diff --git a/examples/featurize.py b/examples/featurize.py
index adfa781a..328c7e7e 100644
--- a/examples/featurize.py
+++ b/examples/featurize.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 	tiny_juries_feature_builder = FeatureBuilder(
 		input_df = tiny_juries_df,
 		grouping_keys = ["batch_num", "round_num"],
-		vector_directory = "./vector_data/",
 		output_file_base = "jury_TINY_output", # Naming output files using the output_file_base parameter (recommended)
 		turns = False,
 		custom_features = [
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@
 	tiny_multi_task_feature_builder = FeatureBuilder(
 		input_df = tiny_multi_task_df,
 		conversation_id_col = "stageId",
-		vector_directory = "./vector_data/",
 		# alternatively, you can name each output file separately. NOTE, however, that we don't directly use this path;
 		# we modify the path to place outputs within the `output/chat`, `output/conv`, and `output/user` folders.
 		output_file_path_chat_level = "./multi_task_TINY_output_chat_level_stageId_cumulative.csv",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e10f2581..9461e0a2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "team_comm_tools"
-version = "0.1.4.post1"
+version = "0.1.4.post2"
 requires-python = ">= 3.10"
 dependencies = [
   "chardet>=3.0.4",
diff --git a/src/team_comm_tools/feature_builder.py b/src/team_comm_tools/feature_builder.py
index cb3500d9..bd600064 100644
--- a/src/team_comm_tools/feature_builder.py
+++ b/src/team_comm_tools/feature_builder.py
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ class FeatureBuilder:
     def __init__(
             self, 
             input_df: pd.DataFrame, 
-            vector_directory: "./vector_data/",
-            output_file_base = "output",
-            output_file_path_chat_level = None, 
-            output_file_path_user_level = None,
-            output_file_path_conv_level = None,
+            vector_directory: str = "./vector_data/",
+            output_file_base: str = "output",
+            output_file_path_chat_level: str = None, 
+            output_file_path_user_level: str = None,
+            output_file_path_conv_level: str = None,
             custom_features: list = [],
             analyze_first_pct: list = [1.0],
-            turns: bool=False,
+            turns: bool = False,
             conversation_id_col: str = "conversation_num",
             speaker_id_col: str = "speaker_nickname",
             message_col: str = "message",
diff --git a/tests/data/cleaned_data/test_chat_level.csv b/tests/data/cleaned_data/test_chat_level.csv
index e4c82b35..b1ea3374 100644
--- a/tests/data/cleaned_data/test_chat_level.csv
+++ b/tests/data/cleaned_data/test_chat_level.csv
@@ -678,4 +678,16 @@ I respond to that too",num_block_quote_responses,2.0
 0,0,maybe I guess possibly sort of a little,hedge_words_lexical_wordcount,5
 0,0,a little possibly I think sort of probably,hedge_words_lexical_wordcount,5
 0,0,probably sort of,hedge_words_lexical_wordcount,2
-0,0,I think,hedge_words_lexical_wordcount,1
\ No newline at end of file
+0,0,I think,hedge_words_lexical_wordcount,1
+0,0,I love dogs,positive_bert,0.932
+0,0,I love dogs!!!,positive_bert,0.980
+0,0,I love dogs,negative_bert,0.012
+0,0,I love dogs!!!,negative_bert,0.004
+0,0,This is relatively neutral,neutral_bert,0.470
+0,0,This is relatively neutral,positive_bert,0.505
+0,0,This is relatively neutral...,neutral_bert,0.492
+0,0,What the heck is going on,negative_bert,0.541
+0,0,What the heck is going on??,negative_bert,0.730
+0,0,!!!,positive_bert,0.917
+0,0,.,neutral_bert,0.577
+0,0,???,neutral_bert,0.713
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.py b/tests/run_tests.py
index aadd767c..ec0aabc0 100644
--- a/tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tests/run_tests.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
             "Forward Flow",
             "Discursive Diversity"
         ],
-		turns = False
+		turns = False,
+		regenerate_vectors=True
 	)
 	testing_chat.featurize()