diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/PublicDBDocumentEntry.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/PublicDBDocumentEntry.java
index d84cf7b8fcd1d23cf8c3c0b3667af3d73cf25729..afcf1738316bbd3264926f99b94b3a037d42b6da 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/PublicDBDocumentEntry.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/PublicDBDocumentEntry.java
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ public class PublicDBDocumentEntry extends SimpleDocumentEntry
     if(f.isForwardFeature())
       pos = sequenceloc+".."+(sequenceloc+2);
     else
-      pos = (sequenceloc-2)+".."+sequenceloc;
+      pos = sequenceloc+".."+(sequenceloc-2);
     
     qualifiers.add(new Qualifier("transl_except","(pos:"+pos+",aa:Sec)"));
   }