diff --git a/src/solver/parser.ts b/src/solver/parser.ts
index ab9bf8f..5f0aeb3 100644
--- a/src/solver/parser.ts
+++ b/src/solver/parser.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@ export const parseRoll = (fullCmd: string, modifiers: RollModifiers): SolvedRoll
 						containsFail: false,
 					}]);
 				}
+
+				if (mathConf[i - 1] === '-' && (!mathConf[i - 2] || mathConf[i - 2] === '(')) {
+					if (typeof mathConf[i] === 'number') {
+						mathConf[i] = <number> mathConf[i] * -1;
+					} else {
+						(<SolvedStep> mathConf[i]).total = (<SolvedStep> mathConf[i]).total * -1;
+						(<SolvedStep> mathConf[i]).details = `-${(<SolvedStep> mathConf[i]).details}`;
+					}
+					mathConf.splice(i - 1, 1);
+					i--;
+				}
 			}
 
 			// Now that mathConf is parsed, send it into the solver
diff --git a/src/solver/solver.ts b/src/solver/solver.ts
index 6c7eaa3..04d0b14 100644
--- a/src/solver/solver.ts
+++ b/src/solver/solver.ts
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ export const fullSolver = (conf: (string | number | SolvedStep)[], wrapDetails:
 					containsCrit: false,
 					containsFail: false,
 				};
-				// Flag to prevent infinte loop when dealing with negative numbers (such as [[-1+20]])
-				let shouldDecrement = true;
 
 				// If operand1 is a SolvedStep, populate our subStepSolve with its details and crit/fail flags
 				if (typeof operand1 === 'object') {
@@ -115,10 +113,6 @@ export const fullSolver = (conf: (string | number | SolvedStep)[], wrapDetails:
 					if (operand1) {
 						oper1 = parseFloat(operand1.toString());
 						subStepSolve.details = `${oper1.toString()}\\${conf[i]}`;
-					} else if (conf[i] === '-') {
-						oper1 = 0;
-						subStepSolve.details = `\\${conf[i]}`;
-						shouldDecrement = false;
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -168,16 +162,10 @@ export const fullSolver = (conf: (string | number | SolvedStep)[], wrapDetails:
 					throw new Error('EMDASNotNumber');
 				}
 
-				// Determine if we actually did math or just smashed a - sign onto a number
-				if (shouldDecrement) {
-					// Replace the two operands and their operator with our subStepSolve
-					conf.splice(i - 1, 3, subStepSolve);
-					// Because we are messing around with the array we are iterating thru, we need to back up one idx to make sure every operator gets processed
-					i--;
-				} else {
-					// Replace the one operand and its operator (-) with our subStepSolve
-					conf.splice(i, 2, subStepSolve);
-				}
+				// Replace the two operands and their operator with our subStepSolve
+				conf.splice(i - 1, 3, subStepSolve);
+				// Because we are messing around with the array we are iterating thru, we need to back up one idx to make sure every operator gets processed
+				i--;
 			}
 		}
 	});