diff --git a/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh b/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh
index c0eae8d6..27d7034b 100644
--- a/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh
+++ b/02_activities/assignments/assignment.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set -x
 
 # 3. Create 5 text files in dir2 named file1, file2, file3, file4, and file5
 
-# 4. Append the words "Hello world" to file3
+# 4. Append the words "Hello world" to dir2/file3
 
 # 5. Verify that file3 contains the words "hello world" by printing the contents of the file in the terminal
 
diff --git a/02_activities/homework/homework.sh b/02_activities/homework/homework.sh
index 04b94726..a4329224 100644
--- a/02_activities/homework/homework.sh
+++ b/02_activities/homework/homework.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Instructions: 
-# Please run the following command in the terminal where homework.sh is located to make the file executable.
-# chmod +x ./homework.sh
-
 # On your terminal, input all the commands you have used to create the following:
 
 # 1. How would you create 5 directories? Feel free to use any name for your directories.
diff --git a/03_instructional_team/autograder/autograder.py b/03_instructional_team/autograder/autograder.py
index 0d4d6f57..0d421fcb 100644
--- a/03_instructional_team/autograder/autograder.py
+++ b/03_instructional_team/autograder/autograder.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 if os.path.isfile(f'{base_dir}/dir2/file3.txt'):
     with open(f'{base_dir}/dir2/file3.txt', 'r') as f:
         file3 = f.read()
-    if file3.strip().lower() == 'hello world':
+    if re.sub(r'[^a-z]', '', file3.lower()) == 'helloworld':
         s.append({'question': 4, 'status': 1})
     else:
         s.append({