diff --git a/ch8/maxflow.java b/ch8/maxflow.java
index 58ed20f..b920394 100644
--- a/ch8/maxflow.java
+++ b/ch8/maxflow.java
@@ -154,10 +154,12 @@ long DFS(int u, int t, long f) {            // traverse from s->t
         int start = last[u];
         int stop = AL.get(u).size();
         for (int i = start; i < stop; i++) {    // from last edge
+            last[u] = i;
             Edge e = EL[AL.get(u).get(i)];
             int v = e.v;
             long cap = e.w;
             long flow = e.f;
+
             if (d[v] != d[u] + 1) continue; // not part of layer graph
             long pushed;
             if ((pushed = DFS(v, t, Math.min(f, cap - flow))) > 0) {