diff --git a/Grid/qcd/action/fermion/implementation/CayleyFermion5DImplementation.h b/Grid/qcd/action/fermion/implementation/CayleyFermion5DImplementation.h
index c3e0f821..323a6e01 100644
--- a/Grid/qcd/action/fermion/implementation/CayleyFermion5DImplementation.h
+++ b/Grid/qcd/action/fermion/implementation/CayleyFermion5DImplementation.h
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ void CayleyFermion5D<Impl>::SeqConservedCurrent(PropagatorField &q_in,
   }
 
   std::vector<RealD> G_s(Ls,1.0);
-  Integer sign = 1; // sign flip for vector/tadpole
+  RealD sign = 1.0; // sign flip for vector/tadpole
   if ( curr_type == Current::Axial ) {
     for(int s=0;s<Ls/2;s++){
       G_s[s] = -1.0;
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ void CayleyFermion5D<Impl>::SeqConservedCurrent(PropagatorField &q_in,
     auto b=this->_b;
     auto c=this->_c;
     if ( b == 1 && c == 0 ) {
-      sign = -1;    
+      sign = -1.0;    
     }
     else {
       std::cerr << "Error: Tadpole implementation currently unavailable for non-Shamir actions." << std::endl;
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ void CayleyFermion5D<Impl>::SeqConservedCurrent(PropagatorField &q_in,
 
     tmp    = Cshift(tmp,mu,1);
     Impl::multLinkField(Utmp,this->Umu,tmp,mu);
-    tmp    = sign*G_s[s]*( Utmp*ph - gmu*Utmp*ph ); // Forward hop
+    tmp    = G_s[s]*( Utmp*ph - gmu*Utmp*ph ); // Forward hop
     tmp    = where((lcoor>=tmin),tmp,zz); // Mask the time 
     L_Q    = where((lcoor<=tmax),tmp,zz); // Position of current complicated
 
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ void CayleyFermion5D<Impl>::SeqConservedCurrent(PropagatorField &q_in,
     tmp    = tmp *ph;
     tmp    = Cshift(tmp,mu,-1);
     Impl::multLinkField(Utmp,this->Umu,tmp,mu+Nd); // Adjoint link
-    tmp = -G_s[s]*( Utmp + gmu*Utmp );
+    tmp    = -1*sign*G_s[s]*( Utmp + gmu*Utmp );
     tmp    = where((lcoor>=tmin+tshift),tmp,zz); // Mask the time 
     L_Q   += where((lcoor<=tmax+tshift),tmp,zz); // Position of current complicated