diff --git a/lrDragNDrop.js b/lrDragNDrop.js
index 2b7c383..2ef5dff 100644
--- a/lrDragNDrop.js
+++ b/lrDragNDrop.js
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@
                                     break;
                                 }
                             }
+                            if (dropIndex < 0) {
+                                dropIndex = 0;
+                            }
                         }
                         scope.$apply(function () {
                             collection.splice(dropIndex, 0, item);
@@ -181,4 +184,4 @@
             }
         };
     }]);
-})(angular);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(angular);