diff --git a/atrip.org b/atrip.org
index 43ec364..e1c24fc 100644
--- a/atrip.org
+++ b/atrip.org
@@ -2407,7 +2407,8 @@ Atrip::Output Atrip::run(Atrip::Input const& in) {
   LOG(0, "atrip:flops")
     << nIterations * doublesFlops / chrono["doubles"].count() << "\n";
 
-  return { energy };
+  // TODO: change the sign in  the getEnergy routines
+  return { - globalEnergy };
 
 }
 #+end_src
diff --git a/src/atrip/Atrip.cxx b/src/atrip/Atrip.cxx
index 85fe35e..905a513 100644
--- a/src/atrip/Atrip.cxx
+++ b/src/atrip/Atrip.cxx
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ Atrip::Output Atrip::run(Atrip::Input const& in) {
   LOG(0, "atrip:flops")
     << nIterations * doublesFlops / chrono["doubles"].count() << "\n";
 
-  return { energy };
+  // TODO: change the sign in  the getEnergy routines
+  return { - globalEnergy };
 
 }
 // Main:1 ends here