diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/peer_grading/peer_grading.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/peer_grading/peer_grading.coffee
index 3602f1a030..ed79ba9c71 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/peer_grading/peer_grading.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/peer_grading/peer_grading.coffee
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class PeerGrading
       problem = $(element)
       progress_bar = problem.find('.progress-bar')
       bar_value = parseInt(problem.data('graded'))
-      bar_max = parseInt(problem.data('required'))
+      bar_max = parseInt(problem.data('required')) + bar_value
       progress_bar.progressbar({value: bar_value, max: bar_max})
     )