diff --git a/day/02/part2.sh b/day/02/part2.sh
index 4786e7b..22ad5a6 100755
--- a/day/02/part2.sh
+++ b/day/02/part2.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ while read -r l; do
   # start with the first val
   prev_val="${line_split[0]}"
 
-  is_safe=1
+  is_safe=2
 
   # if positive, going up, if negative, going down!
   is_up_down="$((line_split[1] - line_split[0]))"
@@ -83,12 +83,11 @@ while read -r l; do
 
     if [[ "${test_is_safe}" -eq 0 ]]; then
       # normally we fail this set
-      is_safe=0
+      is_safe=$((is_safe - 1))
     fi
 
     if [[ "${test_is_safe}" -eq 0 ]] && [[ "${safety_trigger}" -eq 1 ]]; then
       # but we let 1 happen if the trigger hasnt... triggered
-      is_safe=1
       safety_trigger=0
       if [[ "${idx}" -eq 1 ]]; then
         # we may have to re-calculate is_up_down!
@@ -104,13 +103,9 @@ while read -r l; do
     fi
   done
 
-  if [[ "${is_safe}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-    echo "final check unsafe"
-  else
-    echo "final check safe"
+  if [[ "${is_safe}" -gt 0 ]]; then
+    safe_count=$((safe_count + 1))
   fi
-  echo ""
-  safe_count=$((safe_count + is_safe))
 done <"$FILE_IN"
 
 echo "final safe count ${safe_count}"