diff --git a/Maths/absMin.py b/Maths/absMin.py
index 8047d63ac..a353be4ce 100644
--- a/Maths/absMin.py
+++ b/Maths/absMin.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def absMin(x):
     >>absMin([3,-10,-2])
     -2
     """
-    j = x[0]
+    j = absVal(x[0])
     for i in x:
         if absVal(i) < j:
             j = i