diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadDecisionComparer.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadDecisionComparer.cs
index 7fe5ec1fc..5fc656c37 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadDecisionComparer.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/DecisionEngine/DownloadDecisionComparer.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.DecisionEngine
                     return 10;
                 }
 
-                return 1;
+                return Math.Round(Math.Log10(age)) * -1;
             });
         }