diff --git a/__if.cpp b/__if.cpp
index 84451d4..fc270e7 100644
--- a/__if.cpp
+++ b/__if.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ namespace jet {
 	    (type != "gt") &&
 	    (type != "ge"))
 	   throw coreutils::Exception("type value must be 'eq','ne','lt','le','gt','ge'.");	   
-	 int rc = keywords[resolveKeyword("value1")].compare(keywords[resolveKeyword("value2")]);
+	 int rc = resolveKeyword("value1").compare(resolveKeyword("value2"));
+	 std::cout << "if: " << resolveKeyword("value1") << " " << type << " " << resolveKeyword("value2") << ":" << rc << std::endl;
 	 if(((type == "eq") && (rc == 0)) ||
 	    ((type == "ne") && (rc != 0)) ||
 	    ((type == "lt") && (rc == -1)) ||