diff --git a/2-list-algorithms/08_binary_search.py b/2-list-algorithms/08_binary_search.py
index 96766b3..2bc55fa 100644
--- a/2-list-algorithms/08_binary_search.py
+++ b/2-list-algorithms/08_binary_search.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def binary_search(input_list, target):
   'pleasecallmebarney@yahoo.com',
   'buffy@sunnydale.edu'
 ]
-
+email_list = sorted(email_list) 
 print(binary_search(email_list, 'mgoodyear@lumonindustries.com'))   # Output: True
 print(binary_search(email_list, 'mark.scout@lumonindustries.com'))  # Output: False