diff --git a/tic_tac_toe.py b/tic_tac_toe.py
index 3a61695..8ffb135 100644
--- a/tic_tac_toe.py
+++ b/tic_tac_toe.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import re
 
-#a = {}
-
 def update_board(board, move, player):
-    if move not in board or board[move] in ['X', 'O']:
+    if board[move] == 'X' or board[move] == 'O':
         return False
+    board[move] = player
     return True
 
 def check_winner(board):
@@ -23,21 +22,21 @@ def check_winner(board):
 def update_readme(board, status):
     with open('README.md', 'r') as file:
         content = file.read()
-        celll = lambda cell: '/img/blank.png' if cell is None else '/img/o.png' if cell == 'O' else '/img/x.png' if cell == 'X' else cell
         
-        ttype = lambda cell: 'X' if cell == 'X' else 'O' if cell == 'O' else 'Empty' if cell is None else cell
+    cell_image = lambda cell: '/img/blank.png' if cell == ' ' else '/img/o.png' if cell == 'O' else '/img/x.png'
+    cell_type = lambda cell: 'X' if cell == 'X' else 'O' if cell == 'O' else 'Empty' if cell == ' ' else cell
 
     board_str = f"""| Tic | Tac | Toe |
 |--|--|--|
-| [![{ttype(board[0])}]({celll(board[0])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%200) | 
-[![{ttype(board[1])}]({celll(board[1])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%201) | 
-[![{ttype(board[2])}]({celll(board[2])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%202) |
-| [![{ttype(board[3])}]({celll(board[3])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%203) | 
-[![{ttype(board[4])}]({celll(board[4])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%204) | 
-[![{ttype(a[5])}]({celll(board[5])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%205) |
-| [![{ttype(board[6])}]({celll(board[6])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%206) | 
-[![{ttype(board[7])}]({celll(board[7])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%207) | 
-[![{ttype(board[8])}]({celll(board[8])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%208) |
+| [![{cell_type(board[0])}]({cell_image(board[0])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%201) | 
+[![{cell_type(board[1])}]({cell_image(board[1])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%202) | 
+[![{cell_type(board[2])}]({cell_image(board[2])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%203) |
+| [![{cell_type(board[3])}]({cell_image(board[3])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%204) | 
+[![{cell_type(board[4])}]({cell_image(board[4])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%205) | 
+[![{cell_type(board[5])}]({cell_image(board[5])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%206) |
+| [![{cell_type(board[6])}]({cell_image(board[6])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%207) | 
+[![{cell_type(board[7])}]({cell_image(board[7])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%208) | 
+[![{cell_type(board[8])}]({cell_image(board[8])})](https://github.com/Coding4Hours/tic_tac_toe/issues/new?title=move%209) |
 """
 
     new_content = re.sub(r'## Current Board\n\n.*?\n\n', f'## Current Board\n\n{board_str}\n\n', content, flags=re.DOTALL)
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ def main(move):
 
     board = re.findall(r'\| (.) \| (.) \| (.) \|', content)
     board = [item for sublist in board for item in sublist]
+    board = [' ' if cell == 'Empty' else cell for cell in board]
 
     current_player = 'X' if content.endswith("It's X's turn to play.") else 'O'