diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
index e604e052ec..7bc23eb858 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ bool LoadManager::shouldCutoff(LoadSource& source) const
 		boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mLock);
 		int now = upTime();
 		canonicalize(source, now);
-		if (!source.isPrivileged() || (source.mBalance > mDebitLimit))
+		if (source.isPrivileged() || (source.mBalance > mDebitLimit))
 			return false;
 	}
 	logDisconnect(source.getName());
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/WSConnection.h b/src/cpp/ripple/WSConnection.h
index 10b8be406b..bc928d713c 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/WSConnection.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/WSConnection.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
 				jvResult["id"]	= jvRequest["id"];
 			}
 
-			theApp->getLoadManager().adjust(mLoadSource, 5);
+			theApp->getLoadManager().adjust(mLoadSource, -5);
 			return jvResult;
 		}
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public:
 			jvResult["result"] = mRPCHandler.doCommand(jvRequest, iRole, cost);
 		}
 
-		if (theApp->getLoadManager().adjust(mLoadSource, cost) && theApp->getLoadManager().shouldWarn(mLoadSource))
+		if (theApp->getLoadManager().adjust(mLoadSource, -cost) && theApp->getLoadManager().shouldWarn(mLoadSource))
 			jvResult["warning"] = "load";
 
 		// Currently we will simply unwrap errors returned by the RPC