diff --git a/tests/rsrc/config/presents/server.properties b/tests/rsrc/config/presents/server.properties
index 6f4b1ab6b..fa5c0c224 100644
--- a/tests/rsrc/config/presents/server.properties
+++ b/tests/rsrc/config/presents/server.properties
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #
-# $Id: server.properties,v 1.2 2001/10/11 04:07:50 mdb Exp $
+# $Id: server.properties,v 1.3 2002/02/09 07:50:03 mdb Exp $
 #
 # Configuration for the Presents test server
 
 # These invocation service providers will be registered with the
 # invocation manager during the server init process
 providers = \
-	test = com.threerings.presents.server.test.TestProvider
+	test = com.threerings.presents.server.TestProvider
diff --git a/tests/rsrc/config/resource/manager.properties b/tests/rsrc/config/resource/manager.properties
index 530c1fca5..2ebe49bd1 100644
--- a/tests/rsrc/config/resource/manager.properties
+++ b/tests/rsrc/config/resource/manager.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: manager.properties,v 1.6 2002/02/07 06:55:46 mdb Exp $
+# $Id: manager.properties,v 1.7 2002/02/09 07:50:03 mdb Exp $
 #
 # Test resource manager configuration
 
@@ -10,6 +10,3 @@ resource.set.tilesets = bundles/tiles/ground/bundle.jar:\
 # configure the BundledComponentRepository
 resource.set.components = bundles/components/pirate/metadata.jar:\
 	bundles/components/pirate/components.jar
-
-# used to test the BundledTileSetRepository
-resource.set.bundle_test = media/tile/bundle/tools/bundle.jar
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java
index ae4877b1b..15338ac16 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java,v 1.5 2002/01/16 03:01:24 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: BundledComponentRepositoryTest.java,v 1.6 2002/02/09 07:50:04 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cast.bundle;
 
@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ public class BundledComponentRepositoryTest extends TestCase
             BundledComponentRepository repo =
                 new BundledComponentRepository(rmgr, imgr, "components");
 
-            System.out.println("Classes: " + StringUtil.toString(
-                                   repo.enumerateComponentClasses()));
+//             System.out.println("Classes: " + StringUtil.toString(
+//                                    repo.enumerateComponentClasses()));
 
-            System.out.println("Actions: " + StringUtil.toString(
-                                   repo.enumerateActionSequences()));
+//             System.out.println("Actions: " + StringUtil.toString(
+//                                    repo.enumerateActionSequences()));
 
-            System.out.println("Action sets: " + StringUtil.toString(
-                                   repo._actionSets.values().iterator()));
+//             System.out.println("Action sets: " + StringUtil.toString(
+//                                    repo._actionSets.values().iterator()));
 
             Iterator iter = repo.enumerateComponentClasses();
             while (iter.hasNext()) {
                 ComponentClass cclass = (ComponentClass)iter.next();
-                System.out.println("IDs [" + cclass + "]: " +
-                                   StringUtil.toString(
-                                       repo.enumerateComponentIds(cclass)));
+//                 System.out.println("IDs [" + cclass + "]: " +
+//                                    StringUtil.toString(
+//                                        repo.enumerateComponentIds(cclass)));
             }
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/bundle/BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/bundle/BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java
index 3243c5133..988773cbd 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/bundle/BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/bundle/BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java,v 1.5 2002/01/16 03:01:24 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: BundledTileSetRepositoryTest.java,v 1.6 2002/02/09 07:50:04 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.media.tile.bundle;
 
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ public class BundledTileSetRepositoryTest extends TestCase
                 new BundledTileSetRepository(rmgr, imgr, "tilesets");
             Iterator sets = repo.enumerateTileSets();
             while (sets.hasNext()) {
-                System.out.println(sets.next());
+                sets.next();
+//                 System.out.println(sets.next());
             }
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/tools/xml/XMLTileSetParserTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/tools/xml/XMLTileSetParserTest.java
index 0aefc62a8..18ed07949 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/tools/xml/XMLTileSetParserTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/media/tile/tools/xml/XMLTileSetParserTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: XMLTileSetParserTest.java,v 1.3 2002/02/05 20:29:09 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: XMLTileSetParserTest.java,v 1.4 2002/02/09 07:50:04 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.media.tile.tools.xml;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ public class XMLTileSetParserTest extends TestCase
             // print them out
             Iterator iter = sets.values().iterator();
             while (iter.hasNext()) {
-                System.out.println(iter.next());
+                iter.next();
+                // System.out.println(iter.next());
             }
 
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/DOMTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/DOMTest.java
index 5c4f1e781..3a24aee35 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/DOMTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/DOMTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: DOMTest.java,v 1.6 2001/11/08 05:40:07 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: DOMTest.java,v 1.7 2002/02/09 07:50:04 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.server;
 
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import com.threerings.presents.dobj.*;
 /**
  * A simple test case for the dobjmgr.
  */
-public class DOMTest
-    extends TestCase
+public class DOMTest extends TestCase
     implements Subscriber, AttributeChangeListener
 {
     public DOMTest ()
@@ -26,8 +25,15 @@ public class DOMTest
         // add ourselves as a listener
         object.addListener(this);
 
-        // set some values
         TestObject to = (TestObject)object;
+
+        // test transactions
+        to.startTransaction();
+        to.setFoo(99);
+        to.setBar("hoopie");
+        to.commitTransaction();
+
+        // now set some values straight up
         to.setFoo(25);
         to.setBar("howdy");
     }
@@ -35,37 +41,53 @@ public class DOMTest
     public void requestFailed (int oid, ObjectAccessException cause)
     {
         fail("Request failed: " + cause);
-        omgr.shutdown();
+        _omgr.shutdown();
     }
 
     public void attributeChanged (AttributeChangedEvent event)
     {
-        // if this is the second event, request a shutdown
-        if (event.getName().equals(TestObject.FOO)) {
-            assert("foo=25", event.getIntValue() == 25);
+        assert(fields[_fcount] + " == " + values[_fcount],
+               event.getName().equals(fields[_fcount]) &&
+               event.getValue().equals(values[_fcount]));
 
-        } else if (event.getName().equals(TestObject.BAR)) {
-            assert("bar=howdy", "howdy".equals(event.getValue()));
-            omgr.shutdown();
+        // shutdown once we receive our last update
+        if (++_fcount == fields.length) {
+            _omgr.shutdown();
         }
     }
 
     public void runTest ()
     {
         // request that a new TestObject be created
-        omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
+        _omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
 
         // or for fun you can try this bogus create request
-        // omgr.createObject(Integer.class, sub);
+        // _omgr.createObject(Integer.class, sub);
 
         // and run the object manager
-        omgr.run();
+        _omgr.run();
     }
 
     public static Test suite ()
     {
-        return new RefTest();
+        return new DOMTest();
     }
 
-    public static PresentsDObjectMgr omgr = new PresentsDObjectMgr();
+    public static void main (String[] args)
+    {
+        DOMTest test = new DOMTest();
+        test.runTest();
+    }
+
+    protected int _fcount = 0;
+
+    // the fields that will change in attribute changed events
+    protected Object[] fields = {
+        TestObject.FOO, TestObject.BAR, TestObject.FOO, TestObject.BAR };
+
+    // the values we'll receive via attribute changed events
+    protected Object[] values = {
+        new Integer(99), "hoopie", new Integer(25), "howdy" };
+
+    protected static PresentsDObjectMgr _omgr = new PresentsDObjectMgr();
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/DestroyedRefTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/DestroyedRefTest.java
index 5f43b1916..bf7e6cff0 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/DestroyedRefTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/DestroyedRefTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: DestroyedRefTest.java,v 1.6 2001/11/08 05:40:07 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: DestroyedRefTest.java,v 1.7 2002/02/09 07:50:04 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.server;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class DestroyedRefTest
 
         } else if (event instanceof AttributeChangedEvent) {
             // go bye bye
-            PresentsServer.shutdown();
+            _omgr.shutdown();
 
         } else {
             fail("Got unexpected event: " + event);
@@ -80,23 +80,12 @@ public class DestroyedRefTest
 
     public void runTest ()
     {
-        PresentsServer server = new TestPresentsServer();
-        try {
-            // initialize the server
-            server.init();
+        // create two test objects
+        _omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
+        _omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
 
-            // create two test objects
-            PresentsServer.omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
-            PresentsServer.omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
-
-            // start the server to running (this method call won't return
-            // until the server is shut down)
-            server.run();
-
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            Log.warning("Unable to initialize server.");
-            Log.logStackTrace(e);
-        }
+        // and run the object manager
+        _omgr.run();
     }
 
     public static Test suite ()
@@ -106,4 +95,6 @@ public class DestroyedRefTest
 
     protected TestObject _objone;
     protected TestObject _objtwo;
+
+    protected static PresentsDObjectMgr _omgr = new PresentsDObjectMgr();
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/RefTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/RefTest.java
index 18a068cde..a33944936 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/RefTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/RefTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: RefTest.java,v 1.6 2001/11/08 05:40:07 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: RefTest.java,v 1.7 2002/02/09 07:50:04 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.presents.server;
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class RefTest
             } else {
                 // Log.info("Other object destroyed.");
                 // go bye bye
-                PresentsServer.shutdown();
+                _omgr.shutdown();
             }
 
         } else if (event instanceof ObjectRemovedEvent) {
@@ -76,23 +76,12 @@ public class RefTest
 
     public void runTest ()
     {
-        PresentsServer server = new TestPresentsServer();
-        try {
-            // initialize the server
-            server.init();
+        // create two test objects
+        _omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
+        _omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
 
-            // create two test objects
-            PresentsServer.omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
-            PresentsServer.omgr.createObject(TestObject.class, this);
-
-            // start the server to running (this method call won't return
-            // until the server is shut down)
-            server.run();
-
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            Log.warning("Unable to initialize server.");
-            Log.logStackTrace(e);
-        }
+        // and run the object manager
+        _omgr.run();
     }
 
     public static Test suite ()
@@ -102,4 +91,6 @@ public class RefTest
 
     protected TestObject _objone;
     protected TestObject _objtwo;
+
+    protected static PresentsDObjectMgr _omgr = new PresentsDObjectMgr();
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/TestPresentsServer.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/TestPresentsServer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c4e15c92f..000000000
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/TestPresentsServer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id: TestPresentsServer.java,v 1.1 2001/11/08 05:40:07 mdb Exp $
-
-package com.threerings.presents.server;
-
-/**
- * This test version of the server avoids creating a connection manager
- * because that requires a shared library which we don't have available
- * when testing via ant/JUnit.
- */
-public class TestPresentsServer extends PresentsServer
-{
-    protected boolean createConnectionManager ()
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/tools/xml/SpotSceneParserTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/tools/xml/SpotSceneParserTest.java
index 2cda7ea09..abfb2638b 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/tools/xml/SpotSceneParserTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/tools/xml/SpotSceneParserTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: SpotSceneParserTest.java,v 1.2 2001/12/13 01:35:52 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: SpotSceneParserTest.java,v 1.3 2002/02/09 07:50:04 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.tools.spot.xml;
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class SpotSceneParserTest extends TestCase
             SpotSceneParser parser = new SpotSceneParser("scene");
             String tspath = TestUtil.getResourcePath(TEST_SCENE_PATH);
             EditableSpotScene scene = parser.parseScene(tspath);
-            System.out.println("Parsed " + scene.getSpotSceneModel() + ".");
+            // System.out.println("Parsed " + scene.getSpotSceneModel() + ".");
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParserTest.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParserTest.java
index de24e7a28..e67abd536 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParserTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/tools/xml/SceneParserTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: SceneParserTest.java,v 1.2 2001/12/13 01:35:52 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: SceneParserTest.java,v 1.3 2002/02/09 07:50:04 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.tools.xml;
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class SceneParserTest extends TestCase
             SceneParser parser = new SceneParser("scene");
             String tspath = TestUtil.getResourcePath(TEST_SCENE_PATH);
             EditableScene scene = parser.parseScene(tspath);
-            System.out.println("Parsed " + scene.getSceneModel() + ".");
+            // System.out.println("Parsed " + scene.getSceneModel() + ".");
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();