diff --git a/MaxHeap.py b/MaxHeap.py
index 0168aae5..2a30f332 100644
--- a/MaxHeap.py
+++ b/MaxHeap.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class MaxHeap:
 	def __init__(self, items=[]):
 		super().__init__()
-		self.heap = [0]
+		self.heap = None 
 		for i in items:
 			self.heap.append(i)
 			self.__floatUp(len(self.heap) - 1)
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ def peek(self):
 		if self.heap[1]:
 			return self.heap[1]
 		else:
-			return False
+			return None
 			
 	def pop(self):
 		if len(self.heap) > 2:
 			self.__swap(1, len(self.heap) - 1)
-			max = self.heap.pop()
+			max1 = self.heap.pop()
 			self.__bubbleDown(1)
 		elif len(self.heap) == 2:
-			max = self.heap.pop()
+			max1 = self.heap.pop()
 		else: 
-			max = False
-		return max
+			max1 = None
+		return max1
 
 	def __swap(self, i, j):
 		self.heap[i], self.heap[j] = self.heap[j], self.heap[i]
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ def __bubbleDown(self, index):
 m = MaxHeap([95, 3, 21])
 m.push(10)
 print(str(m.heap[0:len(m.heap)]))
-print(str(m.pop()))
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+print(str(m.pop()))