diff --git a/src/zd/datalog.clj b/src/zd/datalog.clj
index f047d36..370102b 100644
--- a/src/zd/datalog.clj
+++ b/src/zd/datalog.clj
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 
 (defn parse-query [q]
   (let [xs (->> (str/split q #"\n")
+                (mapv str/trim)
                 (remove (fn [s] (or (str/blank? s) (str/starts-with? s "\\")))))
         columns   (->> xs
                        (filterv #(re-matches #"^\s?>.*" %))
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@
 
 (defn sugar-query [ztx q]
   (let [q (parse-query q)
-        _ (println :q q)
+        _ (def q q)
         idx (:index q)
         res (->>
              (query ztx (dissoc q :columns :index))
diff --git a/test/zd/datalog_test.clj b/test/zd/datalog_test.clj
index 416f2ec..505f403 100644
--- a/test/zd/datalog_test.clj
+++ b/test/zd/datalog_test.clj
@@ -169,7 +169,10 @@ e :title t
 
 
   (datalog/parse-query q)
-  (datalog/sugar-query ztx q)
+
+  (datalog/sugar-query ztx "
+e :parent #people
+> e:* ")
 
 
   )