diff --git a/src/c/encounter.c b/src/c/encounter.c
index ea86bd0..326d498 100644
--- a/src/c/encounter.c
+++ b/src/c/encounter.c
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ bool playerAlive(int health)
     }
 }
 
-int playerHeal(int health, int damage, int armor, Character* character)
+int playerHeal(int health, int damage, Character* character)
 {
     int maxhealth = getCharacterMaxHealthPoints(character);
-    health = health - damage;
+    health = health + damage;
     if (health > maxhealth)
     {
         health = maxhealth;
@@ -41,13 +41,12 @@ int playerHeal(int health, int damage, int armor, Character* character)
 
 int playerDamaged(int health, int damage, int armor, Character* character)
 {
-    int maxhealth = getCharacterMaxHealthPoints(character);
-    health = health - damage;
-    if (health > maxhealth)
+    int damagedealt = damage - armor;
+    if (damagedealt < 1)
     {
-        health = maxhealth;
+        damagedealt = 1;
     }
-    return health;
+    return health - damagedealt;
 }
 
 void enemyHeal(enemy *enemy, int healAmount)
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ int fight(Character *character, enemy* enemy)
                     enemyDamaged(enemy, getCharacterAttack(character));
                     break;
                 case 'h':
-                    playerH = playerHeal(getCharacterHealthPoints(character), -10, getCharacterArmor(character), character);
+                    playerH = playerHeal(getCharacterHealthPoints(character), 10, character);
                     setCharacterHealthPoints(character, playerH);
                     break;
                 case 'f':
diff --git a/src/c/encounter.h b/src/c/encounter.h
index 59b94f9..efc7e61 100644
--- a/src/c/encounter.h
+++ b/src/c/encounter.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ typedef struct enemy{
 
 
 bool playerAlive(int health);
-int playerHeals(int health, int damage, int armor, Character* character);
+int playerHeal(int health, int damage, Character* character);
 int playerDamaged(int health, int damage, int armor, Character* character);
 void enemyHeal(enemy *enemy, int healAmount);
 void enemyDamaged(enemy* enemy, int damage);
diff --git a/test/c/test_encounter.c b/test/c/test_encounter.c
index e4229b8..a5f08cb 100644
--- a/test/c/test_encounter.c
+++ b/test/c/test_encounter.c
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ void test_playerIsDamaged(void)
 void test_playerIsNotOverhealed(void)
 {
     // arrange
-    int health = 100;
+    int health = 95;
     int armor = 0;
-    int heal = -10;
+    int heal = 10;
     int expectedHealth = 100;
     // act
     Character testChar = {10,10,10,health,100,1,0,100,10,armor,100};
-    health = playerHeal(health, heal, armor, &testChar);
+    health = playerHeal(health, heal, &testChar);
     // assert
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(expectedHealth, health);
 }
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void test_enemyChoosesHeal_ThenAttackWins(void)
     //arange
     int result;
     int enemyHealth = 6, enemyDamage = 10, enemyArmor = 5, enemyMaxHealth = 100;
-    int playerHealth = 10, playerDamage = 10, playerArmor = 5, playerMaxHealth = 10;
+    int playerHealth = 10, playerDamage = 10, playerArmor = 0, playerMaxHealth = 10;
     enemy test = {enemyHealth, enemyDamage, enemyArmor, enemyMaxHealth};
     //act
     Character testChar = {10,10,10,playerHealth,100,1,0,100,playerDamage,playerArmor,playerMaxHealth};