diff --git a/interrupt_entry.s b/interrupt_entry.s
index 52bf2e7..9626b2b 100644
--- a/interrupt_entry.s
+++ b/interrupt_entry.s
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ common_int_handler:
 	call eax 		; preserve the eip register past this call
 
 	; segments
+	pop eax
 	pop gs 
 	pop fs
 	pop es
diff --git a/interrupts.c b/interrupts.c
index 4f81616..813cbaf 100644
--- a/interrupts.c
+++ b/interrupts.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ void setup_idt_entry(u32 t_idx, u32 base, u16 sel, u8 type_attrs) {
 	IDT[t_idx].offset_high = ((base >> 16) & 0xffff);
 
 	IDT[t_idx].type_attrs = type_attrs;
+	IDT[t_idx].zero = 0;
 	IDT[t_idx].selector = sel;
 }
 
@@ -83,29 +84,26 @@ void int_keyboard(struct cpu_reg_state* cpu) {
 	if((u8)code < 0x80 || (u8)code > 0x1f) {
 		putch(code);
 	}
-	serial_pic_ack(cpu->int_no);
 }
 
 // Generic interrupt handler to be used later on
-void interrupt_handler(struct cpu_reg_state cpu) {
+void interrupt_handler(struct cpu_reg_state* cpu) {
 	// treating things on the stack like it were a cpu_reg_state
 	// NOTE: dummy stuff to stop gcc from complaining atm
-	if(cpu.int_no < 32) {
-		printf("int response is:\n");
-		printf(err_msg[cpu.int_no]);
-	}
-	else {
-		printf("Unhandled exception");
+	printf("handled exception\n");
+	if(cpu->int_no < 32) {
+		printf(err_msg[cpu->int_no]);
 	}
+	serial_pic_ack(cpu->int_no);
 	return;
 }
 
 void init_idt() {
 	// setup special idt pointer
 	idt_ptr.address = (u32)(&IDT);
-	idt_ptr.limit = sizeof(struct IDT_Entry) * IDT_SIZE;
+	idt_ptr.limit = (sizeof(struct IDT_Entry) * IDT_SIZE) - 1;
 	// clear table
-	memset((u8*)IDT, 0x00, (sizeof(struct IDT_Entry) * IDT_SIZE) - 1);
+	memset((u8*)IDT, 0x00, (sizeof(struct IDT_Entry) * IDT_SIZE));
 	// add interrupt service routines here
 	setup_idt_entry(0,(u32)no_err_handler_1,0x08, 0x8e);
 	setup_idt_entry(1,(u32)no_err_handler_2,0x08, 0x8e);
diff --git a/interrupts.h b/interrupts.h
index 7e9c082..686dd96 100644
--- a/interrupts.h
+++ b/interrupts.h
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ struct IDT_PTR idt_ptr;
 void init_idt();
 void setup_idt_entry(u32 t_idx, u32 base, u16 sel, u8 type_attrs);
 void int_keyboard(struct cpu_reg_state*);
-void interrupt_handler(struct cpu_reg_state);
+void interrupt_handler(struct cpu_reg_state*);
diff --git a/kernel.c b/kernel.c
index 8dd8e36..ece3c2b 100644
--- a/kernel.c
+++ b/kernel.c
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 #include "gdt.h"
 
 void kinit() {
-	printf("setting up gdt\n");
 	gdt_configure();
-	printf("setting idt\n");
 	init_idt();
 	test_dispatcher();
 }
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0e1c2bb..b937637 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ OBJECTS=mem.o kernel.o gdt_seg.o gdt.o interrupts.o loader.o serial.o \
 		framebuffer.o ports.o stlio.o tests.o interrupt_entry.o
 AFLAGS=-f elf32
 CFLAGS=-masm=intel -O2 -m32 -nostdlib -nostdinc -fno-builtin -fno-stack-protector -nostartfiles \
-		-nodefaultlibs -Wall -Wextra -Werror -c
+		-nodefaultlibs -Wall -Wextra -c #-Werror -c
 
 all: kernel.elf
 
diff --git a/tests.c b/tests.c
index 1474bed..ac3e99a 100644
--- a/tests.c
+++ b/tests.c
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ void divide_by_zero() {
 	int x = 0;
 	int y = 5;
 	int z = y/x;
-	if(z) {
-		printf("hmm\n");
-	}
 }
 
 void test_serial_write() {
@@ -28,4 +25,5 @@ void test_dispatcher() {
 	clear_fb();
 	test_write();
 	divide_by_zero();
+	test_write();
 }