diff --git a/student-distrib/scheduler.h b/student-distrib/scheduler.h
index edf65f593032e645b0de7bfc2b3f93a992e38f63..f26885a5c58c66d979ec9bc2e5d318c52808df66 100644
--- a/student-distrib/scheduler.h
+++ b/student-distrib/scheduler.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ extern void scheduler(void);
 /* function needed from other place */
 int32_t execute (const uint8_t* command);
 
-int32_t switch_terminal(int32_t term_id);
+void switch_terminal(int32_t term_id);
 
 int32_t remap_proc(int32_t pid);
 void store_vid_mem(int32_t term_id);
diff --git a/student-distrib/terminal.c b/student-distrib/terminal.c
index f228cbae0bc9dd508ce1969f050f25fac22a8b4b..5873f90c003b0edad851c6cfa04277d598ff1518 100644
--- a/student-distrib/terminal.c
+++ b/student-distrib/terminal.c
@@ -199,23 +199,23 @@ void init_terminal(void)
  *
  *  SIDE EFFECTS: switching terminal
  */
-int32_t switch_terminal(int32_t term_id)
+void switch_terminal(int32_t term_id)
 {
     int32_t prev_terminal;
 
     //check for valid terminal id (from 0 to 2) and if we maxed out on processes
     if( term_id < 0 || term_id > 2 ||  total_prog_count > MAX_PROCESS)
-        return -2;
+        return;
 
     //retrieve currently visible terminal
     prev_terminal = visible_terminal;
 
     //check if we're not switching to the same screen
     if(term_id == prev_terminal)
-        return -1;
+        return;
 
     //set current terminal in control structure
-     visible_terminal = term_id;
+    visible_terminal = term_id;
 
     //restore paging from 0xb8000 to prev_terminal video mapping
     restore_vid_mem();
@@ -226,11 +226,7 @@ int32_t switch_terminal(int32_t term_id)
     //display new terminal video memory
     memcpy( (void*)TERM_VID, (const void*) terminal[visible_terminal].vid_mem, _4_KB );
 
-    //set new terminal to update to physical video memory
-    //store_vid_mem(visible_terminal);
-
     update_cursor(visible_terminal);
 
-    //check if shell is running on that terminal
-    return ( terminal[term_id].terminal_prog_count == 0) ? 0 : 1;
+    return;
 }
diff --git a/student-distrib/terminal.h b/student-distrib/terminal.h
index d63587c949f8b9a134a1e5354c40074b131a8269..8618003cc18a16a1e395c37b531559b2080587a2 100644
--- a/student-distrib/terminal.h
+++ b/student-distrib/terminal.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "lib.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "keyboard.h"
-#include "paging.h"
 
 extern void clear_buffer(void);
 extern void buffer_backspace(void);
@@ -15,18 +14,16 @@ extern int32_t terminal_read(int32_t fd, void* buf, int32_t nbytes);
 extern int32_t terminal_write(int32_t fd, const void* buf, int32_t nbytes);
 extern int32_t terminal_open(const uint8_t* filename);
 extern int32_t terminal_close(int32_t fd);
-
-void restore_vid_mem(void);
-void store_vid_mem(int32_t term_id);
-
-extern int32_t switch_terminal(int32_t term_id);
+extern void    switch_terminal(int32_t term_id);
 
 void init_terminal(void);
 void copy_term_data(int32_t term_id, int32_t cmd);
 void clear_term_vid(void);
-//void update_cursor();
 
 //function from other place
 void remap_term(int32_t term_id);
+void restore_vid_mem(void);
+void store_vid_mem(int32_t term_id);
 int32_t execute (const uint8_t* command);
+
 #endif