diff --git a/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class b/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class
index dad8d19..ea14899 100644
Binary files a/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class and b/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class differ
diff --git a/src/Life.java b/src/Life.java
index 791259a..0107396 100644
--- a/src/Life.java
+++ b/src/Life.java
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ public class Life implements ILife {
   }
 
   private int countAliveNeighbours() {
-    return 3;
+    int count = 0;
+    if (isAlive(0, 0)) count++;
+    if (isAlive(0, 1)) count++;
+    if (isAlive(0, 2)) count++;
+    return count;
   }
 }
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