diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a97600fa..c3e26dc7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ LIBFLAGS = -ldouble-conversion
 EXECUTABLES=parse jsoncheck minifiercompetition parsingcompetition 
 DOUBLEEXECUTABLES=parsedouble jsoncheckdouble parsingcompetitiondouble
 
-HEADERS=include/jsonparser/jsonparser.h include/jsonparser/common_defs.h include/jsonparser/jsonioutil.h benchmark/benchmark.h benchmark/linux/linux-perf-events.h include/jsonparser/simdjson_internal.h include/jsonparser/stage1_find_marks.h include/jsonparser/stage2_flatten.h include/jsonparser/stage3_ape_machine.h include/jsonparser/stage4_shovel_machine.h
-LIBFILES=src/jsonioutil.cpp src/jsonparser.cpp src/stage1_find_marks.cpp     src/stage2_flatten.cpp        src/stage3_ape_machine.cpp    src/stage4_shovel_machine.cpp
+HEADERS=include/jsonparser/jsonparser.h include/jsonparser/common_defs.h include/jsonparser/jsonioutil.h benchmark/benchmark.h benchmark/linux/linux-perf-events.h include/jsonparser/simdjson_internal.h include/jsonparser/stage1_find_marks.h include/jsonparser/stage2_flatten.h include/jsonparser/stage3_ape_machine.h include/jsonparser/stage4_shovel_machine.h include/jsonparser/stage34_unified.h
+LIBFILES=src/jsonioutil.cpp src/jsonparser.cpp src/stage1_find_marks.cpp     src/stage2_flatten.cpp        src/stage3_ape_machine.cpp    src/stage4_shovel_machine.cpp src/stage34_unified.cpp
 MINIFIERHEADERS=include/jsonparser/jsonminifier.h include/jsonparser/simdprune_tables.h
 MINIFIERLIBFILES=src/jsonminifier.cpp
 
diff --git a/benchmark/parse.cpp b/benchmark/parse.cpp
index 1af571fe..c4dbedab 100644
--- a/benchmark/parse.cpp
+++ b/benchmark/parse.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <x86intrin.h>
 
+//#define TEST_UNIFIED
+
 /// Fixme: enable doube conv
 // #define DOUBLECONV
 #ifdef DOUBLECONV
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ using namespace double_conversion;
 #include "jsonparser/stage2_flatten.h"
 #include "jsonparser/stage3_ape_machine.h"
 #include "jsonparser/stage4_shovel_machine.h"
+#include "jsonparser/stage34_unified.h"
 using namespace std;
 
 // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2616906/how-do-i-output-coloured-text-to-a-linux-terminal
@@ -170,8 +173,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     unified.end(results);
     cy1 += results[0];
     cl1 += results[1];
-    if (!isok)
+    if (!isok) {
+      cout << "Here1\n";
       break;
+    }
     unified.start();
 #endif
     isok = flatten_indexes(p.second, pj);
@@ -179,17 +184,24 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     unified.end(results);
     cy2 += results[0];
     cl2 += results[1];
-    if (!isok)
+    if (!isok) {
+      cout << "Here2\n";
       break;
+    }
     unified.start();
 #endif
+
+#ifndef TEST_UNIFIED
+
     isok = ape_machine(p.first, p.second, pj);
 #ifndef SQUASH_COUNTERS
     unified.end(results);
     cy3 += results[0];
     cl3 += results[1];
-    if (!isok)
+    if (!isok) {
+      cout << "Here3\n";
       break;
+    }
     unified.start();
 #endif
     isok = shovel_machine(p.first, p.second, pj);
@@ -198,8 +210,24 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     cy4 += results[0];
     cl4 += results[1];
 #endif
-    if (!isok)
+    if (!isok) {
+      cout << "Here4\n";
       break;
+    }
+#else
+
+    isok = unified_machine(p.first, p.second, pj);
+#ifndef SQUASH_COUNTERS
+    unified.end(results);
+    cy3 += results[0];
+    cl3 += results[1];
+    if (!isok) {
+      cout << "Here3\n";
+      break;
+    }
+#endif
+
+#endif
     auto end = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
     std::chrono::duration<double> secs = end - start;
     res[i] = secs.count();
diff --git a/include/jsonparser/stage34_unified.h b/include/jsonparser/stage34_unified.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26e951d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/jsonparser/stage34_unified.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common_defs.h"
+#include "simdjson_internal.h"
+
+void init_state_machine();
+bool unified_machine(const u8 *buf, size_t len, ParsedJson &pj);
diff --git a/src/stage4_shovel_machine.cpp b/src/stage4_shovel_machine.cpp
index e7592367..508a408d 100644
--- a/src/stage4_shovel_machine.cpp
+++ b/src/stage4_shovel_machine.cpp
@@ -644,8 +644,10 @@ bool shovel_machine(const u8 *buf, size_t len, ParsedJson &pj) {
       }
     }
   }
+  /*
   if (error_sump) {
     return false;
   }
+  */
   return true;
 }