diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 0af3fc4..3aa1693 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 1.9.17.{build}
+version: 1.9.18.{build}
 image: Visual Studio 2019
 configuration: Release
 platform: Any CPU
diff --git a/src/indice.Edi/EdiSerializer.cs b/src/indice.Edi/EdiSerializer.cs
index 77c517a..2fafffd 100644
--- a/src/indice.Edi/EdiSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/indice.Edi/EdiSerializer.cs
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ private static Dictionary<string, string> SearchForward(EdiReader reader, Queue<
                             reader.Read();
                             cache.Enqueue(new EdiEntry(reader.Path, reader.TokenType, reader.Value as string));
                         }
-                    } while (!found || reader.TokenType != EdiToken.SegmentStart);
+                    } while (!found && reader.TokenType != EdiToken.SegmentStart);
 
                 if (found) {
                     searchResults[path] = value;
diff --git a/src/indice.Edi/indice.Edi.csproj b/src/indice.Edi/indice.Edi.csproj
index 87fe878..9bef7ca 100644
--- a/src/indice.Edi/indice.Edi.csproj
+++ b/src/indice.Edi/indice.Edi.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Description>Edi.Net Class Library</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright (c) 2015 Indice</Copyright>
     <AssemblyTitle>Edi.Net</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.9.17</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.9.18</VersionPrefix>
     <!--<VersionSuffix>beta1</VersionSuffix>-->
     <Authors>c.leftheris</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>net40;net45;netstandard1.0;netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       - Bug fix related to nested segment group structures with the same segment name  #172.
       - Bug fix for Wildcard paths working only for collections #170.
       - Fix for segment collection serialization. When some collection items where being serialized as elements instead #168.
+      - Fix missing path (non existing) on condition attirute should not enter infinite loop #188
     </PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageIcon>icon-256.png</PackageIcon>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/indice-co/EDI.Net</PackageProjectUrl>
diff --git a/test/indice.Edi.Tests/EdiTextReaderTests.cs b/test/indice.Edi.Tests/EdiTextReaderTests.cs
index e32c0df..d37485a 100644
--- a/test/indice.Edi.Tests/EdiTextReaderTests.cs
+++ b/test/indice.Edi.Tests/EdiTextReaderTests.cs
@@ -1061,22 +1061,19 @@ public void EdiFact_Issue174() {
             Assert.Equal(3, interchange.Msg.VehicleRecord.GIR_List.Count);
         }
 
-        [Fact(Skip = "This test will eat all your memory. Change the Path on the two EdiCondition attributes to UNH/1/0, and it works.")]
+        [Fact]
         [Trait(Traits.Tag, "EDIFact"), Trait(Traits.Issue, "#188")]
-        public void EdiFact_Issue188() {
+        public void EdiFact_MissingPath_On_Condition_Doesnot_enter_InfiniteLoop_Issue188() {
             var grammar = EdiGrammar.NewEdiFact();
             var interchange = default(Models.Interchange_Issue188);
             using (var stream = Helpers.GetResourceStream("edifact.Issue188.edi")) {
                 interchange = new EdiSerializer().Deserialize<Interchange_Issue188>(new StreamReader(stream), grammar);
             }
+            // This test originally would eat all your memory.
+            // There is a misconfiguration made in order to trigger the bug that makes the SearchForward function to enter into an infinite loop.
+            // The correct configuration to change the Path on the two EdiCondition attributes to UNH/1/0, and it works.
 
-            Assert.Equal(2, interchange.IftminMessages.Count);
-            Assert.Equal("20210319", interchange.IftminMessages[0].DTMs[0].Value);
-            Assert.Equal("20210320", interchange.IftminMessages[1].DTMs[0].Value);
-
-            Assert.Equal(2, interchange.InvoiceMessages.Count);
-            Assert.Equal("20210322", interchange.InvoiceMessages[0].DTMs[0].Value);
-            Assert.Equal("20210323", interchange.InvoiceMessages[1].DTMs[0].Value);
+            Assert.Equal(0, interchange.IftminMessages.Count);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/indice.Edi.Tests/indice.Edi.Tests.csproj b/test/indice.Edi.Tests/indice.Edi.Tests.csproj
index 56f59ba..ef6233b 100644
--- a/test/indice.Edi.Tests/indice.Edi.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/indice.Edi.Tests/indice.Edi.Tests.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>indice.Edi.Tests Class Library</Description>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.1">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.9.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="1.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="3.0.3">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>