diff --git a/megamek/src/megamek/client/ui/swing/tooltip/UnitToolTip.java b/megamek/src/megamek/client/ui/swing/tooltip/UnitToolTip.java
index e0513a022ec..e8400cfe06a 100644
--- a/megamek/src/megamek/client/ui/swing/tooltip/UnitToolTip.java
+++ b/megamek/src/megamek/client/ui/swing/tooltip/UnitToolTip.java
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ private static StringBuilder systemBar(int good, int bad, boolean destroyed) {
         }
         if (bad > 0) {
             String sBad =repeat(dChar, bad);
-            result = guiScaledFontHTML(colorDamaged, TT_SMALLFONT_DELTA) + sBad + "</FONT>";
+            result += guiScaledFontHTML(colorDamaged, TT_SMALLFONT_DELTA) + sBad + "</FONT>";
         }
         return new StringBuilder().append(result);
     }