diff --git a/test/test-dispatcher.cc b/test/test-dispatcher.cc
index 6378cb2..e3918f8 100644
--- a/test/test-dispatcher.cc
+++ b/test/test-dispatcher.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "ccnx-wrapper.h"
+#include "logging.h"
 #include "dispatcher.h"
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@
 using namespace boost;
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 
+INIT_LOGGER ("Test.Dispatcher");
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(DispatcherTest)
 
 
@@ -50,35 +53,35 @@
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestDispatcher)
 {
-  fs::path dir1("test-white-house");
-  fs::path dir2("test-black-house");
+  INIT_LOGGERS ();
 
-  string user1 = "/obama";
+  fs::path dir1("./TestDispatcher/test-white-house");
+  fs::path dir2("./TestDispatcher/test-black-house");
+
+  string user1 = "/obamaa";
   string user2 = "/romney";
 
   string folder = "who-is-president";
 
   CcnxWrapperPtr ccnx1 = make_shared<CcnxWrapper>();
-  usleep(1000);
+  usleep(100);
   CcnxWrapperPtr ccnx2 = make_shared<CcnxWrapper>();
-  usleep(1000);
+  usleep(100);
 
   cleanDir(dir1);
   cleanDir(dir2);
 
-  fs::create_directory(dir1);
-  fs::create_directory(dir2);
-
   Dispatcher d1(user1, folder, dir1, ccnx1, 2, false);
-  usleep(1000);
+  usleep(100);
   Dispatcher d2(user2, folder, dir2, ccnx2, 2, false);
 
-  sleep(1);
+  usleep(1000000);
 
+  _LOG_DEBUG ("checking obama vs romney");
   checkRoots(d1.SyncRoot(), d2.SyncRoot());
 
   fs::path filename("a_letter_to_romney.txt");
-  string words = "I'm the new socialist President. You are not.";
+  string words = "I'm the new socialist President. You are not!";
 
   fs::path abf = dir1 / filename;
 
@@ -98,8 +101,8 @@
   HashPtr fileHash2 = Hash::FromFileContent(ef);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(*fileHash1, *fileHash2);
 
-  cleanDir(dir1);
-  cleanDir(dir2);
+  // cleanDir(dir1);
+  // cleanDir(dir2);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/test/test-sync-core.cc b/test/test-sync-core.cc
index d18d4d4..f38dab7 100644
--- a/test/test-sync-core.cc
+++ b/test/test-sync-core.cc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 using namespace boost;
 using namespace boost::filesystem;
 
-INIT_LOGGER("Test.Sync.Core");
+INIT_LOGGER("Test.SyncCore");
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(SyncCoreTests)
 
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
   SyncCore *core1 = new SyncCore(log1, user1, loc1, syncPrefix, bind(callback, _1), c1);
   usleep(10000);
   SyncCore *core2 = new SyncCore(log2, user2, loc2, syncPrefix, bind(callback, _1), c2);
-  usleep(1000000);
+
+  sleep(1);
   checkRoots(core1->root(), core2->root());
 
   // _LOG_TRACE ("\n\n\n\n\n\n----------\n");