diff --git a/v3/pwiki/parser.js b/v3/pwiki/parser.js
index 1a81248..45a5349 100644
--- a/v3/pwiki/parser.js
+++ b/v3/pwiki/parser.js
@@ -1048,9 +1048,6 @@ module.parser = {
 		// 		<filter> <filter-spec>
 		// 		| -<filter> <filter-spec>
 		//
-		// XXX BUG why is the 2nd filter a promise????
-		// 			'<filter upper/>aaa <filter -upper> moo </filter> bbb'
-		// 		-> error in .finalize(..)???
 		// XXX should we include the global filters (current) or exclude 
 		// 		them by default???
 		// XXX BUG: async body breaks nested filters...
@@ -1083,7 +1080,6 @@ module.parser = {
 						// stage III
 						return function(state){
 							return Promise.awaitOrRun(
-
 								// apply the filters...
 								that.finalize(
 									page, 
@@ -1094,7 +1090,6 @@ module.parser = {
 											filters
 											: [...filters, ...state.filters ?? []],
 									}),
-
 								function(body){
 									// stage III post...
 									// NOTE: we are protecting the result from 
diff --git a/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js b/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js
index 74bdd20..01caa00 100755
--- a/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js
+++ b/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js
@@ -399,7 +399,55 @@ test.Setups({
 	// XXX
 
 	// XXX filter...
-	// XXX
+	filter_local: function(assert){
+		return {
+			page: P,
+			code: [
+				'<filter upper>moo</filter>',
+					'MOO' ]} },
+	filter_local_sync: function(assert){
+		return {
+			page: P,
+			code: [
+				'<filter upper>@include(/page)</filter>',
+					'PAGE' ]} },
+	filter_local_async: function(assert){
+		return {
+			page: P,
+			code: [
+				'<filter upper>@include(/async/page)</filter>',
+					'PAGE' ]} },
+	filter_global: function(assert){
+		return {
+			page: P,
+			code: [
+				'<filter upper/>moo',
+					'MOO' ]} },
+	filter_global_sync: function(assert){
+		return {
+			page: P,
+			code: [
+				'<filter upper/>@include(/page)',
+					'PAGE' ]} },
+	filter_global_async: function(assert){
+		return {
+			page: P,
+			code: [
+				'<filter upper/>@include(/async/page)',
+					'PAGE' ]} },
+	filter_mixed_isolated_sync: function(assert){
+		return {
+			page: P,
+			code: [
+				'<filter upper/>local <filter -upper>@include(/page)</filter>',
+					'LOCAL Page' ]} },
+	// XXX BUG
+	filter_mixed_isolated_async: function(assert){
+		return {
+			page: P,
+			code: [
+				'<filter upper/>local <filter -upper>@include(/async/page)</filter>',
+					'LOCAL Page' ]} },
 
 })