diff --git a/components/Bounty/lib/bountyUtil.ts b/components/Bounty/lib/bountyUtil.ts
index d5cafce2..d2f895a8 100644
--- a/components/Bounty/lib/bountyUtil.ts
+++ b/components/Bounty/lib/bountyUtil.ts
@@ -529,6 +529,18 @@ export const isFoundationBounty = (bounty: Bounty): boolean => {
   return creatorUserId === FOUNDATION_USER_ID;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Gets the RSC amount from a bounty, preferring totalAmount if it's greater than 0.
+ * This handles the case where totalAmount might be '0' due to ignoreBaseAmount transformation.
+ *
+ * @param bounty The bounty to get the amount from
+ * @returns The RSC amount as a number
+ */
+const getRscAmount = (bounty: Bounty): number => {
+  const totalAmount = Number.parseFloat(bounty.totalAmount || '0');
+  return totalAmount > 0 ? totalAmount : Number.parseFloat(bounty.amount || '0');
+};
+
 /**
  * Calculates the display amount for a bounty in USD.
  * For Foundation bounties, returns a flat $150 USD.
@@ -543,7 +555,7 @@ export const calculateBountyDisplayAmountUSD = (bounty: Bounty, exchangeRate: nu
     return FOUNDATION_BOUNTY_FLAT_USD;
   }
 
-  const rscAmount = parseFloat(bounty.totalAmount || bounty.amount || '0');
+  const rscAmount = getRscAmount(bounty);
   return Math.round(rscAmount * exchangeRate);
 };
 
@@ -571,7 +583,7 @@ export const getBountyDisplayAmount = (
   showUSD: boolean
 ): { amount: number; isFoundation: boolean } => {
   const isFoundation = isFoundationBounty(bounty);
-  const rscAmount = parseFloat(bounty.totalAmount || bounty.amount || '0');
+  const rscAmount = getRscAmount(bounty);
 
   if (isFoundation) {
     if (showUSD) {