diff --git a/allocate.c b/allocate.c
index f2b644d5d1476e579c25a2c1fd6cf38b960be2a1..5978b119b683403f61e794ad12b84ae0c9c224a0 100644
--- a/allocate.c
+++ b/allocate.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ process *getNextProcess(FILE *f, llist *arrivals, process *readAhead) {
                     return llist_pop(arrivals);
                 }
                 initializeProcess(line,newProcess);
-                count +1;
+                count =+1;
             }
             llist_print(arrivals, (void (*)(void *)) &printQEntry);