diff --git a/spec/acc_spec.lua b/spec/acc_spec.lua
index bf9be19..ba59313 100644
--- a/spec/acc_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/acc_spec.lua
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
----@diagnostic disable: undefined-global
-local helper = require("spec.helper")
-local update = helper.update
-
-describe("acc", function()
-	before_each(function()
-		helper.reset()
-		helper.init()
-	end)
-
-	after_each(function()
-		xero = nil
-	end)
-
-	it("sets values at the right time", function()
-		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
-		update(0.5)
-		assert.equal(nil, helper.get_mod("bumpy"))
-		update(1)
-		assert.equal("100", helper.get_mod("bumpy"))
-	end)
-
-	it("adds when called multiple times", function()
-		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
-		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
-		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
-		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
-		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
-		update(0.5)
-		assert.equal(nil, helper.get_mod("bumpy"))
-		update(1)
-		assert.equal("500", helper.get_mod("bumpy"))
-	end)
-end)
+---@diagnostic disable: undefined-global
+local helper = require("spec.helper")
+local update = helper.update
+
+describe("acc", function()
+	before_each(function()
+		helper.reset()
+		helper.init()
+	end)
+
+	after_each(function()
+		xero = nil
+	end)
+
+	it("sets values at the right time", function()
+		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
+		update(0.5)
+		assert.equal(nil, helper.get_mod("bumpy"))
+		update(1)
+		assert.equal("100", helper.get_mod("bumpy"))
+	end)
+
+	it("adds when called multiple times", function()
+		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
+		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
+		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
+		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
+		xero.acc {1, 100, "bumpy"}
+		update(0.5)
+		assert.equal(nil, helper.get_mod("bumpy"))
+		update(1)
+		assert.equal("500", helper.get_mod("bumpy"))
+	end)
+end)
diff --git a/spec/definemod_spec.lua b/spec/definemod_spec.lua
index ed0ed45..0227ce8 100644
--- a/spec/definemod_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/definemod_spec.lua
@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@ describe("definemod", function()
 		update(2)
 	end)
 
-	-- TODO
 end)
diff --git a/spec/eases_spec.lua b/spec/eases_spec.lua
index 0ca621c..d1f926c 100644
--- a/spec/eases_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/eases_spec.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---@diagnostic disable: undefined-global
 local helper = require("spec.helper")
-local update = helper.update
 
 local function check_doesnt_crash(fn)
 	for i = 0, 1, 0.2 do
diff --git a/spec/helper.lua b/spec/helper.lua
index 3f7060c..da59dac 100644
--- a/spec/helper.lua
+++ b/spec/helper.lua
@@ -30,33 +30,31 @@ local initcommand = "return " .. body:match('"%%(.-)"')
 initcommand = assert(loadstring(initcommand, "template/main.xml"))()
 
 function helper.init()
-	local h = helper
-
-	h.foreground = mock.newactorframe()
+	helper.foreground = mock.newactorframe()
 	loadfile = cachedloadfile
-	initcommand(h.foreground)
+	initcommand(helper.foreground)
 	xero.loadfile = dummyloadfile
 	xero.package.preload.mods = function() end
 
-	h.template = mock.newactor()
-	mock.add_child(h.foreground, h.template)
-	h.template:addcommand("Init", xero.init_command)
-	h.template:playcommand("Init")
+	helper.template = mock.newactor()
+	mock.add_child(helper.foreground, helper.template)
+	helper.template:addcommand("Init", xero.init_command)
+	helper.template:playcommand("Init")
 
-	h.layout = mock.newactorframe()
-	mock.add_child(h.foreground, h.layout)
+	helper.layout = mock.newactorframe()
+	mock.add_child(helper.foreground, helper.layout)
 	local pp1 = mock.newactor("PP[1]")
 	local pp2 = mock.newactor("PP[2]")
 	local pc1 = mock.newactor("PC[1]")
 	local pc2 = mock.newactor("PC[2]")
 	local pj1 = mock.newactor("PJ[1]")
 	local pj2 = mock.newactor("PJ[2]")
-	mock.add_child(h.layout, pp1)
-	mock.add_child(h.layout, pp2)
-	mock.add_child(h.layout, pc1)
-	mock.add_child(h.layout, pc2)
-	mock.add_child(h.layout, pj1)
-	mock.add_child(h.layout, pj2)
+	mock.add_child(helper.layout, pp1)
+	mock.add_child(helper.layout, pp2)
+	mock.add_child(helper.layout, pc1)
+	mock.add_child(helper.layout, pc2)
+	mock.add_child(helper.layout, pj1)
+	mock.add_child(helper.layout, pj2)
 end
 
 function helper.on()
diff --git a/spec/node_spec.lua b/spec/node_spec.lua
index bf6d61d..0dcbace 100644
--- a/spec/node_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/node_spec.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---@diagnostic disable: undefined-global
 local helper = require("spec.helper")
-local update = helper.update
 
 describe("node", function()
 	before_each(function()
diff --git a/spec/setdefault_spec.lua b/spec/setdefault_spec.lua
index bd7efaa..2794fd9 100644
--- a/spec/setdefault_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/setdefault_spec.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---@diagnostic disable: undefined-global
 local helper = require("spec.helper")
-local update = helper.update
 
 describe("setdefault", function()
 	before_each(function()
diff --git a/spec/sort_spec.lua b/spec/sort_spec.lua
index b4cfa01..acdecb4 100644
--- a/spec/sort_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/sort_spec.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---@diagnostic disable: undefined-global
 local helper = require("spec.helper")
-local update = helper.update
 
 describe("sort", function()
 	setup(function()
@@ -24,4 +23,4 @@ describe("sort", function()
 		xero.stableSort(testtable,function(a, b) return a < b end)
 		assert.is.same(testtable, {1,1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11,11,12,12,13,13,14,14,15,15,16,16,45,45,57,57,69,69,79,79,1000,1000})
 	end)
-end)
\ No newline at end of file
+end)
diff --git a/spec/spellcard_spec.lua b/spec/spellcard_spec.lua
index 0948962..1f6892e 100644
--- a/spec/spellcard_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/spellcard_spec.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---@diagnostic disable: undefined-global
 local helper = require("spec.helper")
-local update = helper.update
 
 describe("spellcard plugin", function()
 	before_each(function()
@@ -15,6 +14,9 @@ describe("spellcard plugin", function()
 	it("doesn't crash", function()
 		local spellcards = xero.require('spellcards')
 		spellcards.insert {0, 10, "my cool card of spelling", 1000, "#fcf"}
+		spellcards.insert {20, 30, "my cool card of spelling", 999, {1,0.75, 1}}
 		helper.update(0)
 	end)
+
+	-- any more testing is really testing our mock more than the functionality
 end)