diff --git a/cache.c b/cache.c
index fa725be..e4a2264 100644
--- a/cache.c
+++ b/cache.c
@@ -74,12 +74,18 @@ int cread(unsigned int cmf, unsigned int* hex_addr, bool* hit, bool* replace) {
 
         if (cache[line]->tag == tag) {
             // hit
-            *replace = true;
+            *hit = true;
             cache[line]->hit_count++;
             ret_val = cache[line]->block[block_offset];
         } else {
             // miss
-            *hit = true;
+            if (cache[line]->tag == EMPTY) {
+                open_line = line;
+            } else {
+                replace_line = line;
+                *replace = true;
+            }
+
             cache[line]->tag = tag;
             cache[line]->hit_count = 1;