diff --git a/src/cljs/ulysses/db.cljs b/src/cljs/ulysses/db.cljs
index e90e894..21740d3 100644
--- a/src/cljs/ulysses/db.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/ulysses/db.cljs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 (ns ulysses.db
-  (:require-macros [cljs.test :refer [deftest testing are is]])
   (:require [ulysses.utils :refer [document-size window-size window-scroll-position]]))
 
 (def default-db
@@ -104,13 +103,3 @@
   "given a db, set the given keys to their original state"
   [db keys]
   (merge db (select-keys default-db keys)))
-
-;; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-;; tests
-;; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-(deftest test-refresh-keys
-  (testing "refresh-keys"
-    (are [keys db] (= default-db (refresh-keys db keys))
-      [:active-page] (assoc default-db :active-page :builder)
-      [:page-current] (assoc default-db :page-current 2))))
diff --git a/src/cljs/ulysses/utils.cljs b/src/cljs/ulysses/utils.cljs
index 05faa7f..399e75a 100644
--- a/src/cljs/ulysses/utils.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/ulysses/utils.cljs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 (ns ulysses.utils
-  (:require-macros [cljs.test :refer [deftest testing are is]]
-                   [cljs.core.async.macros :refer [go-loop]])
+  (:require-macros [cljs.core.async.macros :refer [go-loop]])
   (:require [clojure.string :as string]
             [clojure.walk :refer [keywordize-keys]]
             [clojure.set :refer [rename-keys]]
@@ -531,136 +530,3 @@
 
 (defn scroll-to [y]
   (.scrollTo js/window 0 y))
-
-;; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-;; tests
-;; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-(deftest test-noop
-  (is (nil? (noop)))
-  (is (nil? (noop 1)))
-  (is (nil? (noop 1 2))))
-
-(deftest test-boolean?
-  (is (= true (boolean? true)))
-  (is (= true (boolean? false)))
-  (is (not (boolean? nil)))
-  (is (not (boolean? "")))
-  (is (not (boolean? 0))))
-
-; missing: ptr
-
-; missing: ptr-first
-
-(deftest test-metas-equal?
-  (is (metas-equal? [(with-meta {:a 1} {:key 1})] [(with-meta {:a 2} {:key 1})]))
-  (is (not (metas-equal? [(with-meta {:a 1} {:key 1})] [(with-meta {:a 2} {:key 2})]))))
-
-(deftest test-remap-and-variations
-  (let [from {:a 1 :b 2 :c 3}]
-    (testing "remap"
-      (is (= {:a 2 :b 4 :c 6} (remap (partial * 2) from))))
-    (testing "remap-k"
-      (is (= {:a1 1 :b2 2 :c3 3}
-             (remap-k
-               (fn [k v] (keyword (str (name k) v)))
-               from))))
-    (testing "remap-v"
-      (is (= {:a :a1 :b :b2 :c :c3}
-             (remap-v
-               (fn [k v] (keyword (str (name k) v)))
-               from))))))
-
-(deftest test-hyphenate-keys
-  (is (= {:a-b 1 :c-d 2} (hyphenate-keys {:a_b 1 :c_d 2}))))
-
-(deftest test-map-subels
-  (testing "when values have ids"
-    (let [in [{:id 23 :value 3} {:id 95 :value 4}]
-          out (map-subels :div in)
-          expected (list (with-meta [:div (first in)] {:key 23})
-                         (with-meta [:div (second in)] {:key 95}))]
-      (is (= out expected))
-      (is (metas-equal? out expected))))
-  (testing "when values don't have ids"
-    (let [in [3 4]
-          out (map-subels :div in)
-          expected (list (with-meta [:div (first in)] {:key "default-key-0"})
-                         (with-meta [:div (second in)] {:key "default-key-1"}))]
-      (is (= out expected))
-      (is (metas-equal? out expected))))
-  (testing "when values have ids sometimes"
-    (let [in [{:id 23 :value 3} 4]
-          out (map-subels :div in)
-          expected (list (with-meta [:div (first in)] {:key 23})
-                         (with-meta [:div (second in)] {:key "default-key-1"}))]
-      (is (= out expected))
-      (is (metas-equal? out expected)))))
-
-(deftest test-str->int
-  (testing "successful cases"
-    (is (= 0 (str->int "0")))
-    (is (= -5 (str->int "-5")))
-    (is (= 1 (str->int "1")))
-    (is (= 20003018 (str->int "20003018")))
-    (is (= 0 (str->int 0)))
-    (is (= -5 (str->int -5)))
-    (is (= 1 (str->int 1)))
-    (is (= 20003018 (str->int 20003018))))
-  (testing "unsuccessful cases"
-    (is (nil? (str->int "")))
-    (is (nil? (str->int "0.0")))
-    (is (nil? (str->int "1.0")))
-    (is (nil? (str->int "123.123")))
-    (is (nil? (str->int "garbage")))
-    (is (nil? (str->int "12moregarbage12")))
-    (is (nil? (str->int 123.123)))
-    (is (nil? (str->int nil)))))
-
-(deftest test-clj->json
-  (is (= "null" (clj->json nil)))
-  (is (= "true" (clj->json true)))
-  (is (= "-3" (clj->json -3)))
-  (is (= "[1,2,3]" (clj->json [1 2 3])))
-  (is (= "[\"one\",\"three\",\"two\"]" (clj->json (sorted-set :one :two :three)))))
-
-(deftest test-json->clj
-  (testing "basic values"
-    (is (= nil (json->clj "null")))
-    (is (= true (json->clj "true")))
-    (is (= -3 (json->clj "-3")))
-    (is (= [1 2 3] (json->clj "[1,2,3]")))
-    (is (= ["one" "two" "three"] (json->clj "[\"one\",\"two\",\"three\"]"))))
-  (testing "maps: no keywordizing"
-    (is (= {"a" 1 "b" 2} (json->clj "{\"a\": 1, \"b\": 2}"))))
-  (testing "maps: keywordizing"
-    (is (= {:a 1 :b 2} (json->clj "{\"a\": 1, \"b\": 2}" :keywords))))
-  (testing "exception throwing"
-    (is (thrown? js/SyntaxError (json->clj "asdf")))
-    (is (thrown? js/SyntaxError (json->clj "[1,2")))))
-
-(deftest test-url-encode-component
-  (is (= "foo" (url-encode-component "foo")))
-  (is (= "foo%20bar" (url-encode-component "foo bar")))
-  (is (= "%3F%26%3F%26" (url-encode-component "?&?&"))))
-
-(deftest test-truncate-with-ellipsis
-  (testing "normal"
-    (is (= "foo..." (truncate-with-ellipsis "foo bar" 3))))
-  (testing "custom ellipsis"
-    (is (= "foo[..]" (truncate-with-ellipsis "foo bar" 3 "[..]")))))
-
-(deftest test-find-by-id
-  (let [ms [{:id 1} {:id 2} {:id 94}]]
-    (testing "found (type int)"
-      (is (= (first ms) (find-by-id 1 ms)))
-      (is (= (second ms) (find-by-id 2 ms)))
-      (is (= (last ms) (find-by-id 94 ms))))
-    (testing "found (type int-string)"
-      (is (= (first ms) (find-by-id "1" ms)))
-      (is (= (second ms) (find-by-id "2" ms)))
-      (is (= (last ms) (find-by-id "94" ms))))
-    (testing "not found"
-      (is (nil? (find-by-id 33 ms)))
-      (is (nil? (find-by-id "33" ms)))
-      (is (nil? (find-by-id "1.0" ms))))))
diff --git a/src/js/extra.js b/src/js/extra.js
index d14d8bc..d46b0bf 100644
--- a/src/js/extra.js
+++ b/src/js/extra.js
@@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ ulysses.extra = (function() {
             },
 
             fit: function(blocks) {
-                var n, node, block, final;
+                var n, node, block, packed;
 
-                final = [];
+                packed = [];
 
                 for (n = 0; n < blocks.length; n++) {
                     block = blocks[n];
 
                     if (node = this.findNode(this.root, block.w, block.h)) {
                         block.fit = this.splitNode(node, block.w, block.h);
-                        final.push(block);
+                        packed.push(block);
                     }
                 }
 
-                return final;
+                return packed;
             },
 
             findNode: function(root, w, h) {
diff --git a/test/cljs/ulysses/core_test.cljs b/test/cljs/ulysses/core_test.cljs
index e7996a1..c419e03 100644
--- a/test/cljs/ulysses/core_test.cljs
+++ b/test/cljs/ulysses/core_test.cljs
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 (ns ulysses.core-test
-  (:require [cljs.test :refer-macros [deftest testing is]]
-            [ulysses.core :as core]))
-
-;; NOTE
-;; runner.cljs is currently set up to run tests in
-;; all namespaces that match ulysses.*, which mostly
-;; voids the need for this auxillary test directory
+  (:require [cljs.test :refer-macros [deftest testing are is]]))
 
 (deftest fake-test
   (testing "description"
diff --git a/test/cljs/ulysses/db_test.cljs b/test/cljs/ulysses/db_test.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53da4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cljs/ulysses/db_test.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+(ns ulysses.db-test
+  (:require [cljs.test :refer-macros [deftest testing are is]]
+            [ulysses.db :as db]))
+
+(deftest test-refresh-keys
+  (testing "refresh-keys"
+    (are [keys db-state] (= db/default-db (db/refresh-keys db-state keys))
+      [:active-page] (assoc db/default-db :active-page :builder)
+      [:page-current] (assoc db/default-db :page-current 2))))
diff --git a/test/cljs/ulysses/runner.cljs b/test/cljs/ulysses/runner.cljs
index 24bc36b..3385c49 100644
--- a/test/cljs/ulysses/runner.cljs
+++ b/test/cljs/ulysses/runner.cljs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 (ns ulysses.runner
-    (:require [doo.runner :refer-macros [doo-tests doo-all-tests]]
-              [ulysses.core-test]))
+  (:require [doo.runner :refer-macros [doo-all-tests]]
+            [ulysses.core-test]
+            [ulysses.utils-test]
+            [ulysses.db-test]))
 
 ;; run all tests in all namespaces matching ulysses.*
-(doo.runner/doo-all-tests #"ulysses.*")
+(doo-all-tests #"ulysses.*")
diff --git a/test/cljs/ulysses/utils_test.cljs b/test/cljs/ulysses/utils_test.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2c7201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cljs/ulysses/utils_test.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+(ns ulysses.utils-test
+  (:require [cljs.test :refer-macros [deftest testing are is]]
+            [ulysses.utils :as utils]))
+
+(deftest test-noop
+  (is (nil? (utils/noop)))
+  (is (nil? (utils/noop 1)))
+  (is (nil? (utils/noop 1 2))))
+
+(deftest test-boolean?
+  (is (= true (utils/boolean? true)))
+  (is (= true (utils/boolean? false)))
+  (is (not (utils/boolean? nil)))
+  (is (not (utils/boolean? "")))
+  (is (not (utils/boolean? 0))))
+
+; missing: ptr
+
+; missing: ptr-first
+
+(deftest test-metas-equal?
+  (is (utils/metas-equal? [(with-meta {:a 1} {:key 1})]
+                          [(with-meta {:a 2} {:key 1})]))
+  (is (not (utils/metas-equal? [(with-meta {:a 1} {:key 1})]
+                               [(with-meta {:a 2} {:key 2})]))))
+
+(deftest test-remap-and-variations
+  (let [from {:a 1 :b 2 :c 3}]
+    (testing "remap"
+      (is (= {:a 2 :b 4 :c 6} (utils/remap (partial * 2) from))))
+    (testing "remap-k"
+      (is (= {:a1 1 :b2 2 :c3 3}
+             (utils/remap-k
+               (fn [k v] (keyword (str (name k) v)))
+               from))))
+    (testing "remap-v"
+      (is (= {:a :a1 :b :b2 :c :c3}
+             (utils/remap-v
+               (fn [k v] (keyword (str (name k) v)))
+               from))))))
+
+(deftest test-hyphenate-keys
+  (is (= {:a-b 1 :c-d 2} (utils/hyphenate-keys {:a_b 1 :c_d 2}))))
+
+(deftest test-map-subels
+  (testing "when values have ids"
+    (let [in [{:id 23 :value 3} {:id 95 :value 4}]
+          out (utils/map-subels :div in)
+          expected (list (with-meta [:div (first in)] {:key 23})
+                         (with-meta [:div (second in)] {:key 95}))]
+      (is (= out expected))
+      (is (utils/metas-equal? out expected))))
+  (testing "when values don't have ids"
+    (let [in [3 4]
+          out (utils/map-subels :div in)
+          expected (list (with-meta [:div (first in)] {:key "default-key-0"})
+                         (with-meta [:div (second in)] {:key "default-key-1"}))]
+      (is (= out expected))
+      (is (utils/metas-equal? out expected))))
+  (testing "when values have ids sometimes"
+    (let [in [{:id 23 :value 3} 4]
+          out (utils/map-subels :div in)
+          expected (list (with-meta [:div (first in)] {:key 23})
+                         (with-meta [:div (second in)] {:key "default-key-1"}))]
+      (is (= out expected))
+      (is (utils/metas-equal? out expected)))))
+
+(deftest test-str->int
+  (testing "successful cases"
+    (is (= 0 (utils/str->int "0")))
+    (is (= -5 (utils/str->int "-5")))
+    (is (= 1 (utils/str->int "1")))
+    (is (= 20003018 (utils/str->int "20003018")))
+    (is (= 0 (utils/str->int 0)))
+    (is (= -5 (utils/str->int -5)))
+    (is (= 1 (utils/str->int 1)))
+    (is (= 20003018 (utils/str->int 20003018))))
+  (testing "unsuccessful cases"
+    (is (nil? (utils/str->int "")))
+    (is (nil? (utils/str->int "0.0")))
+    (is (nil? (utils/str->int "1.0")))
+    (is (nil? (utils/str->int "123.123")))
+    (is (nil? (utils/str->int "garbage")))
+    (is (nil? (utils/str->int "12moregarbage12")))
+    (is (nil? (utils/str->int 123.123)))
+    (is (nil? (utils/str->int nil)))))
+
+(deftest test-clj->json
+  (is (= "null" (utils/clj->json nil)))
+  (is (= "true" (utils/clj->json true)))
+  (is (= "-3" (utils/clj->json -3)))
+  (is (= "[1,2,3]" (utils/clj->json [1 2 3])))
+  (is (= "[\"one\",\"three\",\"two\"]" (utils/clj->json (sorted-set :one :two :three)))))
+
+(deftest test-json->clj
+  (testing "basic values"
+    (is (= nil (utils/json->clj "null")))
+    (is (= true (utils/json->clj "true")))
+    (is (= -3 (utils/json->clj "-3")))
+    (is (= [1 2 3] (utils/json->clj "[1,2,3]")))
+    (is (= ["one" "two" "three"] (utils/json->clj "[\"one\",\"two\",\"three\"]"))))
+  (testing "maps: no keywordizing"
+    (is (= {"a" 1 "b" 2} (utils/json->clj "{\"a\": 1, \"b\": 2}"))))
+  (testing "maps: keywordizing"
+    (is (= {:a 1 :b 2} (utils/json->clj "{\"a\": 1, \"b\": 2}" :keywords))))
+  (testing "exception throwing"
+    (is (thrown? js/SyntaxError (utils/json->clj "asdf")))
+    (is (thrown? js/SyntaxError (utils/json->clj "[1,2")))))
+
+(deftest test-url-encode-component
+  (is (= "foo" (utils/url-encode-component "foo")))
+  (is (= "foo%20bar" (utils/url-encode-component "foo bar")))
+  (is (= "%3F%26%3F%26" (utils/url-encode-component "?&?&"))))
+
+(deftest test-truncate-with-ellipsis
+  (testing "normal"
+    (is (= "foo..." (utils/truncate-with-ellipsis "foo bar" 3))))
+  (testing "custom ellipsis"
+    (is (= "foo[..]" (utils/truncate-with-ellipsis "foo bar" 3 "[..]")))))
+
+(deftest test-find-by-id
+  (let [ms [{:id 1} {:id 2} {:id 94}]]
+    (testing "found (type int)"
+      (is (= (first ms) (utils/find-by-id 1 ms)))
+      (is (= (second ms) (utils/find-by-id 2 ms)))
+      (is (= (last ms) (utils/find-by-id 94 ms))))
+    (testing "found (type int-string)"
+      (is (= (first ms) (utils/find-by-id "1" ms)))
+      (is (= (second ms) (utils/find-by-id "2" ms)))
+      (is (= (last ms) (utils/find-by-id "94" ms))))
+    (testing "not found"
+      (is (nil? (utils/find-by-id 33 ms)))
+      (is (nil? (utils/find-by-id "33" ms)))
+      (is (nil? (utils/find-by-id "1.0" ms))))))