diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index 4ed552cee..d16ba5df5 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Version 2.1.112
     Fixed a NPE that can occur if a player engages in combat with specific skills before their profile is loaded
     mcMMO is now more compatible with certain mob stacking plugins
     Improved behaviour for mob health bars
+    Archery's Skill Shot bonus damage is now multiplicative instead of additive (nerfing early game skill shot ranks)
 
 Version 2.1.111
     mcMMO is compatible with the following versions of MC: 1.15 / 1.14.4 / 1.14.3 / 1.14.2 / 1.14.1 / 1.14 / 1.13.2
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/archery/Archery.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/archery/Archery.java
index 25e5d2ec5..d94bc1d6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/archery/Archery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/archery/Archery.java
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ public class Archery {
     }
 
     public static double getDamageBonusPercent(Player player) {
-        return ((RankUtils.getRank(player, SubSkillType.ARCHERY_SKILL_SHOT)) * AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getSkillShotRankDamageMultiplier()) / 100.0D;
+        return ((RankUtils.getRank(player, SubSkillType.ARCHERY_SKILL_SHOT)) * (AdvancedConfig.getInstance().getSkillShotRankDamageMultiplier()) / 100.0D);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/skills/CombatUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/skills/CombatUtils.java
index 00610ade5..d29a66c03 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/skills/CombatUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/skills/CombatUtils.java
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ public final class CombatUtils {
         }
 
         if (archeryManager.canSkillShot()) {
-            finalDamage+=archeryManager.skillShot(initialDamage);
+            //not additive
+            finalDamage = archeryManager.skillShot(initialDamage);
         }
 
         if (archeryManager.canDaze(target)) {