diff --git a/src/main/c/Tim/hangman.c b/src/main/c/Tim/hangman.c
index f684076..5f99432 100644
--- a/src/main/c/Tim/hangman.c
+++ b/src/main/c/Tim/hangman.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void getWelcomeMessageHangman()
 
 char* getWordFromList(int x)
 {
-    if(x<LISTSIZE)
+    if(x>=0 && x<LISTSIZE)
     {
         return wordlist[x];
     }
diff --git a/src/test/c/Tim/test_hangman.c b/src/test/c/Tim/test_hangman.c
index bc1048b..47f8e40 100644
--- a/src/test/c/Tim/test_hangman.c
+++ b/src/test/c/Tim/test_hangman.c
@@ -40,7 +40,18 @@ void test_getWordFromList_Kleiderschrank_5()
 }
 
 
-void test_getWordFromList_IndexOutOfList()
+void test_getWordFromList_Index_lower_Listsize()
+{
+    //arrange
+    int pos = -5;
+    char expectedResult[] = "Index nicht vorhanden";
+    //act
+    char actualResult[30];
+    strcpy(actualResult,getWordFromList(pos));
+    //assert
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING(expectedResult, actualResult);
+}
+void test_getWordFromList_Index_higher_Listsize()
 {
     //arrange
     int pos = LISTSIZE+1;
@@ -52,6 +63,7 @@ void test_getWordFromList_IndexOutOfList()
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_STRING(expectedResult, actualResult);
 }
 
+
 void test_wonGame_wordGuessed()
 {
     //arrange