diff --git a/compiler/msgs.nim b/compiler/msgs.nim
index c7b97deee3..a52414ca75 100644
--- a/compiler/msgs.nim
+++ b/compiler/msgs.nim
@@ -828,6 +828,12 @@ proc getMessageStr(msg: TMsgKind, arg: string): string =
 type
   TErrorHandling = enum doNothing, doAbort, doRaise
 
+proc log*(s: string) {.procvar.} =
+  var f: File
+  if open(f, getHomeDir() / "nimsuggest.log", fmAppend):
+    f.writeLine(s)
+    close(f)
+
 proc quit(msg: TMsgKind) =
   if defined(debug) or msg == errInternal or hintStackTrace in gNotes:
     if stackTraceAvailable() and isNil(writelnHook):
@@ -838,12 +844,6 @@ proc quit(msg: TMsgKind) =
           options.command & " <file>")
   quit 1
 
-proc log*(s: string) {.procvar.} =
-  var f: File
-  if open(f, getHomeDir() / "nimsuggest.log", fmAppend):
-    f.writeLine(s)
-    close(f)
-
 proc handleError(msg: TMsgKind, eh: TErrorHandling, s: string) =
   if msg >= fatalMin and msg <= fatalMax:
     if gCmd == cmdIdeTools: log(s)
diff --git a/tools/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim b/tools/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
index 1c67ddcee3..aced955b4b 100644
--- a/tools/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
+++ b/tools/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
@@ -98,15 +98,17 @@ proc sexp(s: IdeCmd|TSymKind): SexpNode = sexp($s)
 proc sexp(s: Suggest): SexpNode =
   # If you change the order here, make sure to change it over in
   # nim-mode.el too.
+  let qp = if s.qualifiedPath.isNil: @[] else: s.qualifiedPath
   result = convertSexp([
     s.section,
     s.symkind,
-    s.qualifiedPath.map(newSString),
+    qp.map(newSString),
     s.filePath,
     s.forth,
     s.line,
     s.column,
-    s.doc
+    s.doc,
+    s.quality
   ])
 
 proc sexp(s: seq[Suggest]): SexpNode =
@@ -199,7 +201,6 @@ proc returnEpc(socket: Socket, uid: BiggestInt, s: SexpNode|string,
   let response = $convertSexp([newSSymbol(return_symbol), uid, s])
   socket.send(toHex(len(response), 6))
   socket.send(response)
-  log "did send " & response
 
 template checkSanity(client, sizeHex, size, messageBuffer: typed) =
   if client.recv(sizeHex, 6) != 6:
@@ -386,12 +387,12 @@ proc execCmd(cmd: string; graph: ModuleGraph; cache: IdentCache) =
   of "use": gIdeCmd = ideUse
   of "dus": gIdeCmd = ideDus
   of "mod": gIdeCmd = ideMod
-  of "chk":
-    gIdeCmd = ideChk
-    incl(gGlobalOptions, optIdeDebug)
+  of "chk": gIdeCmd = ideChk
   of "highlight": gIdeCmd = ideHighlight
   of "outline": gIdeCmd = ideOutline
-  of "quit": quit()
+  of "quit":
+    sentinel()
+    quit()
   of "debug": toggle optIdeDebug
   of "terse": toggle optIdeTerse
   of "known": gIdeCmd = ideKnown
diff --git a/tools/nimsuggest/tester.nim b/tools/nimsuggest/tester.nim
index 732056c8df..5a2933a6bc 100644
--- a/tools/nimsuggest/tester.nim
+++ b/tools/nimsuggest/tester.nim
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ proc sexpToAnswer(s: SexpNode): string =
     #s.line,
     #s.column,
     #s.doc
-    if a.len >= 8:
+    if a.len >= 9:
       let section = a[0].getStr
       let symk = a[1].getStr
       let qp = a[2]
@@ -187,10 +187,11 @@ proc sexpToAnswer(s: SexpNode): string =
       result.add symk
       result.add '\t'
       var i = 0
-      for aa in qp:
-        if i > 0: result.add '.'
-        result.add aa.getStr
-        inc i
+      if qp.kind == SList:
+        for aa in qp:
+          if i > 0: result.add '.'
+          result.add aa.getStr
+          inc i
       result.add '\t'
       result.add typ
       result.add '\t'
@@ -202,8 +203,7 @@ proc sexpToAnswer(s: SexpNode): string =
       result.add '\t'
       result.add doc
       result.add '\t'
-      # for now Nim EPC does not return the quality
-      result.add "100"
+      result.add a[8].getNum
     result.add '\L'
 
 proc doReport(filename, answer, resp: string; report: var string) =
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ proc runEpcTest(filename: string): int =
   let outp = p.outputStream
   let inp = p.inputStream
   var report = ""
+  var socket = newSocket()
   try:
     # read the port number:
     when defined(posix):
@@ -245,7 +246,6 @@ proc runEpcTest(filename: string): int =
         inc i
       let a = outp.readAll().strip()
     let port = parseInt(a)
-    var socket = newSocket()
     socket.connect("localhost", Port(port))
     for req, resp in items(s.script):
       if not runCmd(req, s.dest):
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ proc runEpcTest(filename: string): int =
           let answer = sexpToAnswer(sx)
           doReport(filename, answer, resp, report)
   finally:
+    socket.sendEpcStr "return arg"
     close(p)
   if report.len > 0:
     echo "==== EPC ========================================"
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ proc runTest(filename: string): int =
 
 proc main() =
   var failures = 0
-  when true:
+  when false:
     let x = getAppDir() / "tests/tchk1.nim"
     let xx = expandFilename x
     failures += runEpcTest(xx)