diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 670bef9..c21e3bf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "range_bounds_map"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "either",
  "itertools",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1d14eca..afe42c7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "range_bounds_map"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 authors = ["James Forster <james.forsterer@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = """
diff --git a/src/range_bounds_map.rs b/src/range_bounds_map.rs
index 401bcca..fe70d53 100644
--- a/src/range_bounds_map.rs
+++ b/src/range_bounds_map.rs
@@ -1952,7 +1952,18 @@ where
 		}
 	}
 
-	return result;
+	//only return valid range_bounds
+	return CutResult {
+		before_cut: result
+			.before_cut
+			.filter(|x| is_valid_range_bounds::<(Bound<&I>, Bound<&I>), I>(x)),
+		inside_cut: result
+			.inside_cut
+			.filter(|x| is_valid_range_bounds::<(Bound<&I>, Bound<&I>), I>(x)),
+		after_cut: result
+			.after_cut
+			.filter(|x| is_valid_range_bounds::<(Bound<&I>, Bound<&I>), I>(x)),
+	};
 }
 
 #[trivial]
@@ -2932,6 +2943,30 @@ mod tests {
 			None => false,
 		}
 	}
+	#[test]
+	fn cut_range_bounds_should_return_valid_ranges() {
+		let result = cut_range_bounds(&(3..8), &(5..8));
+		if let Some(x) = result.before_cut {
+			assert!(is_valid_range_bounds(&cloned_bounds(x)));
+		}
+		if let Some(x) = result.inside_cut {
+			assert!(is_valid_range_bounds(&cloned_bounds(x)));
+		}
+		if let Some(x) = result.after_cut {
+			assert!(is_valid_range_bounds(&cloned_bounds(x)));
+		}
+
+		let result = cut_range_bounds(&(3..8), &(3..5));
+		if let Some(x) = result.before_cut {
+			assert!(is_valid_range_bounds(&cloned_bounds(x)));
+		}
+		if let Some(x) = result.inside_cut {
+			assert!(is_valid_range_bounds(&cloned_bounds(x)));
+		}
+		if let Some(x) = result.after_cut {
+			assert!(is_valid_range_bounds(&cloned_bounds(x)));
+		}
+	}
 
 	#[test]
 	fn touches_tests() {