diff --git a/tests/word_splitting.c b/tests/word_splitting.c
index ea652e5..2b64d7b 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 15:46:23 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/03/06 15:50:01 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -101,8 +101,11 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_mixed_single_in_double(void)
 
 	words = minishell_wordsplit("hello \"mixed ' \tquotes \t'\" there");
 	assert_strequal("hello", wordlist_get(words, 0)->word);
+	assert_strequal("     ", wordlist_get(words, 0)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("\"mixed ' \tquotes \t'\"", wordlist_get(words, 1)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" \"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\" ", wordlist_get(words, 1)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("there", wordlist_get(words, 2)->word);
+	assert_strequal("     ", wordlist_get(words, 2)->marker);
 	assert(NULL == wordlist_get(words, 3));
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }
@@ -113,8 +116,11 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_mixed_double_in_single(void)
 
 	words = minishell_wordsplit("hello 'mixed \" quotes \"' there");
 	assert_strequal("hello", wordlist_get(words, 0)->word);
+	assert_strequal("     ", wordlist_get(words, 0)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("'mixed \" quotes \"'", wordlist_get(words, 1)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" '''''''''''''''' ", wordlist_get(words, 1)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("there", wordlist_get(words, 2)->word);
+	assert_strequal("     ", wordlist_get(words, 2)->marker);
 	assert(NULL == wordlist_get(words, 3));
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }
@@ -125,8 +131,11 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_mixed_broken(void)
 
 	words = minishell_wordsplit("hello '\"mixed 'quotes'\"' there");
 	assert_strequal("hello", wordlist_get(words, 0)->word);
-	assert_strequal("'\"mixed \'quotes'\"'", wordlist_get(words, 1)->word);
+	assert_strequal("     ", wordlist_get(words, 0)->marker);
+	assert_strequal("'\"mixed 'quotes'\"'", wordlist_get(words, 1)->word);
+	assert_strequal(" '''''''        ' ", wordlist_get(words, 1)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("there", wordlist_get(words, 2)->word);
+	assert_strequal("     ", wordlist_get(words, 2)->marker);
 	assert(NULL == wordlist_get(words, 3));
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }
@@ -147,6 +156,8 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_unclosed_double(void)
 	assert(words == NULL);
 }
 
+// kco work marker
+
 static void	test_wordsplit_operator_word(void)
 {
 	t_wordlist	*words;