diff --git a/mean_average_precision/utils/bbox.py b/mean_average_precision/utils/bbox.py
index 3cdb5f9..29219aa 100644
--- a/mean_average_precision/utils/bbox.py
+++ b/mean_average_precision/utils/bbox.py
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ def intersect_area(box_a, box_b):
     min_xy = np.maximum(resized_A[:, :, :2], resized_B[:, :, :2])
 
     diff_xy = (max_xy - min_xy)
-    inter = np.clip(diff_xy, a_min=0, a_max=np.max(diff_xy))
+    inter = np.maximum(diff_xy, 0)
+    inter_max = np.max(diff_xy)
+    if inter_max > 0:
+        inter = np.minimum(inter_max, inter)
+    
     return inter[:, :, 0] * inter[:, :, 1]
 
 
@@ -46,4 +50,4 @@ def jaccard(box_a, box_b):
     area_a = area_a[:, np.newaxis]
     area_b = area_b[np.newaxis, :]
     union = area_a + area_b - inter
-    return inter / union
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+    return inter / union