diff --git a/education/software development/ECE1400/Chapter 17 Exercises.md b/education/software development/ECE1400/Chapter 17 Exercises.md
index 67adf53..6f3d402 100644
--- a/education/software development/ECE1400/Chapter 17 Exercises.md	
+++ b/education/software development/ECE1400/Chapter 17 Exercises.md	
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ In the above code, if the new item needs to be inserted at the *end* of the list
 struct node *insert_into_ordered_list(struct node *list, struct node *new_node) {
 	struct node *cur = list, *prev = NULL;
 	while (cur->value <= new_node->value) {
+		prev = cur;
+		cur = cur->next;
 		if (cur->next == NULL) {
 			break;
 		}
-		prev = cur;
-		cur = cur->next;
 	}
 	prev->next = new_node;
 	new_node->next = cur;