diff --git a/scikits/learn/utils/hungarian.py b/scikits/learn/utils/hungarian.py
index 3e5affdcf82cf..c225e40cc6513 100644
--- a/scikits/learn/utils/hungarian.py
+++ b/scikits/learn/utils/hungarian.py
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ def compute(self, cost_matrix):
         """
         self.C = cost_matrix.copy()
         self.n = n = self.C.shape[0]
+        self.m = m = self.C.shape[1]
         self.row_uncovered = np.ones(n, dtype=np.bool)
-        self.col_uncovered = np.ones(n, dtype=np.bool)
+        self.col_uncovered = np.ones(m, dtype=np.bool)
         self.Z0_r = 0
         self.Z0_c = 0
-        self.path = np.zeros((2*n, 2), dtype=int)
-        self.marked = np.zeros((n, n), dtype=int)
+        self.path = np.zeros((n+m, 2), dtype=int)
+        self.marked = np.zeros((n, m), dtype=int)
 
         done = False
         step = 1
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ def _step3(self):
         marked = (self.marked == 1)
         self.col_uncovered[np.any(marked, axis=0)] = False
 
-        if marked.sum() >= self.n:
+        if marked.sum() >= min(self.m, self.n) :
             return 7 # done
         else:
             return 4
@@ -129,11 +130,10 @@ def _step4(self):
         covered_C = C*self.row_uncovered[:, np.newaxis]
         covered_C *= self.col_uncovered.astype(np.int)
         n = self.n
+        m = self.m
         while True:
             # Find an uncovered zero
-            raveled_idx = np.argmax(covered_C)
-            col = raveled_idx % n
-            row = raveled_idx // n
+            row, col = np.unravel_index(np.argmax(covered_C), (n, m))
             if covered_C[row, col] == 0:
                 return 6
             else:
@@ -212,10 +212,11 @@ def _step6(self):
         lines.
         """
         # the smallest uncovered value in the matrix
-        minval = np.min(self.C[self.row_uncovered], axis=0)
-        minval = np.min(minval[self.col_uncovered])
-        self.C[np.logical_not(self.row_uncovered)] += minval
-        self.C[:, self.col_uncovered] -= minval
+        if np.any(self.row_uncovered) and np.any(self.col_uncovered):
+            minval = np.min(self.C[self.row_uncovered], axis=0)
+            minval = np.min(minval[self.col_uncovered])
+            self.C[np.logical_not(self.row_uncovered)] += minval
+            self.C[:, self.col_uncovered] -= minval
         return 4
 
     def _find_prime_in_row(self, row):
diff --git a/scikits/learn/utils/tests/test_hungarian.py b/scikits/learn/utils/tests/test_hungarian.py
index 7b6c8230b8802..f3cb5b4de5e07 100644
--- a/scikits/learn/utils/tests/test_hungarian.py
+++ b/scikits/learn/utils/tests/test_hungarian.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ def test_hungarian():
                 ),
 
                 ## Rectangular variant
-                #([[400, 150, 400, 1],
-                #  [400, 450, 600, 2],
-                #  [300, 225, 300, 3]],
-                # 452 # expected cost
-                #),
+                ([[400, 150, 400, 1],
+                  [400, 450, 600, 2],
+                  [300, 225, 300, 3]],
+                 452 # expected cost
+                ),
 
                 # Square
                 ([[10, 10,  8],
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ def test_hungarian():
                 ),
 
                 ## Rectangular variant
-                #([[10, 10,  8, 11],
-                #  [ 9,  8,  1, 1],
-                #  [ 9,  7,  4, 10]],
-                # 15
-                #),
+                ([[10, 10,  8, 11],
+                  [ 9,  8,  1, 1],
+                  [ 9,  7,  4, 10]],
+                 15
+                ),
                ]
 
     m = _Hungarian()
@@ -54,3 +54,10 @@ def test_find_permutation():
     np.testing.assert_array_equal(find_permutation(B, A),
                                   np.arange(10)[::-1])
 
+
+if __name__ == '__main__' :
+    print "find_permutations test..."
+    test_find_permutation()
+    print "Hungarian test..."
+    test_hungarian()
+