diff --git a/recipes/Python/576816_Interval/recipe-576816.py b/recipes/Python/576816_Interval/recipe-576816.py
index 11fe0ca22..a095dda80 100644
--- a/recipes/Python/576816_Interval/recipe-576816.py
+++ b/recipes/Python/576816_Interval/recipe-576816.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def intersection(self, other):
             other, self = self, other
         if self.end <= other.start:
             return Interval(self.start, self.start)
-        return Interval(other.start, self.end)
+        return Interval(other.start, min(self.end, other.end))
 
 
     def hull(self, other):