diff --git a/src/de/dhbwstuttgart/typeinference/typeAlgo/TYPEStmt.java b/src/de/dhbwstuttgart/typeinference/typeAlgo/TYPEStmt.java
index 1fc2c3d84..8d87218d4 100644
--- a/src/de/dhbwstuttgart/typeinference/typeAlgo/TYPEStmt.java
+++ b/src/de/dhbwstuttgart/typeinference/typeAlgo/TYPEStmt.java
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ public class TYPEStmt implements StatementVisitor{
 
     @Override
     public void visit(BinaryExpr binary) {
+
         if(binary.operation.equals(BinaryExpr.Operator.DIV) ||
                 binary.operation.equals(BinaryExpr.Operator.MUL)||
                 binary.operation.equals(BinaryExpr.Operator.MOD)||
@@ -216,9 +217,12 @@ public class TYPEStmt implements StatementVisitor{
             //Expression muss zu Numeric Convertierbar sein. also von Numeric erben
             numeric.add(new Pair(binary.lexpr.getType(), number, PairOperator.SMALLERDOT));
             numeric.add(new Pair(binary.rexpr.getType(), number, PairOperator.SMALLERDOT));
-            //The type of a multiplicative expression is the promoted type of its operands.
-            numeric.add(new Pair(binary.rexpr.getType(), binary.getType(), PairOperator.SMALLERDOT));
-            numeric.add(new Pair(binary.lexpr.getType(), binary.getType(), PairOperator.SMALLERDOT));
+            /*
+            In Java passiert bei den binären Operatoren eine sogenannte Type Promotion:
+            https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-5.html#jls-5.6.2
+            Das bedeutet, dass Java die Typen je nach belieben castet, so lange sie nur von Number erben
+             */
+            numeric.add(new Pair(binary.getType(), number, PairOperator.SMALLERDOT));
             numericAdditionOrStringConcatenation.add(numeric);
             if(binary.operation.equals(BinaryExpr.Operator.ADD)) {
                 //Dann kann der Ausdruck auch das aneinanderfügen zweier Strings sein: ("a" + "b") oder (1 + 2)
diff --git a/test/javFiles/AddLong.jav b/test/javFiles/AddLong.jav
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ceb31228e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/javFiles/AddLong.jav
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import java.lang.Integer;
+import java.lang.Long;
+
+public class AddLong{
+		add(Integer a, Long b) {
+    		Long c = a+b;
+    		return c;
+    	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/typeinference/JavaTXCompilerTest.java b/test/typeinference/JavaTXCompilerTest.java
index bf48a5379..87551476d 100644
--- a/test/typeinference/JavaTXCompilerTest.java
+++ b/test/typeinference/JavaTXCompilerTest.java
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ public class JavaTXCompilerTest {
     public void expressions() throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
         execute(new File(rootDirectory+"Expressions.jav"));
     }
+    @Test
+    public void addLong() throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+        execute(new File(rootDirectory+"AddLong.jav"));
+    }
 
     private static class TestResultSet{