diff --git a/deltas.go b/deltas.go
index d3036cb..b01ec78 100644
--- a/deltas.go
+++ b/deltas.go
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@ func (ch *CaddyHugo) LTime() uint64 {
 }
 
 func (ch *CaddyHugo) ShouldApply(ltime uint64) bool {
-	lowest := ch.LowestPendingConfirmation()
-	for _, c := range ch.Confirming() {
-		if lowest == 0 || c < lowest {
-			lowest = c
-		}
-	}
-
-	if ltime < lowest {
-		return false
-	}
 
 	ch.mtx.Lock()
 	defer ch.mtx.Unlock()
@@ -56,12 +46,15 @@ func (ch *CaddyHugo) ShouldApply(ltime uint64) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// ConfirmLTime marks an ltime as something that should be confirmed with clients
 func (ch *CaddyHugo) ConfirmLTime(ltime uint64) {
 	ch.mtx.Lock()
 	defer ch.mtx.Unlock()
 	ch.confirmingToClient[ltime] = struct{}{}
 }
 
+// Confirming returns the current list of LTimes that need to be confirmed
+// to clients
 func (ch *CaddyHugo) Confirming() []uint64 {
 	var times []uint64
 
@@ -74,6 +67,8 @@ func (ch *CaddyHugo) Confirming() []uint64 {
 	return times
 }
 
+// LowestPendingConfirmation identifies the lowest LTime that needs to be
+// confirmed to clients
 func (ch *CaddyHugo) LowestPendingConfirmation() uint64 {
 	var lowest uint64
 	for _, c := range ch.Confirming() {
@@ -181,10 +176,11 @@ func (ch *CaddyHugo) handleDeltaConn(conn DeltaConn, doc *editSession) (int, err
 				errCh <- fmt.Errorf("error reading message from client conn: %v", err)
 				return
 			}
-			ch.ObserveLTime(message.LTime)
+			if message.LTime != 0 {
+				ch.ObserveLTime(message.LTime)
+			}
 
 			if len(message.Deltas) == 0 {
-				time.Sleep(10 * time.Microsecond)
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/doc_test.go b/doc_test.go
index fd72a33..5e34ae1 100644
--- a/doc_test.go
+++ b/doc_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package caddyhugo
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -13,136 +9,70 @@ import (
 	"git.stephensearles.com/stephen/acedoc"
 )
 
-type World struct {
-	CH         *CaddyHugo
-	BlogFolder string
-}
-
-func (w *World) Clean() {
-	if w.BlogFolder != "" {
-		os.RemoveAll(w.BlogFolder)
-	}
-}
-
-func NewWorld(t *testing.T) *World {
-	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "caddy-hugo2-test-")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("error initializing test environment: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	w := &World{BlogFolder: dir}
-
-	cmd := exec.Command("hugo", "new", "site", dir)
-	cmd.Dir = dir
-	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("error initializing test site: %v\n\n%v", err, string(out))
-	}
-
-	w.CH = &CaddyHugo{}
-	w.CH.Setup(dir)
-
-	return w
-}
-
 func TestEdits(t *testing.T) {
 	w := NewWorld(t)
 	defer w.Clean()
 
 	const title = "sometitle"
-	var contentPath = path.Join("content", title+".md")
 
-	w.CH.NewContent(title, "")
+	var (
+		mtx sync.Mutex
 
-	send := []acedoc.Delta{
-		acedoc.Insert(0, 0, "hello"),
-		acedoc.Insert(0, 5, " world"),
-		acedoc.Insert(0, 11, " world"),
-	}
-	var mtx sync.Mutex
-	received := []acedoc.Delta{}
+		contentPath = path.Join("content", title+".md")
 
-	doc, err := w.CH.editSession(contentPath)
+		// we will send these to the doc
+		send = []acedoc.Delta{
+			acedoc.Insert(0, 0, "hello"),
+			acedoc.Insert(0, 5, " world"),
+			acedoc.Insert(0, 11, " world"),
+		}
+
+		// we will use this to track what we get out of the doc
+		received = []acedoc.Delta{}
+	)
+
+	// prepare a new post
+	w.CH.NewContent(title, "")
+
+	// start an edit session
+	es, err := w.CH.editSession(contentPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("error creating document client:", err)
 	}
 
-	doc.doc.Client(acedoc.DeltaHandlerFunc(func(ds []acedoc.Delta) error {
-		// receive some deltas...
+	// register a client that we will use to push the deltas. we dont need
+	// to actually do anything to receive deltas here, though.
+	c := es.doc.Client(acedoc.DeltaHandlerFunc(func(ds []acedoc.Delta) error {
+		return nil
+	}))
+
+	// register an *extra* client that just adds to the received delta
+	// slice we're tracking
+	es.doc.Client(acedoc.DeltaHandlerFunc(func(ds []acedoc.Delta) error {
 		mtx.Lock()
 		defer mtx.Unlock()
 		received = append(received, ds...)
 		return nil
 	}))
 
+	// make sure we have an edit session
 	_, ok := w.CH.hasEditSession(contentPath)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Fatal("expected there to be an established client")
 	}
 
-	doc.doc.Apply(send...)
+	// push the deltas
+	c.PushDeltas(send...)
 
+	// wait...
 	<-time.After(5 * time.Second)
 
+	// be sure we got the correct number of deltas back
 	mtx.Lock()
 	defer mtx.Unlock()
 	if len(received) != len(send) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %d deltas, received %d; expected: %v, received: %v", len(send), len(received), send, received)
 	}
-
-}
-
-type WebsocketTester struct {
-	receivedPointer int
-	received        [][]byte
-	wroteMessages   []Message
-	wroteDeltas     []acedoc.Delta
-	mtx             sync.Mutex
-}
-
-func (ws *WebsocketTester) ReadJSON(v interface{}) error {
-	ws.mtx.Lock()
-	defer ws.mtx.Unlock()
-
-	if len(ws.received) <= ws.receivedPointer {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	err := json.Unmarshal(ws.received[ws.receivedPointer], v)
-	ws.receivedPointer++
-	return err
-}
-
-func (ws *WebsocketTester) WriteJSON(v interface{}) error {
-	ws.mtx.Lock()
-	defer ws.mtx.Unlock()
-
-	m, ok := v.(Message)
-	if !ok {
-		panic("wrong type written to WebsocketTester")
-	}
-
-	if len(m.Deltas) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	ws.wroteMessages = append(ws.wroteMessages, m)
-	ws.wroteDeltas = append(ws.wroteDeltas, m.Deltas...)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (ws *WebsocketTester) ReceiveJSON(v interface{}) error {
-	ws.mtx.Lock()
-	defer ws.mtx.Unlock()
-
-	out, err := json.Marshal(v)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	ws.received = append(ws.received, out)
-	return nil
 }
 
 func TestDeltasSingle(t *testing.T) {
@@ -158,12 +88,12 @@ func TestDeltasSingle(t *testing.T) {
 
 	client := new(WebsocketTester)
 
-	doc, err := w.CH.editSession("content/" + title + ".md")
+	es, err := w.CH.editSession("content/" + title + ".md")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("couldn't establish docref for client 0:", err)
 	}
 
-	go w.CH.handleDeltaConn(client, doc)
+	go w.CH.handleDeltaConn(client, es)
 
 	a := acedoc.Insert(0, 0, "a")
 
@@ -174,9 +104,11 @@ func TestDeltasSingle(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	// we shouldn't have written back to the client,
-	// so we expect to have written 0 messages
-	if len(client.wroteMessages) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("client wrote %d messages, should have written %d", len(client.wroteMessages), 0)
+	// so we expect to have written 0 *deltas*. (we may have written
+	// empty messages without deltas because of the pings to the client)
+	if len(client.wroteDeltas) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("client wrote %d deltas, should have written %d", len(client.wroteMessages), 0)
+		t.Logf("%v", client.wroteMessages)
 	}
 
 	// we received one, so make sure that's counted properly
@@ -217,7 +149,7 @@ func TestDeltasDouble(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// so we expect clientA to have written 0 messages, and
 	// clientB to have written 1
-	if len(clientA.wroteMessages) != 0 || len(clientB.wroteMessages) != 1 {
+	if len(clientA.wroteDeltas) != 0 || len(clientB.wroteDeltas) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("clientA wrote %d messages, should have written 0. clientB wrote %d, should have written 1", len(clientA.wroteMessages), len(clientB.wroteMessages))
 	}
 
@@ -238,9 +170,9 @@ func TestDeltasDouble(t *testing.T) {
 	clientA.mtx.Lock()
 	clientB.mtx.Lock()
 
-	// so we expect clientA to have written 1 message this time, and
+	// so we expect clientA to have written 1 delta this time, and
 	// clientB to have written nothing new, so 1 still
-	if len(clientA.wroteMessages) != 1 || len(clientB.wroteMessages) != 1 {
+	if len(clientA.wroteDeltas) != 1 || len(clientB.wroteDeltas) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("clientA wrote %d messages, should have written 1. clientB wrote %d, should have written 1 (just from before)", len(clientA.wroteMessages), len(clientB.wroteMessages))
 	}
 
@@ -268,13 +200,15 @@ func TestDeltasMulti(t *testing.T) {
 
 	doc, err := w.CH.editSession("content/" + title + ".md")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("couldn't establish docref:", err)
+		t.Fatal("couldn't establish edit session:", err)
 	}
 
 	go w.CH.handleDeltaConn(clients[0], doc)
 	go w.CH.handleDeltaConn(clients[1], doc)
 	go w.CH.handleDeltaConn(clients[2], doc)
 
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
 	a := acedoc.Insert(0, 0, "a")
 	b := acedoc.Insert(0, 0, "b")
 	c := acedoc.Insert(0, 0, "c")
@@ -283,12 +217,12 @@ func TestDeltasMulti(t *testing.T) {
 	clients[1].ReceiveJSON(w.CH.Message(b))
 	clients[2].ReceiveJSON(w.CH.Message(c))
 
-	time.Sleep(400 * time.Millisecond)
+	time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	for i, client := range clients {
 		client.mtx.Lock()
-		// all clients should have "written" 2 deltas (could be the same
-		// message) that came from the other clients
+		// all clients should have "written" 2 deltas out to their "browser"
+		// that came from the other clients
 		if len(client.wroteDeltas) != 2 {
 			t.Errorf("client %d wrote %d deltas, should have written 2", i, len(client.wroteDeltas))
 		}
diff --git a/helpers_test.go b/helpers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d26f5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package caddyhugo
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.stephensearles.com/stephen/acedoc"
+)
+
+type World struct {
+	CH         *CaddyHugo
+	BlogFolder string
+}
+
+func (w *World) Clean() {
+	if w.BlogFolder != "" {
+		os.RemoveAll(w.BlogFolder)
+	}
+}
+
+func NewWorld(t *testing.T) *World {
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "caddy-hugo2-test-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error initializing test environment: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	w := &World{BlogFolder: dir}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("hugo", "new", "site", dir)
+	cmd.Dir = dir
+	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error initializing test site: %v\n\n%v", err, string(out))
+	}
+
+	w.CH = &CaddyHugo{}
+	w.CH.Setup(dir)
+
+	return w
+}
+
+type WebsocketTester struct {
+	receivedPointer int
+	received        [][]byte
+	wroteMessages   []Message
+	wroteDeltas     []acedoc.Delta
+	mtx             sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// ReadJSON reads the next pending message from the "client" into v
+func (ws *WebsocketTester) ReadJSON(v interface{}) error {
+	ws.mtx.Lock()
+	defer ws.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	if len(ws.received) <= ws.receivedPointer {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal(ws.received[ws.receivedPointer], v)
+	ws.receivedPointer++
+	return err
+}
+
+// WriteJSON "sends" a message, v, to the "client"
+func (ws *WebsocketTester) WriteJSON(v interface{}) error {
+	ws.mtx.Lock()
+	defer ws.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	m, ok := v.(Message)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("wrong type written to WebsocketTester")
+	}
+
+	ws.wroteMessages = append(ws.wroteMessages, m)
+	ws.wroteDeltas = append(ws.wroteDeltas, m.Deltas...)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ReceiveJSON queues a message to be sent to the client
+func (ws *WebsocketTester) ReceiveJSON(v interface{}) error {
+	ws.mtx.Lock()
+	defer ws.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	out, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ws.received = append(ws.received, out)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/hugo.go b/hugo.go
index 4d6e491..b5e6434 100644
--- a/hugo.go
+++ b/hugo.go
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func writeThemeFiles(dir string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		fmt.Println("writing", path.Join(dir, asset))
 		f, err := os.Create(path.Join(dir, asset))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err