diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CodeClimateRenderer.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CodeClimateRenderer.java
index c083bea5c5..68c7a8b4cb 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CodeClimateRenderer.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CodeClimateRenderer.java
@@ -72,13 +72,17 @@ public class CodeClimateRenderer extends AbstractIncrementingRenderer {
                 break;
         }
         
+        issue.remediation_points = REMEDIATION_POINTS_DEFAULT;
         if(rule.hasDescriptor(CODECLIMATE_REMEDIATION_MULTIPLIER)) {
-        	issue.remediation_points = rule.getProperty(CODECLIMATE_REMEDIATION_MULTIPLIER) * REMEDIATION_POINTS_DEFAULT;
+        	issue.remediation_points *= rule.getProperty(CODECLIMATE_REMEDIATION_MULTIPLIER);
         }
         
         if(rule.hasDescriptor(CODECLIMATE_CATEGORIES)) {
         	issue.categories = rule.getProperty(CODECLIMATE_CATEGORIES);
 	    }
+        else {
+        	issue.categories = new String[]{ "Style" };
+        }
     
         return issue;
     }
diff --git a/pmd-core/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CodeClimateRendererTest.java b/pmd-core/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CodeClimateRendererTest.java
index bb3dffdb13..48bea7a7df 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CodeClimateRendererTest.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/CodeClimateRendererTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class CodeClimateRendererTest extends AbstractRendererTst {
 
     @Override
     public String getExpected() {
-        return "{\"type\":\"issue\",\"check_name\":\"Foo\",\"description\":\"blah\",\"content\":{\"body\":\"desc\"},\"categories\":[\"Style\"],\"location\":{\"path\":\"n/a\",\"lines\":{\"begin\":1,\"end\":1}},\"severity\":\"info\"}" + PMD.EOL;
+        return "{\"type\":\"issue\",\"check_name\":\"Foo\",\"description\":\"blah\",\"content\":{\"body\":\"desc\"},\"categories\":[\"Style\"],\"location\":{\"path\":\"n/a\",\"lines\":{\"begin\":1,\"end\":1}},\"severity\":\"info\",\"remediation_points\":50000}" + "\u0000" + PMD.EOL;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ public class CodeClimateRendererTest extends AbstractRendererTst {
 
     @Override
     public String getExpectedMultiple() {
-        return "{\"type\":\"issue\",\"check_name\":\"Foo\",\"description\":\"blah\",\"content\":{\"body\":\"desc\"},\"categories\":[\"Style\"],\"location\":{\"path\":\"n/a\",\"lines\":{\"begin\":1,\"end\":1}},\"severity\":\"info\"}" + PMD.EOL +
-            "{\"type\":\"issue\",\"check_name\":\"Foo\",\"description\":\"blah\",\"content\":{\"body\":\"desc\"},\"categories\":[\"Style\"],\"location\":{\"path\":\"n/a\",\"lines\":{\"begin\":1,\"end\":1}},\"severity\":\"info\"}" + PMD.EOL;
+        return "{\"type\":\"issue\",\"check_name\":\"Foo\",\"description\":\"blah\",\"content\":{\"body\":\"desc\"},\"categories\":[\"Style\"],\"location\":{\"path\":\"n/a\",\"lines\":{\"begin\":1,\"end\":1}},\"severity\":\"info\",\"remediation_points\":50000}" + "\u0000" + PMD.EOL +
+        	   "{\"type\":\"issue\",\"check_name\":\"Foo\",\"description\":\"blah\",\"content\":{\"body\":\"desc\"},\"categories\":[\"Style\"],\"location\":{\"path\":\"n/a\",\"lines\":{\"begin\":1,\"end\":1}},\"severity\":\"info\",\"remediation_points\":50000}" + "\u0000" + PMD.EOL;
     }
 
     public static junit.framework.Test suite() {