diff --git a/07-heaps/Heap.cpp b/07-heaps/Heap.cpp
index a95809c..670b432 100644
--- a/07-heaps/Heap.cpp
+++ b/07-heaps/Heap.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ void Heap::_reHeapUp(int lastndx) {
     if (lastndx == 0) return;
 
     int parentIndex = _findParent(lastndx);
-    // base case, newElement satisfies heap property (child not greater than parent)
-    if (heapAry[lastndx] <= heapAry[parentIndex]) return;
+    // base case, newElement satisfies heap property (child not less than parent)
+    if (heapAry[lastndx] >= heapAry[parentIndex]) return;
 
     // swap and continue recursing
     std::swap(heapAry[lastndx], heapAry[parentIndex]);
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ void Heap::_reHeapDown(int rootdex) {
 
     // if there is a left child
     if (left != -1) {
-        // if there is a right child that is greater than the left child
-        if (right != -1 && heapAry[right] > heapAry[left]) maxChildIndex = right;
+        // if there is a right child that is less than the left child
+        if (right != -1 && heapAry[right] < heapAry[left]) maxChildIndex = right;
         else maxChildIndex = left;
     }
 
-    // base case, heap property satisfied (children less than parent)
-    if (maxChildIndex == -1 || heapAry[rootdex] > heapAry[maxChildIndex]) return;
+    // base case, heap property satisfied (children greater than parent)
+    if (maxChildIndex == -1 || heapAry[rootdex] < heapAry[maxChildIndex]) return;
 
     // swap and continue recursing
     std::swap(heapAry[rootdex], heapAry[maxChildIndex]);
diff --git a/07-heaps/main.cpp b/07-heaps/main.cpp
index dce6428..6266d12 100644
--- a/07-heaps/main.cpp
+++ b/07-heaps/main.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
   This program will read integers from the keyboard,
-  insert them into a max-heap, and display them as
+  insert them into a min-heap, and display them as
   they are deleted from the heap.
 */