diff --git a/tests/word_splitting.c b/tests/word_splitting.c
index 007aae1..ea652e5 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 15:17:10 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/03/06 15:46:23 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -79,15 +79,18 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_multiword_with_single_quotes(void)
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }
 
-// kco work marker
-
 static void	test_wordsplit_multiword_with_double_quotes(void)
 {
 	t_wordlist	*words;
 
 	words = minishell_wordsplit("\t  echo\t\" \t The  file is named    $MYFILE  \" \t");
 	assert_strequal("echo", wordlist_get(words, 0)->word);
+	assert_strequal("    ", wordlist_get(words, 0)->marker);
 	assert_strequal("\" \t The  file is named    $MYFILE  \"", wordlist_get(words, 1)->word);
+	// This marker is one char shorter because the tab character above is
+	// represented here with two chars
+	ft_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO, "the marker below is shorter than the string above because the string above contains a tab, it is normal\n");
+	assert_strequal(" \"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\" ", wordlist_get(words, 1)->marker);
 	assert(NULL == wordlist_get(words, 2));
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }