diff --git a/src/symbol_table.c b/src/symbol_table.c
index ec960e1..70f28d5 100644
--- a/src/symbol_table.c
+++ b/src/symbol_table.c
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ bool getAsKeyword(TableNode *definition) {
         }
         if (strcmp(getType(definition), "primitive function") != 0) {
                 printdebug(
-                    "not checking if a function is called with as or not -- "
-                    "invalid op");
+                    "not checking if a function is called with as or not (%s) -- "
+                    "invalid op", getType(definition));
                 return 0;
         }
         return definition->additionalinfo->FunDecAdInfo->regularoras;
@@ -856,6 +856,11 @@ TableNode *addName(TableNode *tn, char *str) {
                 printdebug(
                     "Name doesn't look like it is empty before you change. "
                     "Are you sure you need to update name?");
+                if (str != NULL) {
+                    tn->theName = str;
+                    return tn;
+                }
+                printdebug("passed a NULL string to the addName function");
                 return undefined;
         }
         if (str == NULL) {
@@ -1322,4 +1327,4 @@ TableNode *getNextEntry(TableNode *tn) {
    printdebug("The type of the first entry is %s",First_Entry->theType);
    return 0;
    }
-   */
\ No newline at end of file
+   */