diff --git a/solutions/05.ts b/solutions/05.ts
index e640ff9..0b639c2 100644
--- a/solutions/05.ts
+++ b/solutions/05.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class DayFive implements Solvable {
             const [compliant, leftIdx, rightIdx] = this.followsRules(update)
             if (!compliant) {
                 // remove offending item and just move it to the back
-                const removedLeft = update.splice(leftIdx, 1)
-                const rebuiltUpdate = [...update.slice(0, rightIdx), removedLeft[0], ...update.slice(rightIdx, -1)]
+                const removedLeft = update.splice(leftIdx, 1)[0]
+                const rebuiltUpdate = [...update.slice(0, rightIdx), removedLeft, ...update.slice(rightIdx)]
                 return sort(rebuiltUpdate)
             } else {
                 return update