diff --git a/CircuitPython_Karel_The_Robot/karel/__init__.py b/CircuitPython_Karel_The_Robot/karel/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..ed2a9d7a3 100644
--- a/CircuitPython_Karel_The_Robot/karel/__init__.py
+++ b/CircuitPython_Karel_The_Robot/karel/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Tim Cocks for Adafruit Industries
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
diff --git a/CircuitPython_Karel_The_Robot/karel/circuitpythonkarel.py b/CircuitPython_Karel_The_Robot/karel/circuitpythonkarel.py
index a91d8c3f4..58319f499 100644
--- a/CircuitPython_Karel_The_Robot/karel/circuitpythonkarel.py
+++ b/CircuitPython_Karel_The_Robot/karel/circuitpythonkarel.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def turn_left():
 
 def corner_is_blocked(corner_x, corner_y):
     corner_loc = [corner_x, corner_y]
-    if 0 > corner_loc[0] or 0 > corner_loc[1]:
+    if corner_loc[0] < 0 or corner_loc[1] < 0:
         return True
 
     if corner_loc[0] >= world.world_width or corner_loc[1] >= world.world_height: