diff --git a/src/cache.jl b/src/cache.jl
index 375d5aa..7d52932 100644
--- a/src/cache.jl
+++ b/src/cache.jl
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function OptimizationCache(prob::SciMLBase.OptimizationProblem, opt;
         g = SciMLBase.requiresgradient(opt), h = SciMLBase.requireshessian(opt),
         hv = SciMLBase.requireshessian(opt), fg = SciMLBase.allowsfg(opt),
         fgh = SciMLBase.allowsfgh(opt), cons_j = SciMLBase.requiresconsjac(opt), cons_h = SciMLBase.requiresconshess(opt),
-        cons_vjp = SciMLBase.allowsconsjvp(opt), cons_jvp = SciMLBase.allowsconsjvp(opt), lag_h = SciMLBase.requireslagh(opt))
+        cons_vjp = SciMLBase.allowsconsjvp(opt), cons_jvp = SciMLBase.allowsconsjvp(opt), lag_h = SciMLBase.requireslagh(opt), sense = prob.sense)
 
     if structural_analysis
         obj_res, cons_res = symify_cache(f, prob, num_cons, manifold)
diff --git a/src/function.jl b/src/function.jl
index f05e035..822a358 100644
--- a/src/function.jl
+++ b/src/function.jl
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ end
 
 function OptimizationBase.instantiate_function(
         f::OptimizationFunction{true}, x, ::SciMLBase.NoAD,
-        p, num_cons = 0; kwargs...)
+        p, num_cons = 0; sense, kwargs...)
     if f.grad === nothing
         grad = nothing
     else
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ function OptimizationBase.instantiate_function(
     expr = symbolify(f.expr)
     cons_expr = symbolify.(f.cons_expr)
 
-    return OptimizationFunction{true}(f.f, SciMLBase.NoAD();
+    obj_f = (x,p) -> sense == MaxSense ? -1.0* f.f(x,p) : f.f(x,p)
+    return OptimizationFunction{true}(obj_f, SciMLBase.NoAD();
         grad = grad, fg = fg, hess = hess, fgh = fgh, hv = hv,
         cons = cons, cons_j = cons_j, cons_h = cons_h,
         cons_vjp = cons_vjp, cons_jvp = cons_jvp,