diff --git a/BlueprintPurge/BlueprintPurge.cs b/BlueprintPurge/BlueprintPurge.cs
index 6e5880c..a13d86f 100644
--- a/BlueprintPurge/BlueprintPurge.cs
+++ b/BlueprintPurge/BlueprintPurge.cs
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ private void ButtonSearch_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 {
                     if (Guid.TryParse(bp, out var guid))
                         blueprints.Add(guid);
-                    else if (rxAlphaNumerical.IsMatch(bp))
-                        types.Add(", " + bp);
+                    else //if (rxAlphaNumerical.IsMatch(bp))
+                        types.Add(/*", " + */bp);
                 }
 
                 if (blueprints.Count == 0 && types.Count == 0)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ private void Search(ZipEntry entry)
                         }
 
                         // if it's an type, check if it's blacklisted
-                        else if (isType && this.types.Any(a => quote.EndsWith(a)))
+                        else if (isType && this.types.Any(a => quote.Contains(a)))
                         {
                             // get id, if it has any
                             if (lastId.TryGetValue(stack.Count, out var id))
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ private void Cleanup()
                     break;
                 }
 
-                // include tailing comma
+                // include tailing comma; check if last entry in list
                 if (!purge.IsList)
                 {
                     for (int j = purge.End + 1; j < purge.Data.Length; j++)
@@ -305,8 +305,10 @@ private void Cleanup()
                         char c = (char)purge.Data[j];
                         if (char.IsWhiteSpace(c))
                             continue;
-                        if (c == ',')
+                        else if (c == ',')
                             purge.End = j;
+                        else if (c == ']' || c == '}')
+                            purge.IsLastInList = true;
                         break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -382,6 +384,20 @@ private void ButtonPurge_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                     // simply clear all chars
                     for (int i = purge.Start; i <= purge.End; i++)
                         purge.Data[i] = (byte)' ';
+
+                    // remove preceding comma
+                    if (purge.IsLastInList)
+                    {
+                        for (int i = purge.Start; i > 0; i--)
+                        {
+                            char c = (char)purge.Data[i];
+                            if (char.IsWhiteSpace(c))
+                                continue;
+                            else if (c == ',')
+                                purge.Data[i] = (byte)' ';
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -390,7 +406,7 @@ private void ButtonPurge_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
             {
                 foreach (var (file, data) in edited)
                 {
-                    CheckSyntax(data);
+                    CheckSyntax(file, data);
                     zip.UpdateEntry(file, data);
                 }
 
@@ -406,17 +422,21 @@ private void ButtonPurge_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
             Clear();
         }
 
-        private bool CheckSyntax(byte[] data)
+        private bool CheckSyntax(string file, byte[] data)
         {
+            string sdata = null;
             try
             {
-                JsonValue.Parse(Encoding.Default.GetString(data));
+                sdata = Encoding.Default.GetString(data);
+                JsonValue.Parse(sdata);
                 return true;
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 Debug.WriteLine(e.ToString());
-                throw new Exception("Syntax error in output file", e);
+                Debug.WriteLine("in file: " + file);
+                Debug.WriteLine(sdata);
+                throw new Exception("Syntax error in output file " + file, e);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/BlueprintPurge/PurgeRange.cs b/BlueprintPurge/PurgeRange.cs
index e974aee..1aac2eb 100644
--- a/BlueprintPurge/PurgeRange.cs
+++ b/BlueprintPurge/PurgeRange.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public class PurgeRange
         public bool IsList { get; set; }
         public string Ref { get; set; }
         public string Peek { get; set; }
+
         public byte[] Data;
+        public bool IsLastInList;
     }
 }
diff --git a/BlueprintPurge/README.md b/BlueprintPurge/README.md
index dd15c93..630c9d8 100644
--- a/BlueprintPurge/README.md
+++ b/BlueprintPurge/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# BlueprintPurge
+# BlueprintPurge
 Tool for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
 
 Index
diff --git a/BlueprintPurge/changelog.md b/BlueprintPurge/changelog.md
index a80e9be..50f9a36 100644
--- a/BlueprintPurge/changelog.md
+++ b/BlueprintPurge/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0]
+- removed string restriction on $type
+- fixed preceding comma, when purging last entry in a list
+
 ## [0.4.0]
 - added ability to filter $type; simply put it in the blueprint textbox