diff --git a/tools/cabana/binaryview.cc b/tools/cabana/binaryview.cc
index 19ae7547fe7f4b..a915baad95db20 100644
--- a/tools/cabana/binaryview.cc
+++ b/tools/cabana/binaryview.cc
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void BinaryViewModel::updateState() {
   const double min_alpha_with_signal = 25.0;  // Base alpha for small flip counts
   const double min_alpha_no_signal = 10.0;    // Base alpha for small flip counts for no signal bits
   const double log_factor = 1.0 + 0.2;        // Factor for logarithmic scaling
-  const double log_scaler = max_alpha / log2(log_factor * max_bit_flip_count);
+  const double log_scaler = max_alpha / log2(1.0 + log_factor * max_bit_flip_count);
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < binary.size(); ++i) {
     for (int j = 0; j < 8; ++j) {