diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f1ca413..f376f49 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import java.util.Properties
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 
 group = "com.github.cs125-illinois"
-version = "2021.12.2"
+version = "2022.1.0"
 
 plugins {
     kotlin("jvm") version "1.6.10"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ plugins {
     checkstyle
     id("com.github.sherter.google-java-format") version "0.9"
 
-    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.39.0"
+    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.41.0"
     id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.19.0"
 }
 repositories {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/Submission.kt b/src/main/kotlin/Submission.kt
index 8994ccb..3e43fa0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/Submission.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/Submission.kt
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Submission(val solution: Solution, val submission: Class<*>) {
                             if (submission.kotlin.isData && executable.isDataClassGenerated()) {
                                 return@forEach
                             }
-                        } catch (e: UnsupportedOperationException) {}
+                        } catch (_: UnsupportedOperationException) {}
                         if (executable.name == "compareTo") {
                             return@forEach
                         }
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class Submission(val solution: Solution, val submission: Class<*>) {
             } else {
                 null
             }?.value
-            if (customCompare != null && solution.returned != null && submission.returned != null) {
+            if (customCompare != null && submission.returned != null) {
                 @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught")
                 try {
                     customCompare.invoke(null, solution.returned, submission.returned)
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ class Submission(val solution: Solution, val submission: Class<*>) {
             var receiverGoalMet = false
             @Suppress("UnusedPrivateMember")
             for (unused in 0..(settings.receiverCount * settings.receiverRetries)) {
+                if (Thread.interrupted()) {
+                    return runners.toResults(settings)
+                }
                 TestRunner(
                     runners.size,
                     this,
diff --git a/src/main/resources/edu.illinois.cs.cs125.jenisol.core.version b/src/main/resources/edu.illinois.cs.cs125.jenisol.core.version
index d289c7a..0119189 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/edu.illinois.cs.cs125.jenisol.core.version
+++ b/src/main/resources/edu.illinois.cs.cs125.jenisol.core.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=2021.12.2
\ No newline at end of file
+version=2022.1.0
\ No newline at end of file