diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aabbb3f..bcef350 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Weller
-Weller is like Alfresco out-of-process extensions but in [Clojure](https://clojure.org).
+Weller is like [Alfresco](https://docs.alfresco.com/content-services/latest/develop/oop-sdk/) out-of-process extensions but in [Clojure](https://clojure.org).
 
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@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ and this one matches updated nodes with `cm:titled` **or** `cm:dublincore` aspec
                      (pred/node-aspect? cm/asp-dublincore)))
 ```
 The built-in predicates are available [here](src/weller/predicates.clj) while the events [here](src/weller/events.clj).
-### Create a function
-A (processing) function is the piece of code deputed to take the (resource part of) message and do something with it.
-The (node) resource is a map representing (usually) a node in Alfresco.
+### Create functions for message processing
+Functions are the pieces of code deputed to take the message and do something with it. The resource is a map
+representing a node in Alfresco.
 
-A simple function that prints the node name could be:
+A function that prints the node name could be as simple as:
 ```clojure
 (defn print-node-name
   [resource]
   (println (:name resource)))
 ```
-a more useful function that make use of the [CRAL](https://github.com/saidone75/cral) library to update the node on
+a more useful function that makes use of the [CRAL](https://github.com/saidone75/cral) library to update the node on
 Alfresco:
 ```clojure
 (defn add-aspect
diff --git a/src/weller/pipe.clj b/src/weller/pipe.clj
index f31aedc..23c2a56 100644
--- a/src/weller/pipe.clj
+++ b/src/weller/pipe.clj
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
 
 (defn make-tap
   "Return a filtered tap connected to the `mult` channel.
-  The returned tap is filtered by predicate `pred`."
+  The tap is filtered by predicate `pred`."
   [mult pred]
   (a/tap mult (a/chan 1 (filter pred))))
 
 (defn add-filtered-tap
-  "Adds a filtered (by `pred`) tap to the pipe. Filtered messages are processed by function `f`."
+  "Add a filtered (by `pred`) tap to the pipe. Filtered messages are processed by function `f`."
   [this pred f]
   (if (:running this)
     (do
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     (assoc this :taps [])))
 
 (defn make-pipe
-  "Creates a pipe with a built-in ActiveMQ listener.
+  "Create a pipe with a built-in ActiveMQ listener.
   If a predicate `pred` and a function `f` are provided, then also add a filtered tap to it and start the pipe."
   ([]
    ;; load configuration
diff --git a/test/weller/test_utils.clj b/test/weller/test_utils.clj
index c59f469..65d95bf 100644
--- a/test/weller/test_utils.clj
+++ b/test/weller/test_utils.clj
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
 
 (defn- get-guest-home
   []
-  (get-in (nodes/get-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) "-root-" (model/map->GetNodeQueryParams {:relative-path "/Guest Home"})) [:body :entry :id]))
+  (get-in (nodes/get-node (c/ticket) "-root-" (model/map->GetNodeQueryParams {:relative-path "/Guest Home"})) [:body :entry :id]))
 
 (defn- create-folder
   []
   (->> (model/map->CreateNodeBody {:name (.toString (UUID/randomUUID)) :node-type cm/type-folder})
-       (nodes/create-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) (get-guest-home))
+       (nodes/create-node (c/ticket) (get-guest-home))
        (#(get-in % [:body :entry :id]))))
 
 (defn- create-node
@@ -46,26 +46,26 @@
    (create-node name (get-guest-home)))
   ([name parent-id]
    (->> (model/map->CreateNodeBody {:name name :node-type cm/type-content})
-        (nodes/create-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) parent-id)
+        (nodes/create-node (c/ticket) parent-id)
         (#(get-in % [:body :entry :id])))))
 
 (defn- update-node
   [node-id]
   (->> (model/map->UpdateNodeBody {:properties {cm/prop-title (.toString (UUID/randomUUID))}})
-       (nodes/update-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) node-id)
+       (nodes/update-node (c/ticket) node-id)
        (#(get-in % [:body :entry :id]))))
 
 (defn- update-node-content
   [node-id]
   (let [file-to-be-uploaded (File/createTempFile "tmp." ".txt")]
     (spit file-to-be-uploaded (gen-str (rand-int (math/pow 2 16))))
-    (nodes/update-node-content (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) node-id file-to-be-uploaded)
+    (nodes/update-node-content (c/ticket) node-id file-to-be-uploaded)
     (io/delete-file file-to-be-uploaded)
     node-id))
 
 (defn- delete-node
   [node-id]
-  (nodes/delete-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) node-id {:permanent true}))
+  (nodes/delete-node (c/ticket) node-id {:permanent true}))
 
 (defn create-then-update-then-delete-node
   ([]
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
   (let [node-id (create-node)
         folder-id (create-folder)]
     (->> (model/map->MoveNodeBody {:target-parent-id folder-id})
-         (nodes/move-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) node-id))
+         (nodes/move-node (c/ticket) node-id))
     (delete-node node-id)
     (delete-node folder-id)))
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
   [type]
   (let [created-node-id (create-node)]
     (->> (model/map->UpdateNodeBody {:node-type type})
-         (nodes/update-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) created-node-id))
+         (nodes/update-node (c/ticket) created-node-id))
     (delete-node created-node-id)))
 
 (defn add-then-remove-property
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@
   ([prop value]
    (let [created-node-id (create-node)]
      (->> (model/map->UpdateNodeBody {:properties {prop value}})
-          (nodes/update-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) created-node-id))
+          (nodes/update-node (c/ticket) created-node-id))
      (->> (model/map->UpdateNodeBody {:properties {prop nil}})
-          (nodes/update-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) created-node-id))
+          (nodes/update-node (c/ticket) created-node-id))
      (delete-node created-node-id))))
 
 (defn change-property
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@
   ([prop initial-value]
    (let [created-node-id (create-node)]
      (->> (model/map->UpdateNodeBody {:properties {prop initial-value}})
-          (nodes/update-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) created-node-id))
+          (nodes/update-node (c/ticket) created-node-id))
      (->> (model/map->UpdateNodeBody {:properties {prop (.toString (UUID/randomUUID))}})
-          (nodes/update-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) created-node-id))
+          (nodes/update-node (c/ticket) created-node-id))
      (delete-node created-node-id))))
 
 (defn create-then-delete-child-assoc
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
   (let [parent-node-id (create-folder)
         child-node-id (create-node)]
     (->> [(model/map->CreateSecondaryChildBody {:child-id child-node-id :assoc-type cm/assoc-contains})]
-         (nodes/create-secondary-child (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) parent-node-id))
-    (nodes/delete-secondary-child (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) parent-node-id child-node-id)
+         (nodes/create-secondary-child (c/ticket) parent-node-id))
+    (nodes/delete-secondary-child (c/ticket) parent-node-id child-node-id)
     (delete-node child-node-id)
     (delete-node parent-node-id)))
 
@@ -129,16 +129,16 @@
   []
   (let [created-node-id (create-node)]
     (->> (model/map->CreateNodeAssocsBody {:target-id created-node-id :assoc-type cm/assoc-contains})
-         (nodes/create-node-assocs (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) (get-guest-home)))
-    (nodes/delete-node-assocs (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) (get-guest-home) created-node-id)
+         (nodes/create-node-assocs (c/ticket) (get-guest-home)))
+    (nodes/delete-node-assocs (c/ticket) (get-guest-home) created-node-id)
     (delete-node created-node-id)))
 
 (defn add-then-remove-aspect
   [aspect-name]
   (let [created-node-id (create-node)
-        aspect-names (get-in (nodes/get-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) created-node-id) [:body :entry :aspect-names])]
+        aspect-names (get-in (nodes/get-node (c/ticket) created-node-id) [:body :entry :aspect-names])]
     (->> (model/map->UpdateNodeBody {:aspect-names (conj aspect-names aspect-name)})
-         (nodes/update-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) created-node-id))
+         (nodes/update-node (c/ticket) created-node-id))
     (->> (model/map->UpdateNodeBody {:aspect-names aspect-names})
-         (nodes/update-node (get-in @c/config [:alfresco :ticket]) created-node-id))
+         (nodes/update-node (c/ticket) created-node-id))
     (delete-node created-node-id)))
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