diff --git a/histogram.go b/histogram.go
index 0d953d5..ccb63d9 100644
--- a/histogram.go
+++ b/histogram.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (h *Histogram) Merge(b *Histogram) {
 			h.decimalBuckets[i] = &b
 		}
 		for j := range db {
-			h.decimalBuckets[i][j] = db[j]
+			h.decimalBuckets[i][j] += db[j]
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/histogram_test.go b/histogram_test.go
index 37b1616..a1f2e2e 100644
--- a/histogram_test.go
+++ b/histogram_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestHistogramMerge(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b := NewHistogram("test")
 	for i := 98; i < 218; i++ {
-		h.Update(float64(i))
+		b.Update(float64(i))
 	}
 
 	h.Merge(b)