diff --git a/datastructures.go b/datastructures.go
index 5c8abb9..59ba36a 100644
--- a/datastructures.go
+++ b/datastructures.go
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) Right() TreeNode {
 }
 
 func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) Print(w io.Writer) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "k: %s v: %v, ", sbt.k, sbt.v)
 	l, lok := sbt.left.(*StringyBTreeNode)
 	r, rok := sbt.right.(*StringyBTreeNode)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "k: %s v: %v, ", sbt.k, sbt.v)
 	if !rok {
 		fmt.Fprint(w, "r: _, ")
 	} else {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "r: %s, ", r.k)
 	}
 	if !lok {
-		fmt.Fprint(w, "l: _, ")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, "l: _")
 	} else {
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "l: %s, ", l.k)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "l: %s", l.k)
 	}
 	fmt.Fprint(w, "\n")
 	if sbt.left != nil {
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) getNode(k string) *StringyBTreeNode {
 		return sbt
 	}
 	if sbt.left != nil {
-		return sbt.left.(*StringyBTreeNode).getNode(k)
+		r := sbt.left.(*StringyBTreeNode).getNode(k)
+		if r != nil {
+			return r
+		}
 	}
 	if sbt.right != nil {
 		return sbt.right.(*StringyBTreeNode).getNode(k)