diff --git a/src-shared/nextjournal/clojure_mode/commands.cljc b/src-shared/nextjournal/clojure_mode/commands.cljc
index dc41f85..08cc439 100644
--- a/src-shared/nextjournal/clojure_mode/commands.cljc
+++ b/src-shared/nextjournal/clojure_mode/commands.cljc
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
                                                         1 (some-> % n/with-prefix n/right n/end-edge?)
                                                         -1 (some-> % n/with-prefix n/left n/start-edge?)))))]
             (let [str? (n/string? parent)]
+              (prn :parent (n/string state parent) :str str?)
               (when-let [target (case direction 1 (first (remove n/line-comment? (n/rights (n/with-prefix parent))))
                                       -1 (first (remove n/line-comment? (n/lefts (n/with-prefix parent)))))]
                 {:cursor/mapped from
@@ -163,12 +164,13 @@
                                (-> edge
                                    n/from-to
                                    (cond->
-                                       (not str?) (j/assoc! :insert " ")))])
+                                       true #_(not str?) (j/assoc! :insert " ")))])
                             -1
                             (let [^string edge (n/left-edge-with-prefix state parent)
                                   start (n/start (n/with-prefix parent))]
                               [(cond-> {:from start
-                                       :to (+ start (count edge))}
+                                        :to (+ start (count edge))
+                                        #_#_:insert " "}
                                  (not str?) (j/assoc! :insert " "))
                                {:from (n/start target)
                                 :insert edge}]))}))))))))
diff --git a/test/nextjournal/clojure_mode_tests.cljc b/test/nextjournal/clojure_mode_tests.cljc
index 0909b3c..35fe066 100644
--- a/test/nextjournal/clojure_mode_tests.cljc
+++ b/test/nextjournal/clojure_mode_tests.cljc
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
             [nextjournal.clojure-mode.commands :as commands]
             [nextjournal.clojure-mode.extensions.formatting :as format]
             [nextjournal.clojure-mode.extensions.eval-region :as eval-region]
+            [nextjournal.scratch]
             #?@(:squint []
                 :cljs [[nextjournal.livedoc :as livedoc]])
             #?(:squint ["assert" :as assert]))
   #?(:squint (:require-macros [nextjournal.clojure-mode-tests.macros :refer [deftest are testing is]])))
 
+#_(js/process.exit 0)
+
 (def extensions
   (.concat cm-clojure/default-extensions (eval-region/extension #js {}))
   ;; optionally test with live grammar
diff --git a/test/nextjournal/scratch.cljs b/test/nextjournal/scratch.cljs
index def770a..52c0e8c 100644
--- a/test/nextjournal/scratch.cljs
+++ b/test/nextjournal/scratch.cljs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(ns nextjournal.clojure-mode.scratch
+(ns nextjournal.scratch
   (:require [nextjournal.clojure-mode.commands :as commands]
             [nextjournal.clojure-mode :as cm-clojure]
             [nextjournal.clojure-mode.extensions.eval-region :as eval-region]
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 
 (def apply-f (partial test-utils/apply-f extensions))
 
-(js/console.log "\"|\" 1")
-(js/console.log (apply-f (commands/slurp 1) "\"|\" 1"))
+(js/console.log "a ;; hello\n(|)")
+(js/console.log (apply-f (commands/slurp -1) "a ;; hello\n(|)"))