diff --git a/DataStructures/Matrix/Matrix.java b/DataStructures/Matrix/Matrix.java
index 2723e7bc..dc1ac426 100644
--- a/DataStructures/Matrix/Matrix.java
+++ b/DataStructures/Matrix/Matrix.java
@@ -211,11 +211,14 @@ public class Matrix {
 	* @return boolean
     */
     public boolean equals(Matrix other) {
+        if (this.getRows() != other.getRows() || this.getColumns() != other.getColumns())
+            return false;
+	    
         for (int i = 0; i < this.data.length; i++)
             for (int j = 0; j < this.data[0].length; j++)
                 if (this.data[i][j] != other.data[i][j])
                     return false;
-
+	    
         return true;
     }