diff --git a/src/mcts.jl b/src/mcts.jl
index 1eb44f5..37efc01 100644
--- a/src/mcts.jl
+++ b/src/mcts.jl
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ function selectChildNode(node::MCTSNode)::MCTSNode
   # loop thought node children dictionary to find the highest progress value
   for (k, childNode) in node.children
     potential = childNode.progressvalue + childNode.reward
+    if childNode.reward > 0 #XXX for testing. remove when done.
+      println("")
+    end
     if potential > highestProgressValue
       highestProgressValue = potential
       nodekey = childNode.nodekey
@@ -485,7 +488,8 @@ function runMCTS(
   n::Integer, 
   maxDepth::Integer, 
   maxIterations::Integer, 
-  w::Float64) where {T1<:agent}
+  w::Float64
+  ) where {T1<:agent}
   
   root = MCTSNode("root", initialState, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, nothing, Dict{String, MCTSNode}())
   
@@ -510,7 +514,11 @@ function runMCTS(
   end
 
   best_child_state = argmax([child.statevalue / child.visits for child in values(root.children)])
-  error("---> runMCTS")
+
+
+
+
+
   return best_child_state
 end
 
diff --git a/test/test_1.jl b/test/test_1.jl
index 887703e..62ba30e 100644
--- a/test/test_1.jl
+++ b/test/test_1.jl
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ result = GeneralUtils.sendMqttMsg(outgoingMsg)
 outgoingMsg = Dict(
   :msgMeta=> msgMeta,
   :payload=> Dict(
-    :text=> "You didn't tell me wine name.",
+    :text=> "Yes.",
     :select=> nothing,
-    :reward=> -1,
-    :isterminal=> true,
+    :reward=> 0,
+    :isterminal=> false,
   )
 )
 result = GeneralUtils.sendMqttMsg(outgoingMsg)