Let R be a finite valuation ring of order qr with q a power of an odd prime number, and A be a set in R. In this paper, we improve a recent result due to Yazici (2018) on a sum-product type problem. More precisely, we will prove that 1. If ∣A∣≫qr−31, then max{∣A+A∣,∣A2+A2∣}≫q2r∣A∣21. 2. If qr−83≪∣A∣≪qr−31, then max{∣A+A∣,∣A2+A2∣}≫q22r−1∣A∣2. 3. If ∣A+A∣∣A∣2≫q3r−1 and 2qr−1≤∣A∣≪qr−83, then max{∣A+A∣,∣A2+A2∣}≫qr/3∣A∣2/3.