diff --git a/8/8p1.py b/8/8p1.py
index a0de856..aea7783 100755
--- a/8/8p1.py
+++ b/8/8p1.py
@@ -3,20 +3,18 @@
 
 
 inputs = ["example.txt", "input.txt"]
-#inputs = ["example.txt"]
-#inputs = ["input.txt"]
 
-registers = {}
 
-def get_value(register):
+def get_value(registers, register):
     if register not in registers:
         registers[register] = 0
-    return int(registers[register])
 
-def compare(operation, register, b):
+    return registers[register]
+
+
+def compare(registers, operation, register, b):
     result = False
-
-    a = get_value(register)
+    a = get_value(registers, register)
     b = int(b)
 
     if operation == '>':
@@ -42,25 +40,26 @@ def compare(operation, register, b):
 
 
 def solve(filename):
+    registers = {}
+
     with open(filename, "r") as fp:
         for line in fp:
             values = line.split()
-            if compare(values[5], values[4], values[6]):
+            if compare(registers, values[5], values[4], values[6]):
                 if values[1] == 'inc':
-                    registers[values[0]] = get_value(values[0]) + int(values[2])
+                    registers[values[0]] = (get_value(registers, values[0])
+                                            + int(values[2]))
                 elif values[1] == 'dec':
-                    registers[values[0]] = get_value(values[0]) - int(values[2])
+                    registers[values[0]] = (get_value(registers, values[0])
+                                            - int(values[2]))
 
-    biggest = 0    
+    biggest = 0
     for i in registers:
-        print(i, registers[i])
         if int(registers[i]) > biggest:
             biggest = int(registers[i])
 
     return biggest
 
 
-
 for puzzle in inputs:
     print(puzzle, solve(puzzle))
-    registers.clear()
diff --git a/8/8p2.py b/8/8p2.py
index 175b85e..ed44d23 100755
--- a/8/8p2.py
+++ b/8/8p2.py
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@
 
 
 inputs = ["example.txt", "input.txt"]
-registers = {}
 
-def get_value(register):
+
+def get_value(registers, register):
     if register not in registers:
         registers[register] = 0
+
     return int(registers[register])
 
-def compare(operation, register, b):
-    result = False
 
-    a = get_value(register)
+def compare(registers, operation, register, b):
+    result = False
+    a = get_value(registers, register)
     b = int(b)
 
     if operation == '>':
@@ -39,17 +40,20 @@ def compare(operation, register, b):
 
 
 def solve(filename):
+    registers = {}
     big = 0
     with open(filename, "r") as fp:
         for line in fp:
             values = line.split()
-            if compare(values[5], values[4], values[6]):
+            if compare(registers, values[5], values[4], values[6]):
                 if values[1] == 'inc':
-                    registers[values[0]] = get_value(values[0]) + int(values[2])
+                    registers[values[0]] = (get_value(registers, values[0])
+                                            + int(values[2]))
                     if registers[values[0]] > big:
                         big = registers[values[0]]
                 elif values[1] == 'dec':
-                    registers[values[0]] = get_value(values[0]) - int(values[2])
+                    registers[values[0]] = (get_value(registers, values[0])
+                                            - int(values[2]))
                     if registers[values[0]] > big:
                         big = registers[values[0]]
 
@@ -58,4 +62,3 @@ def solve(filename):
 
 for puzzle in inputs:
     print(puzzle, solve(puzzle))
-    registers.clear()