_100_PERCENT).to_uint64();
-                claim -= to_author;
-                if (claim == 0) {
-                    return to_author;
-                }
-            }
-
             if (has_hardfork(STEEMIT_HARDFORK_0_19__756)) {
                 claim -= pay_delegators(voter, cvo, claim);
             }
@@ -2393,6 +2384,9 @@ namespace golos { namespace chain {
                         }
 
                         if (claim > 0) { // min_amt is non-zero satoshis
+                            if (has_hardfork(STEEMIT_HARDFORK_0_21__1014)) {
+                                claim -= (uint128_t(claim) * (*itr->vote).author_promote_rate / STEEMIT_100_PERCENT).to_uint64();
+                            }
                             unclaimed_rewards -= claim;
                             unclaimed_rewards += pay_curator(*itr->vote, claim, c.comment.author, to_string(c.comment.permlink));
                         } else {