diff --git a/dopey.py b/dopey.py
index 1c745b8..3ee4258 100644
--- a/dopey.py
+++ b/dopey.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import os
 import sys
-from io import TextIOWrapper
 from typing import Dict, List
 
 class MismatchBracketException(Exception):
@@ -32,11 +30,18 @@ class Operation:
     CLOSE_LOOP = "]"
 
     loop_stack = []
+    loop_ignore_stack = []
 
     @classmethod
     def perform(cls, operation: str, program: List, switch: Dict) -> None:
+        # if operation does not exist, skip
         if operation not in switch:
             return
+
+        # dont perform any non loop operations if inside an ignore loop
+        if len(cls.loop_ignore_stack) and operation != Operation.CLOSE_LOOP and operation != Operation.OPEN_LOOP:
+            return
+
         switch[operation](program)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -62,12 +67,10 @@ class Operation:
     @classmethod
     def output(cls, _) -> None:
         sys.stdout.write(chr(Memory.buffer[Memory.get_pointer()])) # TODO rollover if too big in ASCII
+        sys.stdout.flush()
 
     @classmethod
     def input(cls, _) -> None:
-        # flush text to terminal before asking for input
-        sys.stdout.flush()
-
         if not len(Memory.input_buffer):
             input_ = sys.stdin.readline()
             Memory.input_buffer += list(input_)
@@ -77,26 +80,24 @@ class Operation:
     @classmethod
     def open_loop(cls, program: List) -> None:
         if not Memory.buffer[Memory.get_pointer()]:
-            # TODO redo this section to be more readable
-            stack = [Operation.OPEN_LOOP]
-            while program[1] < len(program[0]):
-                operation = program[0][program[1]] 
-                program[1] += 1
-                if operation == Operation.CLOSE_LOOP: 
-                    stack.pop()
-                    if not len(stack):
-                        return
-                elif operation == Operation.OPEN_LOOP:
-                    stack.append(Operation.OPEN_LOOP)
-            raise MismatchBracketException
+            # enter ignore loop if byte at pointer is zero
+            cls.loop_ignore_stack.append(Operation.OPEN_LOOP)
         else:
+            # save start loop position should we need to return
             cls.loop_stack.append(program[1]-1)
     
     @classmethod
     def close_loop(cls, program: List) -> None:
+        # check if in ignore loop
+        if len(cls.loop_ignore_stack):
+           cls.loop_ignore_stack.pop()
+           return
+
+        # check if there is a bracket mismatch
         if not len(cls.loop_stack):
             raise MismatchBracketException
 
+        # check if we need to repeat
         last_open_loop_pos = cls.loop_stack.pop()
         if Memory.buffer[Memory.get_pointer()]:
             program[1] = last_open_loop_pos
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         file_location = sys.argv[1]
 
     file = open(file_location, "r")
-    program = [file.read(), 0] # TODO create files class
+    program = [file.read(), 0] # TODO create program class
     file.close()
 
     switch = Operation.get_operations_in_switch()
diff --git a/test.bf b/test.bf
index e113d22..6a8ec44 100644
--- a/test.bf
+++ b/test.bf
@@ -1,40 +1,20 @@
---->--->>>>->->->>>>>-->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>+>>++++++++++[
-  <<++[
-    --<+<<+<<+>>>>[
-      >[<->>+++>>[-]+++<<<+[<++>>+<--]]+>+++++[>>+++++++++<<-]
-      >>++++.[-]>>+[<<<<+>>+>>-]<<<<<<[>+<-]<<
-    ]++++++++++.[-]>++
-  ]-->>[-->[-]>]<<[
-    >>--[
-      -[
-        -[
-          -----[>+>+++++++<<+]-->>-.----->,[<->-]<[[<]+[->>]<-]<[<<,[-]]>>>>
-        ]>
-      ]<[
-        >-[+<+++]+<+++[+[---->]+<<<<<<[>>]<[-]]
-        >[<+[---->]++[<]<[>]>[[>]+>+++++++++<<-[<]]]>[>>>>]
-      ]<[
-        -[[>+>+<<-]>[<+>-]++>+>>]<[<<++[-->>[-]]>[[-]>[<<+>>-]>]]
-      ]<[
-        [[<<]-[>>]<+<-]>[-<+]<<[<<]-<[>[+>>]>[>]>[-]]
-        >[[+>>]<-->>[>]+>>>]
-      ]<[
-        -[
-          --[+<<<<--[+>[-]>[<<+>+>-]<<[>>+<<-]]++[>]]
-          <<[>+>+<<-]>--[<+>-]++>>>
-        ]<[<<<[-]+++>[-]>[<+>>>+<<-]+>>>]
-      ]<[
-        +[[<]<<[<<]-<->>+>[>>]>[>]<-]+[-<+]<++[[>+<-]++<[<<->>+]<++]<
-        <<<<<<      +> > >+> > >+[
-        <<<               ->+>+>+[
-        <<<<<<<   +>->+> > >->->+[
-        <<<<<         ->+>+> >+>+[
-        <<<<            ->->+>->+[
-        <<<<<<<<+>-> >+> > >->+>+[
-        <<<<<         -> >+> >->+[
-        <<<<            +>->+> >+]]]]]]]
-        +++[[>+<-]<+++]--->>[-[<->-]<++>>]++[[<->-]>>]>[>]
-      ]<
-    ]
-  ]<
+>>>->+>+++++>(++++++++++)[[>>>+<<<-]>+++++>+>>+[<<+>>>>>+<<<-]<-]>>>>[
+  [>>>+>+<<<<-]+++>>+[<+>>>+>+<<<-]>>[>[[>>>+<<<-]<]<<++>+>>>>>>-]<-
+]+++>+>[[-]<+<[>+++++++++++++++++<-]<+]>>[
+  [+++++++++.-------->>>]+[-<<<]>>>[>>,----------[>]<]<<[
+    <<<[
+      >--[<->>+>-<<-]<[[>>>]+>-[+>>+>-]+[<<<]<-]>++>[<+>-]
+      >[[>>>]+[<<<]>>>-]+[->>>]<-[++>]>[------<]>+++[<<<]>
+    ]<
+  ]>[
+    -[+>>+>-]+>>+>>>+>[<<<]>->+>[
+      >[->+>+++>>++[>>>]+++<<<++<<<++[>>>]>>>]<<<[>[>>>]+>>>]
+      <<<<<<<[<<++<+[-<<<+]->++>>>++>>>++<<<<]<<<+[-<<<+]+>->>->>
+    ]<<+<<+<<<+<<-[+<+<<-]+<+[
+      ->+>[-<-<<[<<<]>[>>[>>>]<<+<[<<<]>-]]
+      <[<[<[<<<]>+>>[>>>]<<-]<[<<<]]>>>->>>[>>>]+>
+    ]>+[-<<[-]<]-[
+      [>>>]<[<<[<<<]>>>>>+>[>>>]<-]>>>[>[>>>]<<<<+>[<<<]>>-]>
+    ]<<<<<<[---<-----[-[-[<->>+++<+++++++[-]]]]<+<+]>
+  ]>>
 ]
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