diff --git a/src/algorithms/search/exponential-search/exponentialSearch.js b/src/algorithms/search/exponential-search/exponentialSearch.js
index eef84a6e..d6588156 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/search/exponential-search/exponentialSearch.js
+++ b/src/algorithms/search/exponential-search/exponentialSearch.js
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ export default function exponentialSearch(sortedArray, seekElement, comparatorCa
   const length = sortedArray.length;  
   // If element is present at first location itself
   if (sortedArray.length !== 0) {
-    if (comparator.equal(sortedArray[0], seekElement))
+    if (comparator.equal(sortedArray[0], seekElement)){
+      return 0;
     }
   }
   // Find range for binary search by repeated doubling
@@ -52,4 +53,4 @@ export default function exponentialSearch(sortedArray, seekElement, comparatorCa
     }
   // Call binary search for the found range.
   return binarySearch(sortedArray, range/2, Math.min(range, length - 1), seekElement, comparatorCallback);
-}
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+}