diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef2c5a5f..43badbfa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
     "grunt-contrib-watch": "~0.4.4",
     "grunt-webpack": "~0.10.5",
     "grunt-dox": "~0.5.0",
-    "mocha": "~1.14.0"
+    "mocha": "~1.14.0",
+    "sinon-chai": "~2.4.0",
+    "sinon":"~1.7.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha test/*-test.js",
diff --git a/src/js/ripple/remote.js b/src/js/ripple/remote.js
index 9af383e8..895073db 100644
--- a/src/js/ripple/remote.js
+++ b/src/js/ripple/remote.js
@@ -1387,6 +1387,8 @@ Remote.prototype.requestUnlAdd = function(addr, comment, callback) {
   request.message.node = addr;
 
   if (comment) {
+    // note is not specified anywhere, should remove?
+    var note = undefined; 
     request.message.comment = note;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/remote-test.js b/test/remote-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b8b60de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/remote-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+var assert = require('assert');
+var utils  = require('./testutils');
+var sinon = require('sinon');
+
+var Remote = utils.load_module('remote').Remote;
+var Server = utils.load_module('server').Server;
+var Request = utils.load_module('request').Request;
+
+var options, spy, mock, stub, remote, callback;
+
+describe("Remote", function () {
+  describe("initialing a remote with options", function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      options = {
+        server: {
+          trace :         true,
+          trusted:        true,
+          local_signing:  true,
+          secure: true,
+          servers: [
+            { host: 's_west.ripple.com', port: 443, secure: true },
+            { host: 's_east.ripple.com', port: 443, secure: true }
+          ],
+
+          connection_offset: 0
+        },
+
+
+        host: 's_west.ripple.com', port: 443, secure: true,
+        blobvault : 'https://blobvault.payward.com',
+        persistent_auth : false,
+        transactions_per_page: 50,
+
+        bridge: {
+          out: {
+      //    'bitcoin': 'localhost:3000'
+      //    'bitcoin': 'https://www.bitstamp.net/ripple/bridge/out/bitcoin/'
+          }
+        },
+
+      };
+    })
+    it("should add a server for each specified", function (done) {
+      var remote = new Remote(options);
+      done();
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("functions that return request objects", function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      callback = function () {}
+      remote = new Remote(options);
+    });
+
+    describe("requesting a ledger", function () {
+      it("should return a request", function (done) {
+        var request = remote.request_ledger(null, {}, callback);
+        assert(request instanceof Request);
+        done();
+      })
+    });
+
+    describe('requesting server info', function () {
+      it('should return a request object', function (done) {
+        var request = remote.request_server_info(null, {}, callback);
+        assert(request instanceof Request);
+        done();
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('requesting peers', function () {
+      it('should return a request object', function (done) {
+        var request = remote.request_peers(null, {}, callback);
+        assert(request instanceof Request);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('requesting a connection', function () {
+      it('should return a request object', function (done) {
+        var request = remote.request_connect(null, {}, callback);
+        assert(request instanceof Request);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('making a unique node list add request', function () {
+      it('should return a request object', function (done) {
+        var request = remote.request_unl_add(null, {}, callback);
+        assert(request instanceof Request);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('making a unique node list request', function () {
+      it('should return a request object', function (done) {
+        var request = remote.request_unl_list(null, {}, callback);
+        assert(request instanceof Request);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('making a unique node list delete request', function () {
+      it('should return a request object', function (done) {
+        var request = remote.request_unl_delete(null, {}, callback);
+        assert(request instanceof Request);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  })
+})