diff --git a/SpiceQL/src/inventoryimpl.cpp b/SpiceQL/src/inventoryimpl.cpp
index c41c0b6..71d17b6 100644
--- a/SpiceQL/src/inventoryimpl.cpp
+++ b/SpiceQL/src/inventoryimpl.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace SpiceQL {
       m_required_kernels.load(lsk_json); 
 
       for (auto &[mission, kernels] : json_kernels.items()) {
-        fmt::print("mission: {}\n", mission);    
+        SPDLOG_TRACE("MISSION: {}", mission);
 
         json sclk_json = getLatestKernels(config[mission].getRecursive("sclk")); 
         SPDLOG_TRACE("{} SCLKs: {}", mission, sclk_json.dump(4)); 
diff --git a/SpiceQL/src/query.cpp b/SpiceQL/src/query.cpp
index b6a74b8..efa3c50 100644
--- a/SpiceQL/src/query.cpp
+++ b/SpiceQL/src/query.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ namespace SpiceQL {
     }
   }
 
+  // Comparator function for kernel paths
+  bool fileNameComp(string a, string b) {
+      string fna = static_cast<fs::path>(a).filename();
+      string fnb = static_cast<fs::path>(b).filename();
+      int comp = fna.compare(fnb);  
+      SPDLOG_TRACE("Comparing {} and {}: {}", fna, fnb, comp);
+      return comp < 0;
+  }
 
   vector<string> getLatestKernel(vector<string> kernels) {
     if(kernels.empty()) {
@@ -88,17 +96,25 @@ namespace SpiceQL {
       }
       bool foundList = false;
       for (int i = 0; i < files.size(); i++) {
+        
         const fs::path &firstVecElem = files[i][0];
         string fileName = firstVecElem.filename();
         string kernelName = k.filename();
+        SPDLOG_TRACE("filename: {}", fileName); 
+        SPDLOG_TRACE("kernel name: {}", kernelName); 
+
         int findRes = fileName.find_first_of("0123456789");
         if (findRes != string::npos) {
           fileName = fileName.erase(findRes);
         }
+
         findRes = kernelName.find_first_of("0123456789");
         if (findRes != string::npos) {
           kernelName = kernelName.erase(findRes);
         }
+        SPDLOG_TRACE("Truncated filename: {}", fileName); 
+        SPDLOG_TRACE("Truncated kernel name: {}", kernelName); 
+
         if (fileName == kernelName) {
           files[i].push_back(k);
           foundList = true;
@@ -112,7 +128,7 @@ namespace SpiceQL {
 
     vector<string> outKernels = {};
     for (auto kernelList : files) {
-      outKernels.push_back(*(max_element(kernelList.begin(), kernelList.end())));
+      outKernels.push_back(*(max_element(kernelList.begin(), kernelList.end(), fileNameComp)));
     }
 
     return outKernels;
@@ -120,11 +136,13 @@ namespace SpiceQL {
 
 
   json getLatestKernels(json kernels) {
-
+    SPDLOG_TRACE("Looking for kernels to get Latest: {}", kernels.dump(2));
     vector<json::json_pointer> kptrs = findKeyInJson(kernels, "kernels", true);
     vector<vector<string>> lastest;
 
     for (json::json_pointer &ptr : kptrs) {
+      SPDLOG_TRACE("Getting Latest Kernels from: {}", ptr.to_string());
+      SPDLOG_TRACE("JSON: {}", kernels[ptr]);
       vector<vector<string>> kvect = json2DArrayTo2DVector(kernels[ptr]);
       vector<vector<string>> newLatest;
  
diff --git a/SpiceQL/tests/QueryTests.cpp b/SpiceQL/tests/QueryTests.cpp
index ca90e17..972befd 100644
--- a/SpiceQL/tests/QueryTests.cpp
+++ b/SpiceQL/tests/QueryTests.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,27 @@ TEST(QueryTests, UnitTestGetLatestKernel) {
   EXPECT_EQ(getLatestKernel(kernels)[0],  "test/iak.0004.ti");
 }
 
+
+TEST(QueryTests, UnitTestGetLatestKernelDuplicateFileNames) {
+  vector<string> kernels = {
+                    "/base/kernels/spk/mar080.bsp",
+                    "/base/kernels/spk/mar097.bsp",
+                    "/mro/kernels/spk/mar063.bsp",
+                    "/odyssey/kernels/spk/mar063.bsp",
+                    "/tgo/kernels/spk/mar085.bsp",
+                    "/tgo/kernels/spk/mar097.bsp",
+                    "/tgo/kernels/tspk/mar085.bsp",
+                    "/tgo/kernels/tspk/mar097.bsp",
+                    "/viking1/kernels/spk/mar033.bsp",
+                    "/viking2/kernels/spk/mar033.bsp", 
+                    "/base/kernels/spk/mar097.bsp"
+  };
+
+  // which one doesn't matter, as long as we get mar097.bsp
+  EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<fs::path>(getLatestKernel(kernels)[0]).filename(),  "mar097.bsp");
+}
+
+
 TEST(QueryTests, getKernelStringValue){
   unique_ptr<Kernel> k(new Kernel("data/msgr_mdis_v010.ti"));
   // INS-236810_CCD_CENTER        =  (  511.5, 511.5 )