diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 026553c..28ba31f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Each batch
 
 It is a summary of changes that would be pertinent to the end user of the PGEtinker website. For a comprehensive history of changes made to the project, please refer to the repository's commit history.
 
+## 2024-05-28
+
+- Fixed [Issue #78](https://github.com/Moros1138/PGEtinker/issues/78)
+
 ## 2024-05-27
 
 - Changed complete revamp of the frontend code, much more organized
diff --git a/pgetinker/Compiler.php b/pgetinker/Compiler.php
index ed48e0a..b858945 100644
--- a/pgetinker/Compiler.php
+++ b/pgetinker/Compiler.php
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ public function deserialize(string $json)
         $this->workingDirectory = "";
     }
 
+    public function getCode()
+    {
+        return implode("\n", $this->code);
+    }
+
     public function setCode(string $code)
     {
         $this->code = explode("\n", $code);
@@ -162,6 +167,10 @@ private function processCodeDetectGeometryUtility($index)
 
     private function processCodeDetectImplementationMacros($index)
     {
+        // broad phase, don't process if this line doesn't at least contain the word "define"
+        if(!str_contains($this->code[$index], "define"))
+            return false;
+
         $libraryMap = [
             'OLC_PGE_APPLICATION'      => 'olcPixelGameEngine.o',
             'OLC_SOUNDWAVE_ENGINE'     => 'olcSoundWaveEngine.o',
@@ -176,35 +185,44 @@ private function processCodeDetectImplementationMacros($index)
             'OLC_PGEX_WIREFRAME'       => 'olcPGEX_Wireframe.o',
         ];       
         
-        // filter macros to detect implementation #define
-        if(str_contains($this->code[$index], "#define"))
+        $foundImplementationMacro = false;
+        
+        foreach($libraryMap as $macro => $objectFileName)
         {
-            $foundImplementationMacro = false;
-            foreach($libraryMap as $macro => $objectFileName)
+            preg_match(
+                '/(.*)\s*#\s*define?\s+' . $macro . '(.*)/',
+                $this->code[$index],
+                $match,
+                PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE,
+                0
+            );
+            
+            // no match, this time
+            if(count($match) == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            if(!empty(trim($match[1][0])) || !empty(trim($match[2][0])))
+                continue;
+            
+            // blank the line
+            $this->code[$index] = "";
+            
+            if($macro == "OLC_PGE_APPLICATION" && $this->foundGeometryHeader)
             {
-                if(str_contains($this->code[$index], $macro))
-                {
-                    // blank the line
-                    $this->code[$index] = "";
-                    
-                    if($macro == "OLC_PGE_APPLICATION" && $this->foundGeometryHeader)
-                    {
-                        $objectFileName = "olcPixelGameEngine_withGeometry.o";
-                        $this->logger->info("Found the need for geometry utility support");
-                    }
+                $objectFileName = "olcPixelGameEngine_withGeometry.o";
+                $this->logger->info("Found the need for geometry utility support");
+            }
                         
-                    // indicate that we use this library
-                    $this->linkerInputFiles[] = "./lib/{$objectFileName}";
+            // indicate that we use this library
+            $this->linkerInputFiles[] = "./lib/{$objectFileName}";
                     
-                    $this->logger->info("Found implementation macro: {$macro}");
-                    $foundImplementationMacro = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+            $this->logger->info("Found implementation macro: {$macro}");
+            $foundImplementationMacro = true;
+            break;
+        }
 
-            if($foundImplementationMacro)
-                return true;
-        }        
+        if($foundImplementationMacro)
+            return true;
         
         return false;
     }
@@ -341,7 +359,7 @@ private function processCodeRemoteInclude($index)
         }
     }
     
-    private function processCode()
+    public function processCode()
     {
         $this->logger->info("begin processing code");
         $startTime = microtime(true);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ProcessCodeTest.php b/tests/Feature/ProcessCodeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3029c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/ProcessCodeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use PGEtinker\Compiler;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class ProcessCodeTest extends TestCase
+{
+
+    public function test_passthru_non_macros(): void
+    {
+        $compiler = new Compiler();
+        
+        $code = "I can write anything wheeeee!#define OLC_PGE_APPLICATION\n";
+        $compiler->setCode($code);
+        $compiler->processCode();
+        $this->assertTrue($code == $compiler->getCode());
+
+        $code = "#define OLC_PGE_APPLICATIONYEAAAAAAA\n";
+        $compiler->setCode($code);
+        $compiler->processCode();
+        $this->assertTrue($code == $compiler->getCode());
+
+        $code = "I can write anything wheeeee!#define OLC_PGE_APPLICATIONYEAAAAAAA\n";
+        $compiler->setCode($code);
+        $compiler->processCode();
+        $this->assertTrue($code == $compiler->getCode());
+    }
+    
+    public function test_valid_white_space_macros(): void
+    {
+        $compiler = new Compiler();
+
+        $code = "\t  #define OLC_PGE_APPLICATION\n";
+        $compiler->setCode($code);
+        $compiler->processCode();
+        print_r($code);
+        print_r($compiler->getCode());
+        $this->assertTrue($code != $compiler->getCode());
+
+        $code = "#   define OLC_PGE_APPLICATION\n";
+        $compiler->setCode($code);
+        $compiler->processCode();
+        $this->assertTrue($code != $compiler->getCode());
+
+        $code = "#define       OLC_PGE_APPLICATION\n";
+        $compiler->setCode($code);
+        $compiler->processCode();
+        $this->assertTrue($code != $compiler->getCode());
+        
+        $code = "#define OLC_PGE_APPLICATION      \n";
+        $compiler->setCode($code);
+        $compiler->processCode();
+        $this->assertTrue($code != $compiler->getCode());
+    }
+    
+    // public function test_process_code_fails_on_bad_macro(): void
+    // {
+    //     $compiler = new Compiler();
+        
+    //     $code = "I can write anything wheeeee!#define OLC_PGE_APPLICATIONYEAAAAAAA\n";
+    //     $compiler->setCode($code);
+    //     $compiler->processCode();
+
+    //     $this->assertTrue($code == $compiler->getCode());
+    // }
+
+}