diff --git a/sc2reader/engine/plugins/creeptracker.py b/sc2reader/engine/plugins/creeptracker.py
index 788f5806..7f35f868 100644
--- a/sc2reader/engine/plugins/creeptracker.py
+++ b/sc2reader/engine/plugins/creeptracker.py
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ def handleEndGame(self, event, replay):
           if player.play_race[0] == 'Z':
             self.creepTracker.reduce_cgu_per_minute(player.pid)
             player.creep_spread_by_minute = self.creepTracker.get_creep_spread_area(player.pid)
+            # note that player.max_creep_spread may be a tuple or an int
             if player.creep_spread_by_minute:
                 player.max_creep_spread  = max(player.creep_spread_by_minute.items(),key=lambda x:x[1])
             else:
                 ## Else statement is for players with no creep spread(ie: not Zerg)
-                player.max_creep_spread  =0
+                player.max_creep_spread  = 0
       except Exception as e:
         print("Whoa! {}".format(e))
         pass
diff --git a/test_replays/test_all.py b/test_replays/test_all.py
index 0cc12077..d04e2089 100644
--- a/test_replays/test_all.py
+++ b/test_replays/test_all.py
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ def test_lotv_creepTracker(self):
 
         for player_id in replay.player:
             if replay.player[player_id].play_race == "Zerg":
-                assert replay.player[player_id].max_creep_spread >0
+                assert replay.player[player_id].max_creep_spread != 0
                 assert replay.player[player_id].creep_spread_by_minute
 
     def test_lotv_map(self):