diff --git a/Battleship.java b/Battleship.java
index 32c893b..82b686f 100644
--- a/Battleship.java
+++ b/Battleship.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class Battleship{
       int[] boundTL = {0,0};
       int[] boundBR = {board[0].length-1, board.length-1};
       int length;
-      
+
       int[] lengths = {
          2,
          3,
diff --git a/Ship.java b/Ship.java
index 7291063..c993749 100644
--- a/Ship.java
+++ b/Ship.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 public class Ship{
    public static final int X = 0;
    public static final int Y = 1;
+   private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
    private boolean vertical;
    private int[] start;
    private int[] end;
@@ -175,12 +176,22 @@ public class Ship{
       int c;
       if (this.vertical){
          for (c = this.start[Y];c <= this.end[Y];c++){
-            board[c][x_col] = this.length;
+            if (DEBUG) {
+               board[c][x_col] = this.length;
+            }
+            else {
+               board[c][x_col] = 4;
+            }
          }
       }
       else {
          for (c = this.start[X];c <= this.end[X];c++){
-            board[y_col][c] = this.length;
+            if (DEBUG) {
+               board[y_col][c] = this.length;
+            }
+            else {
+               board[y_col][c] = 4;
+            }
          }
       }
    }