diff --git a/spec/base.js b/spec/base.js
index e757be2b..99dbb722 100644
--- a/spec/base.js
+++ b/spec/base.js
@@ -1,10 +1,85 @@
+var TreeCompare = require('../src/js/git/treeCompare').TreeCompare;
+var HeadlessGit = require('../src/js/git/headless').HeadlessGit;
 
 var loadTree = function(json) {
   return JSON.parse(unescape(json));
 };
 
+var compareLevelTree = function(headless, levelBlob) {
+  var actualTree = headless.gitEngine.exportTree();
+  return TreeCompare.dispatchFromLevel(levelBlob, actualTree);
+};
+
+var compareAnswer = function(headless, expectedJSON) {
+  var expectedTree = loadTree(expectedJSON);
+  var actualTree = headless.gitEngine.exportTree();
+
+  return TreeCompare.compareTrees(expectedTree, actualTree);
+};
+
+var expectLevelAsync = function(headless, levelBlob) {
+  var command = levelBlob.solutionCommand;
+  if (command.indexOf('git rebase -i') !== -1) {
+    // dont do interactive rebase levels
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var start;
+  runs(function() {
+    start = Date.now();
+    headless.sendCommand(command);
+  });
+  waitsFor(function() {
+    var diff = (Date.now() - start);
+    if (diff > TIME - 10) {
+      console.log('not going to match', command);
+    }
+    var result = compareLevelTree(headless, levelBlob);
+    if (result) {
+      console.log('solved level ' + levelBlob.name.en_US);
+    }
+    return result;
+  }, 'trees should be equal', TIME);
+};
+
+var expectTreeAsync = function(command, expectedJSON) {
+  var headless = new HeadlessGit();
+  var start = Date.now();
+  var haveReported = false;
+
+  runs(function() {
+    headless.sendCommand(command);
+  });
+  waitsFor(function() {
+    var diff = (Date.now() - start);
+    if (diff > TIME - 50 && !haveReported) {
+      haveReported = true;
+      console.log('not going to match', command);
+      console.log('expected\n>>>>>>>>\n', loadTree(expectedJSON));
+      console.log('\n<<<<<<<<<<<\nactual', headless.gitEngine.exportTree());
+    }
+    return compareAnswer(headless, expectedJSON);
+  }, 'trees should be equal', 100);
+};
+
+var expectLevelSolved = function(levelBlob) {
+  var headless = new HeadlessGit();
+  if (levelBlob.startTree) {
+    headless.gitEngine.loadTreeFromString(levelBlob.startTree);
+  }
+  expectLevelAsync(headless, levelBlob);
+};
+
 var TIME = 150;
 // useful for throwing garbage and then expecting one commit
-var oneCommit = '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master"}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}';
+var ONE_COMMIT_TREE = '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master"}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}';
 
+module.exports = {
+  loadTree: loadTree,
+  compareAnswer: compareAnswer,
+  TIME: TIME,
+  expectTreeAsync: expectTreeAsync,
+  expectLevelSolved: expectLevelSolved,
+  ONE_COMMIT_TREE: ONE_COMMIT_TREE
+};
 
diff --git a/spec/git.spec.js b/spec/git.spec.js
index b618d023..89e5ee52 100644
--- a/spec/git.spec.js
+++ b/spec/git.spec.js
@@ -1,40 +1,5 @@
-var HeadlessGit = require('../src/js/git/headless').HeadlessGit;
-var TreeCompare = require('../src/js/git/treeCompare').TreeCompare;
-
-var TIME = 150;
-// useful for throwing garbage and then expecting one commit
-var oneCommit = '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master"}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}';
-
-var loadTree = function(json) {
-  return JSON.parse(unescape(json));
-};
-
-var compareAnswer = function(headless, expectedJSON) {
-  var expectedTree = loadTree(expectedJSON);
-  var actualTree = headless.gitEngine.exportTree();
-
-  return TreeCompare.compareTrees(expectedTree, actualTree);
-};
-
-var expectTreeAsync = function(command, expectedJSON) {
-  var headless = new HeadlessGit();
-  var start = Date.now();
-  var haveReported = false;
-
-  runs(function() {
-    headless.sendCommand(command);
-  });
-  waitsFor(function() {
-    var diff = (Date.now() - start);
-    if (diff > TIME - 50 && !haveReported) {
-      haveReported = true;
-      console.log('not going to match', command);
-      console.log('expected\n>>>>>>>>\n', loadTree(expectedJSON));
-      console.log('\n<<<<<<<<<<<\nactual', headless.gitEngine.exportTree());
-    }
-    return compareAnswer(headless, expectedJSON);
-  }, 'trees should be equal', 100);
-};
+var base = require('./base');
+var expectTreeAsync = base.expectTreeAsync;
 
 describe('GitEngine', function() {
   it('Commits', function() {
@@ -54,7 +19,7 @@ describe('GitEngine', function() {
   it('throws with bad arg options', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
       'git commit foo; git commit -am -m; git commit -am -a; git commit -am "hi" "ho"; git commit',
-      oneCommit
+      base.ONE_COMMIT_TREE
     );
   });
 
@@ -68,7 +33,7 @@ describe('GitEngine', function() {
   it('does add', function() {
     expectTreeAsync(
       'git add; git commit',
-      oneCommit
+      base.ONE_COMMIT_TREE
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/spec/levels.spec.js b/spec/levels.spec.js
index 8c36b9bb..6661ee8b 100644
--- a/spec/levels.spec.js
+++ b/spec/levels.spec.js
@@ -1,50 +1,5 @@
-var HeadlessGit = require('../src/js/git/headless').HeadlessGit;
-var TreeCompare = require('../src/js/git/treeCompare').TreeCompare;
-
 var _ = require('underscore');
-var TIME = 150;
-
-var loadTree = function(json) {
-  return JSON.parse(unescape(json));
-};
-
-var compareLevelTree = function(headless, levelBlob) {
-  var actualTree = headless.gitEngine.exportTree();
-  return TreeCompare.dispatchFromLevel(levelBlob, actualTree);
-};
-
-var expectTreeAsync = function(headless, levelBlob) {
-  var command = levelBlob.solutionCommand;
-  if (command.indexOf('git rebase -i') !== -1) {
-    // dont do interactive rebase levels
-    return;
-  }
-
-  var start;
-  runs(function() {
-    start = Date.now();
-    headless.sendCommand(command);
-  });
-  waitsFor(function() {
-    var diff = (Date.now() - start);
-    if (diff > TIME - 10) {
-      console.log('not going to match', command);
-    }
-    var result = compareLevelTree(headless, levelBlob);
-    if (result) {
-      console.log('solved level ' + levelBlob.name.en_US);
-    }
-    return result;
-  }, 'trees should be equal', TIME);
-};
-
-var expectLevelSolved = function(levelBlob) {
-  var headless = new HeadlessGit();
-  if (levelBlob.startTree) {
-    headless.gitEngine.loadTreeFromString(levelBlob.startTree);
-  }
-  expectTreeAsync(headless, levelBlob);
-};
+var base = require('./base');
 
 describe('GitEngine Levels', function() {
   it('solves levels', function() {
@@ -52,7 +7,7 @@ describe('GitEngine Levels', function() {
     _.each(Object.keys(sequences), function(sequenceKey) {
       var levels = sequences[sequenceKey];
       _.each(levels, function(levelBlob) {
-        expectLevelSolved(levelBlob);
+        base.expectLevelSolved(levelBlob);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/spec/treeCompare.spec.js b/spec/treeCompare.spec.js
index 9fa03173..b4395130 100644
--- a/spec/treeCompare.spec.js
+++ b/spec/treeCompare.spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 var TreeCompare = require('../src/js/git/treeCompare').TreeCompare;
 var _ = require('underscore');
 
-var loadTree = function(json) {
-  return JSON.parse(unescape(json));
-};
-
 var loadTree = function(treeString) {
   return TreeCompare.convertTreeSafe(treeString);
 };
diff --git a/src/js/app/index.js b/src/js/app/index.js
index 5e458d0a..ea4c61dd 100644
--- a/src/js/app/index.js
+++ b/src/js/app/index.js
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ var initRootEvents = function(eventBaton) {
 
 var initDemo = function(sandbox) {
   var params = util.parseQueryString(window.location.href);
-  console.log(params);
 
   // being the smart programmer I am (not), I dont include a true value on demo, so
   // I have to check if the key exists here
diff --git a/src/js/git/commands.js b/src/js/git/commands.js
index 66e33418..048f2e89 100644
--- a/src/js/git/commands.js
+++ b/src/js/git/commands.js
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ var commandConfig = {
         return;
       }
 
-      console.log(generalArgs);
       command.validateArgBounds(generalArgs, 1, 1);
 
       engine.checkout(engine.crappyUnescape(generalArgs[0]));