diff --git a/MMS24-25.c b/MMS24-25.c
index d158337..0c61265 100644
--- a/MMS24-25.c
+++ b/MMS24-25.c
@@ -715,13 +715,17 @@ double calculateMedian(double *pdIn, int iLen) {
     // Sort the array using stdlib's qsort function
     qsort(pdInSorted, iLen, sizeof(double), compareDoubles);
 
+    double median;
+
     if (iLen % 2 == 0) {
-        return (pdInSorted[iLen/2 - 1] + pdInSorted[iLen/2]) / 2;
+        median = (pdInSorted[iLen/2 - 1] + pdInSorted[iLen/2]) / 2;
     } else {
-        return pdInSorted[iLen/2];
+        median = pdInSorted[iLen/2];
     }
 
     free(pdInSorted);
+
+    return median;
 }
 
 /*