diff --git a/cvutils.cpp b/cvutils.cpp
index 9216fa8..5640246 100644
--- a/cvutils.cpp
+++ b/cvutils.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ unsigned* max2_distance(std::vector<cv::Point> hull)
 	for(auto p: hull) {
 		std::cout << p << " ";
 	}
-#endif
 	std::cout << std::endl;
+#endif
 	unsigned *idx = (unsigned*) calloc(2, sizeof(int));
 	double distance[2] = {0};
 	for( unsigned i=0; hull.size()>i; i++ )
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ find_longest_line(std::vector<cv::Point> hull, unsigned begin, unsigned end) //t
 	thisline.push_back(hull[(begin+1)%hull.size()]);
 	for(unsigned i=(begin+2)%hull.size(); i!=end; i++)
 	{
-        assert(2<=thisline.size());
+		assert(2<=thisline.size());
 		if(i==hull.size()) {
 			i=0;
-        }
-        assert(i < hull.size());
+		}
+		assert(i < hull.size());
 		if(similar_fit(thisline, hull[i])) {
 			thisline.push_back(hull[i]);
 		} else { // considering if the just-finished line is the best
@@ -145,9 +145,10 @@ find_longest_line(std::vector<cv::Point> hull, unsigned begin, unsigned end) //t
 			thisline.push_back(hull[i]);
 		};
 	}
-	if(bestline.size()==0) { // this is the case only when the first line is the best line
-		assert(0==bestdistance);
+	double thisdistance = dist(thisline[0],thisline[thisline.size()-1]);
+	if(thisdistance>bestdistance) { // this is relevant if the best line ends at the last point
 		bestline = thisline;
+		bestdistance = thisdistance;
 	}
 	assert(bestline.size()>=2);
 	return bestline;