diff --git a/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/Constants.java b/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/Constants.java
index 2d6fe9ff..67d642d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/Constants.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public static class Drivetrain {
         public static final double MAX_ANGULAR_SPEED = MAX_LINEAR_SPEED / DRIVE_BASE_RADIUS;
     }
     public static class Indexer {
+        // TODO: fix these constants
         public static final int INTAKE_ID = 0;
         public static final int FEEDER_ID = 0;
         public static final double FEEDER_KP = 0.0;
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ public static class Indexer {
         public static final double FEEDER_KD = 0.0;
         public static final double FEEDER_KS = 0.0;
         public static final double FEEDER_KV = 0.0;
-        public static final double FEEDER_GEAR_RATIO = 0.0;
-        public static final double INTAKE_GEAR_RATIO = 0.0;
+        public static final double FEEDER_GEAR_RATIO = 1.0;
+        public static final double INTAKE_GEAR_RATIO = 1.0;
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/subsystems/indexer/IndexerIO.java b/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/subsystems/indexer/IndexerIO.java
index 5ed351bc..93060ac9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/subsystems/indexer/IndexerIO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/subsystems/indexer/IndexerIO.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class IndexerIOInputs {
         public double feederVoltage;
         public double feederCurrentAmps;
         public double feederVelocityRPM;
-        public boolean noteInIntake;
+        public boolean noteInIntake = false;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/subsystems/indexer/IndexerIOSim.java b/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/subsystems/indexer/IndexerIOSim.java
index 347e371c..1252d170 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/subsystems/indexer/IndexerIOSim.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/team1540/robot2024/subsystems/indexer/IndexerIOSim.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class IndexerIOSim implements IndexerIO {
 
     private final DCMotorSim intakeSim = new DCMotorSim(DCMotor.getNEO(1), INTAKE_GEAR_RATIO,0.025);
     private final DCMotorSim feederSim = new DCMotorSim(DCMotor.getNEO(1), FEEDER_GEAR_RATIO,0.025);
-    private final SimDeviceSim beamBreakSim = new SimDeviceSim("Indexer Beam Break");
+//    private final SimDeviceSim beamBreakSim = new SimDeviceSim("Indexer Beam Break");
     private final PIDController feederSimPID = new PIDController(FEEDER_KP, FEEDER_KI,FEEDER_KD);
 
     @Override
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ public void updateInputs(IndexerIOInputs inputs) {
         inputs.feederCurrentAmps = feederSim.getCurrentDrawAmps();
 //        inputs.feederVoltage = feederSim.getBusVoltage() * feederSim.getAppliedOutput();
         inputs.feederVelocityRPM = feederSim.getAngularVelocityRPM();
-        inputs.noteInIntake = beamBreakSim.getBoolean("Indexer Beam Break").get();
+//        inputs.noteInIntake = beamBreakSim.getBoolean("Indexer Beam Break").get();
 
         // this is a very funny line of code, and absolutely does not belong here, but I don't know how to do this otherwise
-        feederSim.setState(feederSim.getAngularPositionRad(), feederSimPID.calculate(feederSim.getAngularVelocityRadPerSec()));
+        feederSim.setState(feederSim.getAngularPositionRad(),  feederSimPID.calculate(feederSim.getAngularVelocityRadPerSec()));
 
     }