diff --git a/src/sync-controller.js b/src/sync-controller.js
index 331a2990c..6005c3dc5 100644
--- a/src/sync-controller.js
+++ b/src/sync-controller.js
@@ -39,28 +39,26 @@ export const syncPointStrategies = [
       let syncPoint = null;
 
       currentTime = currentTime || 0;
-      let i = segments.length;
 
-      while (i--) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < segments.length; i++) {
         let segment = segments[i];
 
-        if (!segment.dateTimeObject) {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        let segmentTime = segment.dateTimeObject.getTime() / 1000;
-        let segmentStart = segmentTime + syncController.datetimeToDisplayTime;
+        if (segment.dateTimeObject) {
+          let segmentTime = segment.dateTimeObject.getTime() / 1000;
+          let segmentStart = segmentTime + syncController.datetimeToDisplayTime;
 
-        syncPoint = {
-          time: segmentStart,
-          segmentIndex: i
-        };
+          // if we have a sync point and
+          // Current time minus segments start is less than or equal to 0
+          // then the previous segment is directly behind the currentTime
+          // and can stop searching
+          if (syncPoint && (currentTime - segmentStart) <= 0) {
+            break;
+          }
 
-        // As this segments start time minus current time is less than 0
-        // then we have moved to a segment directly behind the currentTime
-        // and can stop searching
-        if ((segmentStart - currentTime) < 0) {
-          break;
+          syncPoint = {
+            time: segmentStart,
+            segmentIndex: i
+          };
         }
       }
       return syncPoint;
diff --git a/test/sync-controller.test.js b/test/sync-controller.test.js
index 093da73aa..e9ee22b18 100644
--- a/test/sync-controller.test.js
+++ b/test/sync-controller.test.js
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ QUnit.test('ProgramDateTime strategy finds nearest segment for sync', function(a
     time: 160,
     segmentIndex: 15
   }, 'syncpoint found for ProgramDateTime set');
+
+  syncPoint = strategy.run(this.syncController, newPlaylist, duration, timeline, 0);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(syncPoint, {
+    time: 10,
+    segmentIndex: 0
+  }, 'syncpoint found for ProgramDateTime set at 0');
 });
 
 QUnit.test('Does not set date time mapping if date time info not on first segment',