diff --git a/motorApp/OmsAsynSrc/omsBaseAxis.cpp b/motorApp/OmsAsynSrc/omsBaseAxis.cpp
index 91efb156..2ddf7b74 100644
--- a/motorApp/OmsAsynSrc/omsBaseAxis.cpp
+++ b/motorApp/OmsAsynSrc/omsBaseAxis.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ asynStatus omsBaseAxis::move(double position, int relative, double min_velocity,
     else
         rela = 0;
 
-    pos = (epicsInt32) (position + 0.5);
+    if ( position < 0.0)
+    	pos = (epicsInt32) (position - 0.5);
+    else
+    	pos = (epicsInt32) (position + 0.5);
+
     if (abs(pos) > 67000000){
         asynPrint(pasynUser_, ASYN_TRACE_ERROR,
               "%s:%s:%s axis %d position out of range %f\n",