diff --git a/src/parser.ts b/src/parser.ts
index 197dc22..f3c0865 100644
--- a/src/parser.ts
+++ b/src/parser.ts
@@ -57,9 +57,28 @@ export class Parser {
         };
         this.tree = root;
         this.parser(root);
+        // clean up nodes with error: 'File not found'
+        this.removeTreesWithError(this.tree);
         return this.tree;
     }
 
+    private removeTreesWithError(tree: Tree): void {
+        // base case
+        if(tree.children.length === 0) return;
+        // iterate over tree.children array to check for error. 
+        for(let i = 0; i < tree.children.length; i++){
+            // call removeTreesWithError on every tree in the children array
+            if(tree.children[i].children.length !== 0){
+                this.removeTreesWithError(tree.children[i]);
+            }
+            if(tree.children[i].error && (tree.children[i].error === 'File not found' || tree.children[i].error === 'Error while processing this file/node')){
+                // when an error is found, splice the tree out of the children array
+                tree.children.splice(i,1);
+                i--; // decrement to account for change in children array length
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     public getTree(): Tree {
         return this.tree;
     }
@@ -278,7 +297,7 @@ export class Parser {
             }
         };
 
-        console.log('directive: ', directive);
+        // console.log('directive: ', directive);
         // Initial check for use of directives (ex: 'use client', 'use server', 'use strict')
         // Accounts for more than one directive 
         for (let i = 0; i < directive.length; i++) {
diff --git a/src/test/suite/parser.test.ts b/src/test/suite/parser.test.ts
index 81fee91..23d6181 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/parser.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/suite/parser.test.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode'
 
 describe('Parser Test Suite', () => {
     let parser, tree, file;
+    const fs = require('fs');
+
 
 	// UNPARSED TREE TEST
-    describe('It initializes correctly', () => {
+    xdescribe('It initializes correctly', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
             // Assign the test file and make new instance of Parser
             file = path.join(__dirname, '../test_cases/tc_0/index.js');
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ describe('Parser Test Suite', () => {
     });
 
 	// TEST 0: ONE CHILD
-    describe('It works for simple apps', () => {
+    xdescribe('It works for simple apps', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
             file = path.join(__dirname, '');
             parser = new Parser(file);
@@ -47,6 +49,32 @@ describe('Parser Test Suite', () => {
         // });
     });
 
+    // TEST 6: BAD IMPORT OF APP2 FROM APP1 COMPONENT
+    describe('Catches bad imports', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            file = path.join(__dirname, '../../../../src/test/test_cases/tc_6/component/App.jsx');
+            parser = new Parser(file);
+            tree = parser.parse();
+        });
+
+        test("Child component with bad file path does not show up on the node tree", () => {
+            expect(tree.children.length).toBe(0);
+        })
+    })
+
+    // TEST 7: SYNTAX ERROR IN APP FILE CAUSES PARSER ERROR
+    describe('Parser should not work for components with syntax errors in the code', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            file = path.join(__dirname, '../../../../src/test/test_cases/tc_7/index.js');
+            parser = new Parser(file);
+            tree = parser.parse();
+        });
+        
+        test("Parser stops parsing when there is a syntax error in a component", () => {
+            expect(tree.children.length).toBe(0);
+        });
+    })
+
     // these are the 14 tests we need to test for
 
 	// TEST 1: NESTED CHILDREN
diff --git a/src/test/test_cases/tc_6/component/App.jsx b/src/test/test_cases/tc_6/component/App.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f779ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test_cases/tc_6/component/App.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import React from "react";
+import anotherApp from "./anotherApp"; // this is purposefully the wrong file path for anotherApp
+
+const App = () => {
+    return (
+        <div>
+            <p>Hello from App.jsx</p>
+            <anotherApp />
+        </div>
+    )
+};
+
+export default App;
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diff --git a/src/test/test_cases/tc_6/index.js b/src/test/test_cases/tc_6/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acfef2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test_cases/tc_6/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// !TEST 6: BAD IMPORT OF APP2 FROM APP1 COMPONENT
+import React from 'react';
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
+import App from './components/App.jsx';
+
+// tests whether the parser still works when a component is given the wrong File path
+
+const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root'));
+root.render(<App />);
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diff --git a/src/test/test_cases/tc_6/otherComponent/anotherApp.jsx b/src/test/test_cases/tc_6/otherComponent/anotherApp.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d4d13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test_cases/tc_6/otherComponent/anotherApp.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+export const anotherApp = () => {
+    return (
+        <div>
+            <p>Greetings from inside anotherApp</p>
+        </div>
+    )
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/test_cases/tc_7/components/App.jsx b/src/test/test_cases/tc_7/components/App.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3bfba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test_cases/tc_7/components/App.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import ChildApp from './ChildApp';
+
+export const App = () => {
+  this should not work when given to the parser
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <p>Syntax Error</p>
+        <ChildApp />
+      </div>
+    )
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/test_cases/tc_7/components/ChildApp.jsx b/src/test/test_cases/tc_7/components/ChildApp.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..402ffe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test_cases/tc_7/components/ChildApp.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// this component will not show up in the children of App due to App's syntax error
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+
+export const ChildApp = () => {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <p>Child of App with Syntax Error</p>
+      </div>
+    )
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/test_cases/tc_7/index.js b/src/test/test_cases/tc_7/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0293b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test_cases/tc_7/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//! TEST 7: SYNTAX ERROR IN APP FILE CAUSES PARSER ERROR
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
+import App from './components/App.jsx';
+
+const root = createRoot(document.getElementById('root'));
+root.render(<App />);
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