diff --git a/projectnetwork.go b/projectnetwork.go
index 13559ea..0f5c655 100644
--- a/projectnetwork.go
+++ b/projectnetwork.go
@@ -78,29 +78,30 @@ func (g *projectNetwork) backwardPass(toposort []*activity) {
 
 // setEarlyTimes sets the early times for an activity
 func (g *projectNetwork) setEarlyTimes(a *activity) {
-	es := 0.0
 	predecessors := g.To(a.ID())
 	for predecessors.Next() {
 		p := predecessors.Node().(*activity)
-		es = math.Max(es, p.earlyFinish)
+		if a.earlyStart < p.earlyFinish {
+			a.earlyStart = p.earlyFinish
+		}
 	}
-	a.earlyStart = es
 	a.earlyFinish = a.earlyStart + a.duration
 }
 
 // setLateTimes sets the late times for an activity
 func (g *projectNetwork) setLateTimes(a *activity) {
-	lf := math.Inf(1)
+	a.lateFinish = math.Inf(1)
 	successors := g.From(a.ID())
 	for successors.Next() {
 		s := successors.Node().(*activity)
-		lf = math.Min(lf, s.lateStart)
+		if a.lateFinish > s.lateStart {
+			a.lateFinish = s.lateStart
+		}
 	}
 
-	if lf == math.Inf(1) {
-		lf = a.earlyFinish
+	if a.lateFinish == math.Inf(1) {
+		a.lateFinish = a.earlyFinish
 	}
-	a.lateFinish = lf
 	a.lateStart = a.lateFinish - a.duration
 	a.slack = a.lateFinish - a.earlyFinish
 }