diff --git a/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonTcpClient.java b/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonTcpClient.java
index 1c965bd153a3a0d278897b7d6a461ae8ee82a2a3..ef646313044fcbbc5a124abb084d0f039302e174 100644
--- a/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonTcpClient.java
+++ b/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonTcpClient.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-package tcpclient;
+//package tcpclient;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.net.*;
diff --git a/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonTcpServer.java b/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonTcpServer.java
index 5835f592b4621f8a13e9172c7cff2f7f04258902..e01a900aafa03e1713767b8555c3f752c287629c 100644
--- a/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonTcpServer.java
+++ b/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonTcpServer.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package tcpserver;
+//package tcpserver;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.net.*;
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ public class MaroonTcpServer
                 output = new DataOutputStream(clientConnection.getOutputStream());
                 
                 String request = input.readUTF();
+				request = request.trim(); // get rid of outer whitespace
                 
-                if ("position".equals(request)){
+                if ("position".equalsIgnoreCase(request)){
                     output.writeUTF(Arrays.toString(testUnit1.getPosition()));
                 }
-                else if ("ID".equals(request)){
+                else if ("ID".equalsIgnoreCase(request)){
                     output.writeUTF(""+ testUnit1.getID());
                     
                 }else 
diff --git a/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonUnit.java b/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonUnit.java
index a9737e197f71e6eec677628b59a962d1490cd04b..65b1b0fbaae4c345a0e07ef077d72abe5d1c6a99 100644
--- a/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonUnit.java
+++ b/projects/Assignments/homework1/MaroonUnit.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
  * and open the template in the editor.
  */
-package tcpserver;
+//package tcpserver;
 
 /**
  *