diff --git a/main/steps/wires_puzzle.cpp b/main/steps/wires_puzzle.cpp
index 1d2c2da..8499c14 100644
--- a/main/steps/wires_puzzle.cpp
+++ b/main/steps/wires_puzzle.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ void wires_to_string(WireColor* wires, char* out_wires_string) {
                 out_wires_string[i] = 'g';
                 break;
             case WireColor::blue:
-                out_wires_string[i] = 'u';
+                out_wires_string[i] = 'b';
                 break;
             case WireColor::black:
-                out_wires_string[i] = 'b';
+                out_wires_string[i] = 'k';
                 break;
             case WireColor::white:
                 out_wires_string[i] = 'w';
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ void string_to_wires(char* wires_string, WireColor* out_wires) {
             case 'g':
                 out_wires[i] = WireColor::green;
                 break;
-            case 'u':
+            case 'b':
                 out_wires[i] = WireColor::blue;
                 break;
-            case 'b':
+            case 'k':
                 out_wires[i] = WireColor::black;
                 break;
             case 'w':
@@ -176,37 +176,45 @@ void solve_wires(WireColor* wires, bool* out_cut) {
 
     // CUT CHECKS
     
-    // cut the second wire of all most common colors
+    // 1. cut the second wire of all most common colors
     int max_len = max(red_pos_len, yellow_pos_len, green_pos_len, blue_pos_len, black_pos_len, white_pos_len);
     if (max_len >= 2) {
         for (int i = 0; i < NUM_COLORS; i++) {
             if (list_pos_len[i] == max_len) {
                 int idx = list_pos[i][1];
                 out_cut[idx] = true;
+                ESP_LOGI(TAG, "1. cutting %d", idx);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    // cut the first wire if it is green or white
-    if (wires[0] == WireColor::green || wires[0] == WireColor::white) out_cut[0] = true;
-
-    // cut blue wires in even positions (odd indexes)
-    for (int i = 1; i < NUM_WIRES; i += 2) {
-        if (wires[i] == WireColor::blue) out_cut[i] = true;
+    // 2. cut the first wire if it is green or white
+    if (wires[0] == WireColor::green || wires[0] == WireColor::white) {
+        out_cut[0] = true;
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "2. cutting %d", 0);
     }
 
-    // cut black and yellow wires next to black and yellow wires
+    // 3. cut blue wires in even positions (odd indexes)
+    for (int i = 1; i < NUM_WIRES; i += 2) {
+        if (wires[i] == WireColor::blue) {
+            out_cut[i] = true;
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "3. cutting %d", i);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 4. cut black and yellow wires next to black and yellow wires
     for (int i = 0; i < NUM_WIRES-1; i++) {
         if (
             (wires[i] == WireColor::yellow || wires[i] == WireColor::black) &&
             (wires[i+1] == WireColor::yellow || wires[i+1] == WireColor::black)
         ) {
             out_cut[i] = true;
-            out_cut[1] = true;
+            out_cut[i+1] = true;
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "4. cutting %d, %d", i, i+1);
         }
     }
 
-    // cut the last green wire next to a yellow or white wire
+    // 5. cut the last green wire next to a yellow or white wire
     for (int green_idx = green_pos_len-1; green_idx >= 0; green_idx--) {
         int pos = green_pos[green_idx];
         if (
@@ -216,23 +224,26 @@ void solve_wires(WireColor* wires, bool* out_cut) {
             wires[pos+1] == WireColor::white
         ) {
             out_cut[pos] = true;
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "5. cutting %d", pos);
             break;
         }
     }
 
-    // cut all white wires if there is a red wire in the 5th position
+    // 6. cut all white wires if there is a red wire in the 5th position
     if (wires[4] == WireColor::red) {
         for (int white_idx = 0; white_idx < white_pos_len; white_idx++) {
             out_cut[white_pos[white_idx]] = true;
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "6. cutting %d", white_pos[white_idx]);
         }
     }
 
-    // cut the first black wire if there are more white wires than green wires
+    // 7. cut the first black wire if there are more white wires than green wires
     if (white_pos_len > green_pos_len && black_pos_len > 0) {
         out_cut[black_pos[0]] = true;
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "7. cutting %d", black_pos[0]);
     }
 
-    // cut all wires in an alternating pattern of 2 colors at least 4 wires long
+    // 8. cut all wires in an alternating pattern of 2 colors at least 4 wires long
     for (int i = 0; i < NUM_WIRES-3; i++) {
         if (
             wires[i] == wires[i+2] &&
@@ -243,35 +254,40 @@ void solve_wires(WireColor* wires, bool* out_cut) {
             out_cut[i+1] = true;
             out_cut[i+2] = true;
             out_cut[i+3] = true;
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "8. cutting %d, %d, %d, %d", i, i+1, i+2, i+3);
         }
     }
 
-    // cut any wires if their position matches the number of letters in the color's name
+    // 9. cut any wires if their position matches the number of letters in the color's name
     for (int i = 0; i < NUM_WIRES; i++) {
-        if (color_name_len[i] == i+1) {
+        if (color_name_len[wires[i]] == i+1) {
             out_cut[i] = true;
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "9. cutting %d", i);
         }
     }
 
-    // cut all red wires if there are no more than 2 wires of the same color
+    // 10. cut all red wires if there are no more than 2 wires of the same color
     if (max_len <= 2) {
         for (int i = 0; i < red_pos_len; i++) {
             out_cut[red_pos[i]] = true;
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "10. cutting %d", red_pos[i]);
         }
     }
 
-    // cut the last wire if it is the same color as the first wire
+    // 11. cut the last wire if it is the same color as the first wire
     if (wires[0] == wires[NUM_WIRES-1]) {
         out_cut[NUM_WIRES-1] = true;
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "11. cutting %d", NUM_WIRES-1);
     }
 
-    // cut any wire adjacent to both a yellow and blue wire
+    // 12. cut any wire adjacent to both a yellow and blue wire
     for (int i = 0; i < NUM_WIRES-2; i++) {
         if (
             (wires[i] == WireColor::yellow && wires[i+2] == WireColor::blue) || 
             (wires[i] == WireColor::blue && wires[i+2] == WireColor::white)
         ) {
             out_cut[i+1] = true;
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "12. cutting %d", i+1);
         }
     }