diff --git a/MaxHeap.py b/MaxHeap.py
index 0168aae5..2c2f978a 100644
--- a/MaxHeap.py
+++ b/MaxHeap.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ def push(self, data):
 		self.__floatUp(len(self.heap) - 1)
 
 	def peek(self):
-		if self.heap[1]:
+		if len(self.heap)>1:
 			return self.heap[1]
-		else:
-			return False
+		else: 
+			return false
 			
 	def pop(self):
 		if len(self.heap) > 2:
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ def __bubbleDown(self, index):
 m = MaxHeap([95, 3, 21])
 m.push(10)
 print(str(m.heap[0:len(m.heap)]))
-print(str(m.pop()))
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+print(str(m.pop()))