diff --git a/runner.c b/runner.c
index 8e9474c..d2e0890 100644
--- a/runner.c
+++ b/runner.c
@@ -21,17 +21,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         arg = TOK_ARG; //it is a -tok arg with a valid alpha file at argv[2]
         yyin = fopen(argv[2], "r");
     }
-    token = yylex();
-    fprintf(stderr, "made it here");
-    while (token != 0) {
+    while (0 != (token = yylex())) {
         if (arg == TOK_ARG) {
             fprintf(output, "%d %d %3d \"%s\"\n", line_number, column_number, token, yytext);
         }
-        token = yylex();
-        fprintf(stderr, "made it past yylex");
     }
 
-     fprintf(stderr, "returned 0\n"); 
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +38,19 @@ char *is_tok(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (is_alpha_file(input_prog, file_len) != 0) {
             return INVALID_ARG;
         }
+
+        int ignore_path = 0;
+        int count_since_slash = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < file_len; i++) {
+            count_since_slash++;
+            if (input_prog[i] == '/') {
+                ignore_path += count_since_slash;
+                count_since_slash = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        file_len -= ignore_path;
+        input_prog += ignore_path;
         char* FILE_tok = calloc(sizeof(char), file_len - ALPHA_OFFSET + TOK_LEN);
         strncpy(FILE_tok, input_prog, file_len - ALPHA_OFFSET); //copy name of prog before .alpha
         strcpy(FILE_tok + sizeof(char) * (file_len - ALPHA_OFFSET), ".tok"); //add .tok to end of file name
diff --git a/tests/testPath/testPath.alpha b/tests/testPath/testPath.alpha
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa713c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testPath/testPath.alpha
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+This is a test
+9combined 7okens
+12345
+893247892
+combined'DueToUnknownChar _validtoken __validtoken1 _valid_token2 validToken3_
+true false
+null while !wrong if when
+else	type	function
+return  external        as
+string _NOte_that_was_not_reserved
+([)]{}:;,->"\
++-*/%
+<=
+:=
+"This is not a valid
+String"
+"This is a valid String"
+!|
+..
+(* this is a comment *)
+(*Not a comment
+$^&
+>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_operators.alpha~ b/tests/test_operators.alpha~
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84d3edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_operators.alpha~
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
++
+-
+*
+/
+\
+%
+<
+>
+=
+:=
+=:
+:
+=
+!
+&
+|
+.