diff --git a/abp.py b/abp.py
index 2c45ac0..92f905a 100644
--- a/abp.py
+++ b/abp.py
@@ -6,11 +6,28 @@ Porting Anders and Briegel to Python
 
 stab_rep = {None: "-", 0: "X", 1: "Y", 2: "Z"}
 
+
+def rightphase(n):
+    """ This is dumb. TODO: get rid """
+    return n % 4
+
+
 class Stabilizer(object):
 
     def __init__(self, graph):
-        self.paulis = [[None for i in range(graph.nqubits)]
-                       for j in range(graph.nqubits)]
+        n = graph.nqubits
+        self.paulis = [[None for i in range(n)] for j in range(n)]
+        self.signs = [None for i in range(n)]
+
+        for i in range(n):
+            signs[i] = 0
+            for j in range(n):
+                if i == j:
+                    self.paulis[i][j] = lco_x
+                elif j in g.vertices[i].neighbors:
+                    self.paulis[i][j] = lco_z
+                else:
+                    self.paulis[i][j] = lco_id
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "\n".join(" ".join(stab_rep[x] for x in row) for row in self.paulis)
diff --git a/tests/test_graph.py b/tests/test_graph.py
index 8c2c7ce..7d33410 100644
--- a/tests/test_graph.py
+++ b/tests/test_graph.py
@@ -14,3 +14,15 @@ def test_adding():
     g.toggle_edge(3,2)
     assert(len(g.edgelist()) == 3)
 
+def setup_stab():
+    global g
+    g = abp.GraphRegister(10)
+    g.add_edge(0,1)
+    g.add_edge(1,2)
+    g.add_edge(2,0)
+
+@with_setup(setup_stab)
+def test_adding():
+    s = abp.Stabilizer(g)
+    print s
+
diff --git a/tests/test_stabilizer.py b/tests/test_stabilizer.py
index 5af3cfa..e69de29 100644
--- a/tests/test_stabilizer.py
+++ b/tests/test_stabilizer.py
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-from nose import with_setup
-import abp
-
-def setup():
-    global g
-    g = abp.GraphRegister(10)
-    g.add_edge(0,1)
-    g.add_edge(1,2)
-    g.add_edge(2,0)
-
-@with_setup(setup)
-def test_adding():
-    s = abp.Stabilizer(g)
-    print s
-