diff --git a/SparseVector.java b/SparseVector.java
index 632d1e2..8ed337b 100644
--- a/SparseVector.java
+++ b/SparseVector.java
@@ -69,16 +69,13 @@ public class SparseVector {
         Node now = this.head;
 
         while (now != null && now.index < index) {
-
+            if (now != null && now.index == index) {
+                return now.value;
+            }
             now = now.next;
         }
 
-        if (now != null && now.index == index) {
 
-            double result = now.value;
-
-            return result;
-        }
         return 0.0;
     }