diff --git a/day_01/program.py b/day_01/program.py
index 1d888a4..2635cac 100755
--- a/day_01/program.py
+++ b/day_01/program.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def get_lines(filename: str) -> list:
 
 def get_cal_val(line: str) -> int:
     found_first = False
-    first = ""
+    first = "0"
     last = ""
     for test_char in line:
         if test_char.isdigit():
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ def get_cal_val(line: str) -> int:
                 last = test_char
             else:
                 first = test_char
+                last = first
                 found_first = True
-    if last == "":
-        last = first
     return int(first + last)
 
 
diff --git a/day_01/test_program.py b/day_01/test_program.py
index c62732a..bd39a1a 100755
--- a/day_01/test_program.py
+++ b/day_01/test_program.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class TestThing(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(program.get_cal_val("th95"), 95)
         self.assertEqual(program.get_cal_val("g2"), 22)
         self.assertEqual(program.get_cal_val("2"), 22)
+        self.assertEqual(program.get_cal_val("wjezrg"), 0)
 
     def testReplaceDigitStrings(self):
         self.assertEqual(program.replace_digit_strings("one"), "o1e")