diff --git a/include/gamepad/screens/defaultScreen.hpp b/include/gamepad/screens/defaultScreen.hpp
index 5304d22..9101281 100644
--- a/include/gamepad/screens/defaultScreen.hpp
+++ b/include/gamepad/screens/defaultScreen.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class DefaultScreen : public AbstractScreen {
         void rumble(std::string rumble_pattern);
 
     private:
-        ScreenBuffer currentBuffer{std::nullopt, std::nullopt, std::nullopt, std::nullopt};
+        ScreenBuffer currentBuffer;
         pros::Mutex mut;
 
 };
diff --git a/src/gamepad/screens/defaultScreen.cpp b/src/gamepad/screens/defaultScreen.cpp
index 30e3212..74a4c49 100644
--- a/src/gamepad/screens/defaultScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/gamepad/screens/defaultScreen.cpp
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
 
 namespace Gamepad {
 
-DefaultScreen::DefaultScreen() : AbstractScreen(1) {
+DefaultScreen::DefaultScreen() : AbstractScreen(1), currentBuffer({}) {
     printf("ran constructor\n");
 }
 
 ScreenBuffer DefaultScreen::get_screen(std::set<uint8_t> visible_lines) {
     ScreenBuffer output;
     printf("{%s, %s, %s, %s}\n", 
-                currentBuffer.at(0).value_or("N/A").c_str(), 
-                currentBuffer.at(1).value_or("N/A").c_str(), 
-                currentBuffer.at(2).value_or("N/A").c_str(),
-                currentBuffer.at(3).value_or("N/A").c_str());
+                currentBuffer.at(0).value_or("nullopt").c_str(), 
+                currentBuffer.at(1).value_or("nullopt").c_str(), 
+                currentBuffer.at(2).value_or("nullopt").c_str(),
+                currentBuffer.at(3).value_or("nullopt").c_str());
     // const std::lock_guard<pros::Mutex> guard(this->mut);
     for (auto i = visible_lines.begin(); i != visible_lines.end(); ++i) {
         output[*i] = std::move(this->currentBuffer[*i].value_or(""));
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 18f53d0..5f61401 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void opcontrol() {
         // Remember to ALWAYS call update at the start of your while loop!
         Gamepad::master.update();
 
-        // Gamepad::master.print_line(0, "hello\n\nhi");
+        Gamepad::master.print_line(0, "hello\n\nhi");
 
         pros::delay(25); // Wait for 25 ms, then update the motor values again
     }