diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 72d72181..e4a1d7be 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: FLCore
 Title: Core Package of FLR, Fisheries Modelling in R
-Version: 2.6.20.920
+Version: 2.6.20.9301
 Authors@R: c(
   person("Iago", "Mosqueira", email = "iago.mosqueira@wur.nl",
     role = "cre", comment=c(c(ORCID = "0000-0002-3252-0591"))),
diff --git a/R/SRmodels.R b/R/SRmodels.R
index bf51c5cb..7ef4792f 100644
--- a/R/SRmodels.R
+++ b/R/SRmodels.R
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ rickerSV <- function()
   logl <- function(s, v, spr0, rec, ssb)
   { 
     pars <- abPars('ricker', s=s, v=v, spr0=spr0)
-    loglAR1(log(rec), log(pars['a']*ssb*exp(-pars['b']*ssb)))
+    loglAR1(log(rec), log(pars['a']%*%ssb%*%exp(-pars['b']*ssb)))
   }
 
   initial <- structure(function(rec, ssb)