diff --git a/repeatString/repeatString.js b/repeatString/repeatString.js
index 50f34c7..e044e6e 100644
--- a/repeatString/repeatString.js
+++ b/repeatString/repeatString.js
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ const repeatString = function(string, number) {
 
     let result = '';
 
+    if (number < 0) {
+        return 'ERROR';
+    }
+
     for (let i = 0; i < number; i++) {
-        if (number < 0) {
-            return 'ERROR';
-        }
-
         result += string;
-
     }
 
     return result;
diff --git a/repeatString/repeatString.spec.js b/repeatString/repeatString.spec.js
index 20bff3f..d7fa59b 100644
--- a/repeatString/repeatString.spec.js
+++ b/repeatString/repeatString.spec.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe('repeatString', function() {
     it('repeats the string 0 times', function() {
         expect(repeatString('hey', 0)).toEqual('');
     });
-    xit('returns ERROR with negative numbers', function() {
+    it('returns ERROR with negative numbers', function() {
         expect(repeatString('hey', -1)).toEqual('ERROR');
     });
     xit('repeats the string a random amount of times', function() {