diff --git a/blah.txt b/blah.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f0de02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blah.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+I10
+.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blah2.txt b/blah2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cc9408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blah2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+I2
+.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/counter.py b/counter.py
index 1e2fb56..14b9f28 100644
--- a/counter.py
+++ b/counter.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from os.path import exists
 import sys
-from pickle import dump, load
+import pickle 
 
 def update_counter(file_name, reset=False):
 	""" Updates a counter stored in the file 'file_name'
@@ -26,10 +26,38 @@ def update_counter(file_name, reset=False):
 	1
 	>>> update_counter('blah.txt')
 	3
-	>>> update_counter('blah2.txt')
+	>>> update_counter('blah.txt')
+	4
+	>>> update_counter('blah.txt')
+	5
+	>>> update_counter('blah.txt')
+	6
+	>>> update_counter('blah.txt')
+	7
+	>>> update_counter('blah.txt')
+	8
+	>>> update_counter('blah.txt')
+	9
+	>>> update_counter('blah.txt') #included to test two digit case
+	10
+	>>> update_counter('blah2.txt') 
 	2
 	"""
-	pass
+	if exists(file_name) and reset==False:
+		f = open(file_name, 'r+')
+		f_read = f.read()
+		current = int(pickle.loads(f_read))
+		current +=1
+		f.seek(0,0)
+		pickle.dump(current, f)
+		f.close()
+	else:
+		f = open(file_name, 'w')
+		current = 1
+		pickle.dump(current, f)
+		f.close()
+	return current
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	if len(sys.argv) < 2: