diff --git a/src/game/SpellEffects.cpp b/src/game/SpellEffects.cpp
index 2b3c7bf60..3e28d4532 100644
--- a/src/game/SpellEffects.cpp
+++ b/src/game/SpellEffects.cpp
@@ -1874,8 +1874,10 @@ void Spell::EffectDummy(SpellEffectIndex eff_idx)
                         if (!factionEntry)
                             return;
 
-                        // set rep to baserep + basepoints (expecting spillover for oposite faction -> become hated)
-                        pPlayer->GetReputationMgr().SetReputation(factionEntry, rep_change);
+                        // Set rep to baserep + basepoints (expecting spillover for oposite faction -> become hated)
+                        // Not when player already has equal or higher rep with this faction
+                        if (pPlayer->GetReputationMgr().GetBaseReputation(factionEntry) < rep_change)
+                            pPlayer->GetReputationMgr().SetReputation(factionEntry, rep_change);
 
                         // EFFECT_INDEX_2 most likely update at war state, we already handle this in SetReputation
                     }
diff --git a/src/shared/revision_nr.h b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
index 7657c5935..da830d29f 100644
--- a/src/shared/revision_nr.h
+++ b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef __REVISION_NR_H__
 #define __REVISION_NR_H__
- #define REVISION_NR "11042"
+ #define REVISION_NR "11043"
 #endif // __REVISION_NR_H__