diff --git a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/controller/RPGame.java b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/controller/RPGame.java
index a60174f..ae9c1e1 100644
--- a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/controller/RPGame.java
+++ b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/controller/RPGame.java
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ public class RPGame {
 	private ArrayList<String> merchantInventoryList3 = new ArrayList<String>();	// merchant 3's inventory list
 	private ArrayList<String> playerInventoryList = new ArrayList<String>();	// the player's inventory list
 	private Player _player;
-	private Merchant _merchant1;
-	private Merchant _merchant2;
-	private Merchant _merchant3;
+	private Merchant _merchant1, _merchant2, _merchant3;
 	private boolean _movement;
 	private int _currentDay;
 	private int _transactionLimit;
@@ -25,6 +23,7 @@ public class RPGame {
 	public RPGame() {
 		_currentDay = 1;
 		_transactionLimit = 3;
+		inventoryFromFile();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -235,6 +234,15 @@ else if(merchantNum == 2)
 		else
 			return _merchant3;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Getter for the current day number
+	 * @return	The day number
+	 */
+	public int getDay()
+	{
+		return _currentDay;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Main method used to test the GUI components since test classes do not maintain the GUI
@@ -243,7 +251,6 @@ else if(merchantNum == 2)
 	public static void main(String[] args)
 	{
 		RPGame _rpg = new RPGame();
-		_rpg.inventoryFromFile();
 		_rpg.buildMerchants();
 		ArrayList<String> playerInventory = _rpg.getMerchantInventoryList(1);
 		playerInventory.addAll(_rpg.getMerchantInventoryList(2));
diff --git a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/TestRPGame.java b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/TestRPGame.java
index 78324a6..12504ef 100644
--- a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/TestRPGame.java
+++ b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/TestRPGame.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ public class TestRPGame extends TestCase
 	public void setup()
 	{
 		game = new RPGame();
-		game.inventoryFromFile();
 		game.buildMerchants();
 		ArrayList<String> playerInventory = game.getMerchantInventoryList(1);
 		playerInventory.addAll(game.getMerchantInventoryList(2));
@@ -37,6 +36,6 @@ public void testFile()
 	public void testDailyCycle()
 	{
 		setup();
-		
+		assertEquals(1, game.getDay());
 	}
 }