diff --git a/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserConfig.java b/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserConfig.java
deleted file mode 100644
index eb1c4f2..0000000
--- a/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserConfig.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package edu.msudenver.tsp.services.parser;
-
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
-
-@Configuration
-@ComponentScan
-//@PropertySource("classpath:development.properties")
-public class ParserConfig {
-
-}
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserService.java b/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserService.java
index ca24a9b..4bf6e49 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserService.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserService.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ParserService {
     public void driveParsingProcess(final String userInput)
     {
         final Node tree;
-        ArrayList<String> statements = new ArrayList<>();
+        final ArrayList<String> statements;
 
         tree = parseRawInput(userInput);
         statements = retrieveStatements(tree);
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ class ParserService {
         // convert to the same case for easier processing
         input = input.toLowerCase();
 
+        // eliminate periods at the end of the input
+        /*if(input.charAt(input.length()-1) == '.')
+        {
+            input.substring(0, input.length()-1);
+        }*/
+
         root = new Node(input, null);
 
         // special case: nothing is submitted
@@ -49,12 +55,6 @@ class ParserService {
             return root;
         }
 
-        // eliminate periods at the end of the input
-        if(input.charAt(input.length()-1) == '.')
-        {
-            input = input.substring(0, input.length()-1);
-        }
-
         recurse(root);
 
         return root;
@@ -68,7 +68,14 @@ class ParserService {
         {
             current.left = new Node("let",
                     current);
-            iContain = (current.statement.contains("if") ? current.statement.indexOf("if") : current.statement.length());
+
+            if(current.statement.contains("if")){
+                iContain = current.statement.indexOf("if");
+            } else if(current.statement.contains("then")){
+                iContain = current.statement.indexOf("then");
+            } else {
+                iContain = current.statement.length();
+            }
 
             current.left.center = new Node(current.statement.substring(current.statement.indexOf("let")+3,
                     iContain),
@@ -102,9 +109,9 @@ class ParserService {
 
     public ArrayList<String> retrieveStatements(final Node parsedTree)
     {
-        ArrayList<String> statementList = new ArrayList<>();
+        final ArrayList<String> statementList = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        statementList = traverse(parsedTree, statementList);
+        traverse(parsedTree, statementList);
 
         return statementList;
     }
diff --git a/services/src/test/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserServiceTest.java b/services/src/test/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserServiceTest.java
index 0d007c8..e2d32ed 100644
--- a/services/src/test/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/src/test/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/services/parser/ParserServiceTest.java
@@ -53,13 +53,50 @@ public class ParserServiceTest {
         assertEquals(expected, ps.parseRawInput(testCase).toString());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testLetXBeEvenThenXSquaredIsEven() {
+        final String expected = "0: let x be even. then x^2 is even.\n" +
+                "... 1: let\n" +
+                "... 2:  x be even. \n" +
+                "... 1: then\n" +
+                "... 2:  x^2 is even.\n\n";
+
+        final String testCase = "Let x be even. Then x^2 is even.";
+
+        assertEquals(expected, ps.parseRawInput(testCase).toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLetIfThen() {
+        final String expected = "0: let a. if b, then c.\n" +
+                "... 1: let\n" +
+                "... 2:  a. \n" +
+                "... 1: if\n" +
+                "... 2:  b, \n" +
+                "... 1: then\n" +
+                "... 2:  c.\n\n";
+
+        final String testCase = "Let a. If b, then c.";
+
+        assertEquals(expected, ps.parseRawInput(testCase).toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLetAlone() {
+        final String expected = "0: let a be equal to b.\n" +
+                "... 1: let\n" +
+                "... 2:  a be equal to b.\n\n";
+
+        final String testCase = "Let a be equal to b.";
+
+        assertEquals(expected, ps.parseRawInput(testCase).toString());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testEmptyStringReturnsEmptyList() {
         final ArrayList<String> expectedList = new ArrayList<>();
         expectedList.add("");
 
-
-
         when(mps.parseRawInput(anyString())).thenReturn(new Node("", null));
 
         assertEquals(expectedList, ps.retrieveStatements(mps.parseRawInput("")));
@@ -80,4 +117,14 @@ public class ParserServiceTest {
 
         assertEquals(expectation, ps.retrieveStatements(mps.parseRawInput("baseCase")));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDriveParsingProcess() {
+        mps.root = new Node("", null);
+        final ArrayList<String> testdummy = new ArrayList<>();
+        when(mps.parseRawInput(anyString())).thenReturn(mps.root);
+        when(mps.retrieveStatements(mps.root)).thenReturn(testdummy);
+
+        ps.driveParsingProcess("");
+    }
 }
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