diff --git a/framework/yii/web/CaptchaAction.php b/framework/yii/web/CaptchaAction.php
index 98599d9..fef44fd 100644
--- a/framework/yii/web/CaptchaAction.php
+++ b/framework/yii/web/CaptchaAction.php
@@ -189,15 +189,15 @@ class CaptchaAction extends Action
 	 */
 	protected function generateVerifyCode()
 	{
+		if ($this->minLength > $this->maxLength) {
+			$this->maxLength = $this->minLength;
+		}
 		if ($this->minLength < 3) {
 			$this->minLength = 3;
 		}
 		if ($this->maxLength > 20) {
 			$this->maxLength = 20;
 		}
-		if ($this->minLength > $this->maxLength) {
-			$this->maxLength = $this->minLength;
-		}
 		$length = mt_rand($this->minLength, $this->maxLength);
 
 		$letters = 'bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz';