diff --git a/challenges/basic-javascript.json b/challenges/basic-javascript.json
index 92cb7d80e1..319ae35809 100644
--- a/challenges/basic-javascript.json
+++ b/challenges/basic-javascript.json
@@ -157,16 +157,19 @@
         "Try looking at the <code>firstLetterOfFirstName</code> variable declaration if you get stuck."
       ],
       "tests": [
-        "assert((function(){if(typeof(firstLetterOfLastName) != 'undefined' && typeof(firstLetterOfLastName) == 'string' && firstLetterOfLastName == 'C'){return(true);}else{return(false);}})(), 'The first letter of firstLetterOfLastName should be a C');"
+        "assert((function(){if(typeof(firstLetterOfLastName) != 'undefined' && editor.getValue().match(/\\[0\\]/gi) && typeof(firstLetterOfLastName) == 'string' && firstLetterOfLastName == 'C'){return(true);}else{return(false);}})(), 'The first letter of firstLetterOfLastName should be a C');"
       ],
       "challengeSeed": [
+        "var firstLetterOfLastName = \"\"",
+        "var firstLetterOfLastName = \"\"",
+        "",
         "var firstName = \"Madeline\";",
         "",
-        "var firstLetterOfFirstName = firstName[0];",
+        "firstLetterOfFirstName = firstName[0];",
         "",
         "var lastName = \"Chen\";",
         "",
-        "var firstLetterOfLastName = lastName;",
+        "firstLetterOfLastName = lastName;",
         "",
         "",
         "// You can ignore this.",
@@ -565,7 +568,7 @@
       "difficulty": "9.9818",
       "description": [
         "",
-        "Now that we've learn how to <code> pop </code> things from the end of the array, we need to learn how to <code> push </code> stuff back to the end",
+        "Now that we've learned how to <code> pop </code> things from the end of the array, we need to learn how to <code> push </code> stuff back to the end",
         "Let's take the code we had last time and <code> push </code> this value to the end: <code> ['dog', 3] </code>"
       ],
       "tests": [
@@ -797,7 +800,7 @@
       "description":[
         "",
         "Loops are a critical part of any program! The next few challenges",
-        "first we will be taking a look at the for loop",
+        "first we will be taking a look at the while loop",
         "<code>",
         "var ourArray = [];",
         "var i = 0;",