diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/FindMax.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/FindMax.java
index 559424fe1..8587e3abb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/FindMax.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/FindMax.java
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ public class FindMax {
         if (array.length == 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("array must be non-empty.");
         }
-        int max = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
-        for (final var value : array) {
-            if (value > max) {
-                max = value;
+        int max = array[0];
+        for (int i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
+            if (array[i] > max) {
+                max = array[i];
             }
         }
         return max;