diff --git a/addons/arrays/fnc_selectBest.sqf b/addons/arrays/fnc_selectBest.sqf
index 89cd93988..8e79900b4 100644
--- a/addons/arrays/fnc_selectBest.sqf
+++ b/addons/arrays/fnc_selectBest.sqf
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SCRIPT(selectBest);
 
 params ["_array", "_criteria", "_return"];
 
-private _bestScore = -1e99;
+private _bestScore = -1e38;
 {
     private _xScore = _x call _criteria;
     if (_xScore > _bestScore) then {