diff --git a/tests/word_splitting.c b/tests/word_splitting.c
index 2b64d7b..c99ab41 100644
--- a/tests/word_splitting.c
+++ b/tests/word_splitting.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/13 15:17:56 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/03/06 15:50:01 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/03/06 15:53:03 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -156,15 +156,15 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_unclosed_double(void)
 	assert(words == NULL);
 }
 
-// kco work marker
-
 static void	test_wordsplit_operator_word(void)
 {
 	t_wordlist	*words;
 
 	words = minishell_wordsplit(">test");
 	assert_strequal(">", wordlist_get(words, 0)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 0)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("test", wordlist_get(words, 1)->word);
+	assert_strequal("    ", wordlist_get(words, 1)->marker);
 	assert(NULL == wordlist_get(words, 2));
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }
@@ -175,14 +175,23 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_all_operators(void)
 
 	words = minishell_wordsplit("|&&||()<>><<>");
 	assert_strequal("|", wordlist_get(words, 0)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 0)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("&&", wordlist_get(words, 1)->word);
+	assert_strequal("  ", wordlist_get(words, 1)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("||", wordlist_get(words, 2)->word);
+	assert_strequal("  ", wordlist_get(words, 2)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("(", wordlist_get(words, 3)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 3)->marker);
 	assert_strequal(")", wordlist_get(words, 4)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 4)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("<", wordlist_get(words, 5)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 5)->marker);
 	assert_strequal(">>", wordlist_get(words, 6)->word);
+	assert_strequal("  ", wordlist_get(words, 6)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("<<", wordlist_get(words, 7)->word);
+	assert_strequal("  ", wordlist_get(words, 7)->marker);
 	assert_strequal(">", wordlist_get(words, 8)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 8)->marker);
 	assert(NULL == wordlist_get(words, 9));
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }
@@ -193,17 +202,27 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_operator_combining(void)
 
 	words = minishell_wordsplit("|||>>><<<&&&");
 	assert_strequal("||", wordlist_get(words, 0)->word);
+	assert_strequal("  ", wordlist_get(words, 0)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("|", wordlist_get(words, 1)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 1)->marker);
 	assert_strequal(">>", wordlist_get(words, 2)->word);
+	assert_strequal("  ", wordlist_get(words, 2)->marker);
 	assert_strequal(">", wordlist_get(words, 3)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 3)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("<<", wordlist_get(words, 4)->word);
+	assert_strequal("  ", wordlist_get(words, 4)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("<", wordlist_get(words, 5)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 5)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("&&", wordlist_get(words, 6)->word);
+	assert_strequal("  ", wordlist_get(words, 6)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("&", wordlist_get(words, 7)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" ", wordlist_get(words, 7)->marker);
 	assert(NULL == wordlist_get(words, 8));
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }
 
+// kco work marker
+
 static void	test_wordsplit_var_substitution(void)
 {
 	t_wordlist	*words;