diff --git a/circuits/aes-gcm/nivc/aes-gctr-nivc.circom b/circuits/aes-gcm/nivc/aes-gctr-nivc.circom
index 04160c4..869bb79 100644
--- a/circuits/aes-gcm/nivc/aes-gctr-nivc.circom
+++ b/circuits/aes-gcm/nivc/aes-gctr-nivc.circom
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ template AESGCTRFOLD(DATA_BYTES, MAX_STACK_HEIGHT) {
         last_counter_num.in[i] <== last_counter_bits.out[31 - i];
     }
 
-    counter <== last_counter_num.out - 1;
+    counter <== last_counter_num.out;
 
     // TODO (Colin): We can't call this `WriteToIndex` array this many times, it is too expensive.
     // write new plain text block.
@@ -85,13 +85,4 @@ template AESGCTRFOLD(DATA_BYTES, MAX_STACK_HEIGHT) {
             step_out[i] <== aes.counter[i - (2 * DATA_BYTES)];
         }
     }
-
-    // get counter
-    // signal counterAccumulator[TOTAL_BYTES_ACROSS_NIVC];
-    // component writeCounter = WriteToIndex(TOTAL_BYTES_ACROSS_NIVC, 4);
-    // writeCounter.array_to_write_to <== cipherTextAccumulator;
-    // writeCounter.array_to_write_at_index <== aes.counter;
-    // writeCounter.index <== DATA_BYTES*2;
-    // writeCounter.out ==> step_out;
-    
 }
diff --git a/circuits/test/full/full.test.ts b/circuits/test/full/full.test.ts
index fcef800..b04995a 100644
--- a/circuits/test/full/full.test.ts
+++ b/circuits/test/full/full.test.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe("NIVC_FULL", async () => {
             template: "AESGCTRFOLD",
             params: [DATA_BYTES, MAX_STACK_HEIGHT],
         });
-        // console.log("#constraints (AES-GCTR):", await aesCircuit.getConstraintCount()); // TODO (Colin): This is at 1.3M constraints...
+        console.log("#constraints (AES-GCTR):", await aesCircuit.getConstraintCount());
         httpParseAndLockStartLineCircuit = await circomkit.WitnessTester(`ParseAndLockStartLine`, {
             file: "http/nivc/parse_and_lock_start_line",
             template: "ParseAndLockStartLine",
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ describe("NIVC_FULL", async () => {
 
         // Run the 0th chunk of plaintext
         const init_nivc_input = Array(TOTAL_BYTES_ACROSS_NIVC).fill(0); // Blank array to write chunks to and pass through NIVC chain
-        let pt = http_response_plaintext.slice(16, 16 + 16);
+        let pt = http_response_plaintext.slice(0, 16);
+        console.log("pt", pt);
         aes_gcm = await aesCircuit.compute({ key: Array(16).fill(0), iv: Array(12).fill(0), plainText: pt, aad: Array(16).fill(0), step_in: init_nivc_input }, ["step_out"]);
         for (let i = 1; i < (DATA_BYTES / 16); i++) {
             // off by one here