diff --git a/src/masternode-payments.cpp b/src/masternode-payments.cpp
index 2c14bc1eb..61da6eaeb 100644
--- a/src/masternode-payments.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode-payments.cpp
@@ -610,14 +610,21 @@ bool CMasternodePayments::GetBlockTxOuts(int nBlockHeight, CAmount blockReward,
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (dmnPayee->nOperatorReward == 0 || dmnPayee->pdmnState->scriptOperatorPayout == CScript()) {
-            voutMasternodePaymentsRet.emplace_back(masternodeReward, dmnPayee->pdmnState->scriptPayout);
-        } else {
-            CAmount operatorReward = (masternodeReward * dmnPayee->nOperatorReward) / 10000;
+        CAmount operatorReward = 0;
+        if (dmnPayee->nOperatorReward != 0 && dmnPayee->pdmnState->scriptOperatorPayout != CScript()) {
+            // This calculation might eventually turn out to result in 0 even if an operator reward percentage is given.
+            // This will however only happen in a few years when the block rewards drops very low.
+            operatorReward = (masternodeReward * dmnPayee->nOperatorReward) / 10000;
             masternodeReward -= operatorReward;
+        }
+
+        if (masternodeReward > 0) {
             voutMasternodePaymentsRet.emplace_back(masternodeReward, dmnPayee->pdmnState->scriptPayout);
+        }
+        if (operatorReward > 0) {
             voutMasternodePaymentsRet.emplace_back(operatorReward, dmnPayee->pdmnState->scriptOperatorPayout);
         }
+
         return true;
     } else {
         LOCK(cs_mapMasternodeBlocks);