diff --git a/03_recursion/python/05_binary_search_recursive.py b/03_recursion/python/05_binary_search_recursive.py
index 7791559..3ed0b23 100644
--- a/03_recursion/python/05_binary_search_recursive.py
+++ b/03_recursion/python/05_binary_search_recursive.py
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 def binary_search(arr, target):
     if not arr:
-        return -1        
-    if len(arr) == 1 and arr[0] == target:
-        return arr[0]
-    if len(arr) == 1 and arr[0] != target:
         return -1
-    low = 0         
-    high = len(arr) - 1    
+
+    low = 0
+    high = len(arr) - 1
     mid = (low + high) // 2
 
-    if arr[mid] > target:
+    if arr[mid] == target:
+        return target
+    elif arr[mid] > target:
         return binary_search(arr[:mid], target)
     else:
-        return binary_search(arr[mid+1:], target)
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+        return binary_search(arr[mid+1:], target)
+
+
+print(binary_search([6, 7, 8, 9, 10], 8))
+print(binary_search([6, 7, 8, 9, 10], 6))