diff --git a/lib/primers/pcr/pcr.go b/lib/primers/pcr/pcr.go
index 0205180..232ea80 100644
--- a/lib/primers/pcr/pcr.go
+++ b/lib/primers/pcr/pcr.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func SimulateSimple(sequences []string, targetTm float64, circular bool, primerL
 		reverseLocations := make(map[int][]int)
 		minimalPrimers := make([]string, primerLength)
 		for primerIndex, primer := range primerList {
-			var minimalLength int
+			var minimalLength int = minimalPrimerLength
 			for index := minimalPrimerLength; primers.MeltingTemp(primer[len(primer)-index:]) < targetTm; index++ {
 				minimalLength = index
 				if primer[len(primer)-index:] == primer {
diff --git a/lib/primers/pcr/pcr_test.go b/lib/primers/pcr/pcr_test.go
index 5f15034..9beb6c8 100644
--- a/lib/primers/pcr/pcr_test.go
+++ b/lib/primers/pcr/pcr_test.go
@@ -89,3 +89,15 @@ func TestIssue279PCRBug(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("incorrect PCR output (-want,+got): %s", diff)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIssue70PCRBug(t *testing.T) {
+	gene := "CGAGACcAAGTCGTCATAGCTGTTTCCTGAGAGCTTGGCAGGTGATGACACACATTAACAAATTTCGTGAGGAGTCTCCAGAAGAATGCCATTAATTTCCATAGGCTCCGCCCCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAAATCGACGCTCAAGTCAGAGGTGGCGAAACCCGACAGGACTATAAAGATACCAGGCGTTTCCCCCTGGAAGCTCCCTCGTGCGCTCTCCTGTTCCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGATACCTGTCCGCCTTTCTCCCTTCGGGAAGCGTGGCGCTTTCTCATAGCTCACGCTGTAGGTATCTCAGTTCGGTGTAGGTCGTTCGCTCCAAGCTGGGCTGTGTGCACGAACCCCCCGTTCAGCCCGACCGCTGCGCCTTATCCGGTAACTATCGTCTTGAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACGACTTATCGCCACTGGCAGCAGCCACTGGTAACAGGATTAGCAGAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCGGTGCTACAGAGTTCTTGAAGTGGTGGCCTAACTACGGCTACACTAGAAGAACAGTATTTGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTGAAGCCAGTTACCTTCGGAAAAAGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGATCCGGCAAACAAACCACCGCTGGTAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTTTGCAAGCAGCAGATTACGCGCAGAAAAAAAGGATCTCAAGAAGGCCTACTATTAGCAACAACGATCCTTTGATCTTTTCTACGGGGTCTGACGCTCAGTGGAACGAAAACTCACGTTAAGGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATTATCAAAAAGGATCTTCACCTAGATCCTTTTAAATTAAAAATGAAGTTTTAAATCAATCTAAAGTATATATGAGTAAACTTGGTCTGACAGTTACCAATGCTTAATCAGTGAGGCACCTATCTCAGCGATCTGTCTATTTCGTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGACTCCCCGTCGTGTAGATAACTACGATACGGGAGGGCTTACCATCTGGCCCCAGTGCTGCAATGATACCGCGAGAACCACGCTCACCGGCTCCAGATTTATCAGCAATAAACCAGCCAGCCGGAAGGGCCGAGCGCAGAAGTGGTCCTGCAACTTTATCCGCCTCCATCCAGTCTATTAATTGTTGCCGGGAAGCTAGAGTAAGTAGTTCGCCAGTTAATAGTTTGCGCAACGTTGTTGCCATTGCTACAGGCATCGTGGTGTCACGCTCGTCGTTTGGTATGGCTTCATTCAGCTCCGGTTCCCAACGATCAAGGCGAGTTACATGATCCCCCATGTTGTGCAAAAAAGCGGTTAGCTCCTTCGGTCCTCCGATCGTTGTCAGAAGTAAGTTGGCCGCAGTGTTATCACTCATGGTTATGGCAGCACTGCATAATTCTCTTACTGTCATGCCATCCGTAAGATGCTTTTCTGTGACTGGTGAGTACTCAACCAAGTCATTCTGAGAATAGTGTATGCGGCGACCGAGTTGCTCTTGCCCGGCGTCAATACGGGATAATACCGCGCCACATAGCAGAACTTTAAAAGTGCTCATCATTGGAAAACGTTCTTCGGGGCGAAAACTCTCAAGGATCTTACCGCTGTTGAGATCCAGTTCGATGTAACCCACTCGTGCACCCAACTGATCTTCAGCATCTTTTACTTTCACCAGCGTTTCTGGGTGAGCAAAAACAGGAAGGCAAAATGCCGCAAAAAAGGGAATAAGGGCGACACGGAAATGTTGAATACTCATACTCTTCCTTTTTCAATATTATTGAAGCATTTATCAGGGTTATTGTCTCATGAGCGGATACATATTTGAATGTATTTAGAAAAATAAACAAATAGGGGTTCCGCGCACCTGCACCAGTCAGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGACTTgGTCTCAGTCTCAGTCTCATCTTTCCCTTCGTCATGTGACCTGATATCGGGGGTTAGTTCGTCATCATTGATGAGGGTTGATTATCACAGTTTATTACTCTGAATTGGCTATCCGCGTGTGTACCTCTACCTGGAGTTTTTCCCACGGTGGATATTTCTTCTTGCGCTGAGCGTAAGAGCTATCTGACAGAACAGTTCTTCTTTGCTTCCTCGCCAGTTCGCTCGCTATGCTCGGTTACACGGCTGCGGCGAGCATCACGTGCTATAAAA"
+	primers := []string{"GTCATCACCTGCCAAGCTCT", "GGGTTATTGTCTCATGAGCGG"}
+	fragments, err := Simulate([]string{gene}, 50.0, true, primers)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error during PCR simulation: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(fragments) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Should have 1 output fragment. Got: %d", len(fragments))
+	}
+}