diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 746ca57..048b31b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 /meghanadaFormatter.xml
 /out/
+
+.dir-locals.el
+/python/
+*.class
diff --git a/BST.java b/BST.java
index 3aa2dc8..75be4c6 100644
--- a/BST.java
+++ b/BST.java
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ public class BST {
     // search tree, keeping the tree ordered.
     public void add(String value) {
         BSTNode to_add = new BSTNode(value);
-        if (m_root == null)
+        if (m_root == null) {
             m_root = to_add;
+            m_size++;
+        }
         else {
             BSTNode current = m_root;
             BSTNode parent = null;
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ public class BST {
                 }
                 else if (comparison < 0) {
                     parent = current;
-                    current = current.getRight();
+                    current = current.getLeft();
                 }
                 else
                     return;
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ public class BST {
                 parent.setRight(to_add);
             else
                 parent.setLeft(to_add);
+            m_size++;
         }
     }