diff --git a/components/ledger/internal/machine/script/compiler/source.go b/components/ledger/internal/machine/script/compiler/source.go
index c1a0fcf984..9db97a8d47 100644
--- a/components/ledger/internal/machine/script/compiler/source.go
+++ b/components/ledger/internal/machine/script/compiler/source.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (p *parseVisitor) VisitSource(c parser.ISourceContext, pushAsset func(), is
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, nil, LogicError(c, err)
 			}
-			p.AppendInstruction(program.OP_TAKE_ALL)
+			p.AppendInstruction(program.OP_TAKE_ALWAYS)
 			err = p.PushInteger(machine.NewNumber(2))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, nil, LogicError(c, err)
diff --git a/components/ledger/internal/machine/vm/machine_test.go b/components/ledger/internal/machine/vm/machine_test.go
index 33ac9ec1f3..f9f34fcc6f 100644
--- a/components/ledger/internal/machine/vm/machine_test.go
+++ b/components/ledger/internal/machine/vm/machine_test.go
@@ -2147,3 +2147,32 @@ send [B 100] (
 	}
 	test(t, tc)
 }
+
+func TestMaxWithUnboundedOverdraft(t *testing.T) {
+	tc := NewTestCase()
+	tc.compile(t, `
+send [COIN 100] (
+	source = {
+		max [COIN 10] from @account1 allowing unbounded overdraft
+		@account2
+	}
+	destination = @world
+)`)
+	tc.setBalance("account1", "COIN", 10000)
+	tc.setBalance("account2", "COIN", 10000)
+	tc.expected = CaseResult{
+		Printed: []machine.Value{},
+		Postings: []Posting{{
+			Source:      "account1",
+			Destination: "world",
+			Amount:      machine.NewMonetaryInt(10),
+			Asset:       "COIN",
+		}, {
+			Source:      "account2",
+			Destination: "world",
+			Amount:      machine.NewMonetaryInt(90),
+			Asset:       "COIN",
+		}},
+	}
+	test(t, tc)
+}