diff --git a/src/main/java/rrcf/general/Tree.java b/src/main/java/rrcf/general/Tree.java
index 98090db..db180ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rrcf/general/Tree.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rrcf/general/Tree.java
@@ -276,11 +276,11 @@ public Leaf insertPoint(double[] point, Object index) {
         for (int i = 0; i < size(); i++) {
             double[][] bbox = node.point;
             Cut c = insertPointCut(point, bbox);
-            if (c.value < bbox[0][c.dim]) {
+            if (c.value <= bbox[0][c.dim]) {
                 leaf = new Leaf(point, i);
                 branch = new Branch(c, leaf, node, leaf.num + node.num);
                 break;
-            } else if (c.value >= bbox[bbox.length - 1][c.dim] && point[c.dim] > c.value) {
+            } else if (c.value >= bbox[bbox.length - 1][c.dim]) {
                 leaf = new Leaf(point, i);
                 branch = new Branch(c, node, leaf, leaf.num + node.num);
                 break;
@@ -571,4 +571,4 @@ public Cut(int d, double v) {
             value = v;
         }
     }
-}
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+}