diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6b330c2..64e5e90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ jobs:
       # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
       # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.html?highlight=cmake_build_type
       #run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DTARGET_GROUP=test
-      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DTARGET_GROUP=test
+      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DTARGET_GROUP=test -DTETRIS_UNIT_TEST_MACRO=ON
+      # build cmake in build dir with CI unit test flag turned on
 
     - name: Build
       # Build your program with the given configuration
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16e8fdf..3d0741e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ The game was branched off to it's own repository because the embedded project so
 * [ ] fix full lines not being removed
 * [ ] fix duplicate colors
 * [ ] fix crash on trying to clear line
-* figure out what's causing a bunch of out-of-bounds numbers to show up in row 1 of board
+* [ ] figure out what's causing a bunch of out-of-bounds numbers to show up in row 1 of board - i think this is a type issue with uint & int types!
 
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> This project is still in active development, bugs are still being found. When this is no longer the case, this notice will be removed. 
+
 
 ### Project Goals
 This project has several goals. 
diff --git a/src/driver_tetris.c b/src/driver_tetris.c
index e597bd7..940460e 100644
--- a/src/driver_tetris.c
+++ b/src/driver_tetris.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ int main(void) {
             // load game from disk
             case 'l':
                 move = T_NONE;
+                // IMPLEMENT
                 break;
             default:
                 move = T_NONE;
@@ -227,8 +228,8 @@ void print_keypress(enum player_move move) {
 
 /**
  * POSIX sleep for `millis` milliseconds
+ * `man 2 nanosleep`
 */
-// `man 2 nanosleep`
 void sleep_millis(uint16_t millis) {
     struct timespec ts;
     ts.tv_sec = 0;
diff --git a/test/suite_1.c b/test/suite_1.c
index 7d585f6..6aba180 100644
--- a/test/suite_1.c
+++ b/test/suite_1.c
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ void test_checkSpawnNewPiece(void) {
     tg->last_gravity_tick_usec.tv_sec -= 1;
     tg->last_gravity_tick_usec.tv_usec -= 100;
 
-    // printf("last_grav_tick: %d:%d, tick_rate: %d\n", tg->last_gravity_tick_usec.tv_sec, \
-    // tg->last_gravity_tick_usec.tv_usec, tg->gravity_tick_rate_usec);
 
     // do gravity should fail since we're at bottom, and 
     //  should change active_piece.falling to false
diff --git a/tetris/tetris.c b/tetris/tetris.c
index 939887b..92c10bc 100644
--- a/tetris/tetris.c
+++ b/tetris/tetris.c
@@ -470,9 +470,7 @@ bool check_do_piece_gravity(TetrisGame *tg) {
 void clear_rows(TetrisGame *tg, uint8_t top_row, uint8_t num_rows) {
     // starting at `row`, go up until you reach cell with value -1 
     // or the top of the board
-    //assert(num_rows <= 4 && top_row < TETRIS_ROWS);
-    assert(num_rows <= 4);
-    assert(top_row < TETRIS_ROWS);
+    assert(num_rows <= 4 && top_row < TETRIS_ROWS);
 
     //  for each col on the board
     for (int col = 0; col < TETRIS_COLS; col++) {