diff --git a/src/ch/zhaw/ads/AVLSearchTree.java b/src/ch/zhaw/ads/AVLSearchTree.java
index ad649f2..c25511c 100644
--- a/src/ch/zhaw/ads/AVLSearchTree.java
+++ b/src/ch/zhaw/ads/AVLSearchTree.java
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ public class AVLSearchTree<T extends Comparable<T>> extends SortedBinaryTree<T>
         || (node.right != null && !balanced(node.right))
         || (node.left != null && !balanced(node.left))){
             return false;
+        } else {
+            return true;
         }
-        return true;
     }
 
     public boolean balanced() {