diff --git a/wally-pipelined/src/testbench-busybear.sv b/wally-pipelined/src/testbench-busybear.sv
index 2e4638d17..1de8ca9c9 100644
--- a/wally-pipelined/src/testbench-busybear.sv
+++ b/wally-pipelined/src/testbench-busybear.sv
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ module testbench_busybear #(parameter XLEN=64, MISA=32'h00000104, ZCSR = 1, ZCOU
       reset <= 1; # 22; reset <= 0;
     end
   
-  // read instr trace file
-  integer data_file, scan_file;
-  integer read_data;
+  // read pc trace file
+  integer data_file_PC, scan_file_PC;
   initial begin
-    data_file = $fopen("busybear-testgen/parsed.txt", "r");
-    if (data_file == 0) begin
+    data_file_PC = $fopen("busybear-testgen/parsedPC.txt", "r");
+    if (data_file_PC == 0) begin
       $display("file couldn't be opened");
       $stop;
     end 
@@ -44,23 +43,66 @@ module testbench_busybear #(parameter XLEN=64, MISA=32'h00000104, ZCSR = 1, ZCOU
    //   //end
    // end
   end
+
+  // read register trace file
+  integer data_file_rf, scan_file_rf;
+  initial begin
+    data_file_rf = $fopen("busybear-testgen/parsedRegs.txt", "r");
+    if (data_file_rf == 0) begin
+      $display("file couldn't be opened");
+      $stop;
+    end 
+  end
+
+  // read memreads trace file
+  integer data_file_mem, scan_file_mem;
+  initial begin
+    data_file_mem = $fopen("busybear-testgen/parsedMemRead.txt", "r");
+    if (data_file_mem == 0) begin
+      $display("file couldn't be opened");
+      $stop;
+    end 
+  end
+
   logic [63:0] rfExpected[31:1];
   logic [63:0] pcExpected;
+  // I apologize for this hack, I don't have a clue how to properly work with packed arrays
+  logic [64*32:64] rf;
+  genvar i;
+  generate
+  for(i=1; i<32; i++) begin
+    assign rf[i*64+63:i*64] = dut.dp.regf.rf[i];
+  end
+  endgenerate
+
+  always @(rf) begin
+    for(int j=1; j<32; j++) begin
+      // read 31 integer registers
+      scan_file_rf = $fscanf(data_file_rf, "%x\n", rfExpected[j]);
+      // check things!
+      if (rf[j*64+63 -: 64] != rfExpected[j]) begin
+        $display("rf[%i] does not equal rf expected: %x, %x", j, rf[j*64+63 -: 64], rfExpected[j]);
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  // this might need to change
+  always @(MemRWM or DataAdrM) begin
+    if (MemRWM != 0) begin
+      scan_file_mem = $fscanf(data_file_mem, "%x\n", ReadDataM);
+    end
+  end
+
 
   always @(PCF) begin
-    //$display("%x", PCF);
-    scan_file = $fscanf(data_file, "%x\n", InstrF);
-    for(int i=1; i < 32; i++) begin
-      scan_file = $fscanf(data_file, "%x\n", rfExpected[i]);
-    end
-    scan_file = $fscanf(data_file, "%x\n", pcExpected);
+    // first read instruction
+    scan_file_PC = $fscanf(data_file_PC, "%x\n", InstrF);
+    // then expected PC value
+    scan_file_PC = $fscanf(data_file_PC, "%x\n", pcExpected);
     //check things!
     if (PCF != pcExpected) begin
       $display("PC does not equal PC expected: %x, %x", PCF, pcExpected);
     end
-
-
-    //$display("%x", InstrF);
   end