diff --git a/recipes/Python/576816_Interval/recipe-576816.py b/recipes/Python/576816_Interval/recipe-576816.py
index 11fe0ca22..ef98dad32 100644
--- a/recipes/Python/576816_Interval/recipe-576816.py
+++ b/recipes/Python/576816_Interval/recipe-576816.py
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ def intersection(self, other):
 
     def hull(self, other):
         "@return: Interval containing both self and other."
-        if self > other:
-            other, self = self, other
-        return Interval(self.start, other.end)
+        return Interval(min(self.start, other.start), max(self.end, other.end))
     
 
     def overlap(self, other):