diff --git a/src/include/relation.cpp b/src/include/relation.cpp
index 8f1f81782..08c4c38f0 100755
--- a/src/include/relation.cpp
+++ b/src/include/relation.cpp
@@ -1184,6 +1184,8 @@ TRecnotype TCursor::buildcursor(TRecnotype rp)
 	}
 
 	_pagefirstpos = ap > _cmaxelpage ? -(_cmaxelpage + 1) : 0L ;
+	if (_pos < 0L)
+		_pos = 0L;
   
   return ap;
 }
@@ -1748,9 +1750,11 @@ TRecnotype TCursor::readrec()
   }
   f.setstatus(NOERR);
 
-  if (_pos < _pagefirstpos || _pos >= _pagefirstpos + _cmaxelpage)
+	if (_pos < 0)
+		_pos = 0;
+	if (_pos < _pagefirstpos || _pos >= _pagefirstpos + _cmaxelpage)
 		read_page(_pos / _cmaxelpage);
-  nrec = _page[_pos - _pagefirstpos];
+	nrec = _page[_pos - _pagefirstpos];
   CHECKD(nrec >= 0, "Bad record position ", nrec);
   
   curr().setdirty();