diff --git a/contracts/token/VestedToken.sol b/contracts/token/VestedToken.sol
index 20bea41b3..e42b5ff9c 100644
--- a/contracts/token/VestedToken.sol
+++ b/contracts/token/VestedToken.sol
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pragma solidity ^0.4.8;
+pragma solidity ^0.4.4;
 
 import "./StandardToken.sol";
 
diff --git a/test/VestedToken.js b/test/VestedToken.js
index fc72d0c2e..c895f2cb2 100644
--- a/test/VestedToken.js
+++ b/test/VestedToken.js
@@ -2,29 +2,32 @@ const assertJump = require('./helpers/assertJump');
 const timer = require('./helpers/timer');
 
 contract('VestedToken', function(accounts) {
-  let token = null
-  let now = 0
+  
+  let token = null;
+  let now = 0;
 
-  const tokenAmount = 50
+  const tokenAmount = 50;
 
-  const granter = accounts[0]
-  const receiver = accounts[1]
+  const granter = accounts[3];
+  const receiver = accounts[4];
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    token = await VestedTokenMock.new(granter, 100);
+    token = await VestedTokenMock.new(granter, tokenAmount*2);
     now = +new Date()/1000;
-  })
+    var block = await web3.eth.getBlock('latest');
+    now = block.timestamp;
+  });
 
   it('granter can grant tokens without vesting', async () => {
-    await token.transfer(receiver, tokenAmount, { from: granter })
+    await token.transfer(receiver, tokenAmount, { from: granter });
 
     assert.equal(await token.balanceOf(receiver), tokenAmount);
     assert.equal(await token.transferableTokens(receiver, +new Date()/1000), tokenAmount);
   })
 
   describe('getting a token grant', async () => {
-    const cliff = 1
-    const vesting = 2 // seconds
+    const cliff = 10;
+    const vesting = 20; // seconds
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
       await token.grantVestedTokens(receiver, tokenAmount, now, now + cliff, now + vesting, { from: granter })
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ contract('VestedToken', function(accounts) {
 
     it('throws when trying to transfer non vested tokens', async () => {
       try {
-        await token.transfer(accounts[7], 1, { from: receiver })
+        await token.transfer(accounts[9], 1, { from: receiver })
       } catch(error) {
         return assertJump(error);
       }
@@ -59,23 +62,27 @@ contract('VestedToken', function(accounts) {
 
     it('cannot be revoked by non granter', async () => {
       try {
-        await token.revokeTokenGrant(receiver, 0, { from: accounts[3] });
+        await token.revokeTokenGrant(receiver, 0, { from: accounts[9] });
       } catch(error) {
         return assertJump(error);
       }
       assert.fail('should have thrown before');
     })
 
-    it('can be revoked by granter and non vested tokens are returned', async () => {
+    it.only('can be revoked by granter and non vested tokens are returned', async () => {
       await timer(cliff);
       await token.revokeTokenGrant(receiver, 0, { from: granter });
-      assert.equal(await token.balanceOf(receiver), tokenAmount * cliff / vesting);
+      var balance = await token.balanceOf(receiver);
+      var expectedBalance = tokenAmount * cliff / vesting;
+      console.log('real balance', balance.toString());
+      console.log('expected    ', expectedBalance);
+      assert.equal(balance, expectedBalance);
     })
 
     it('can transfer all tokens after vesting ends', async () => {
       await timer(vesting + 1);
-      await token.transfer(accounts[7], tokenAmount, { from: receiver })
-      assert.equal(await token.balanceOf(accounts[7]), tokenAmount);
+      await token.transfer(accounts[9], tokenAmount, { from: receiver })
+      assert.equal(await token.balanceOf(accounts[9]), tokenAmount);
     })
   })
 });
diff --git a/test/helpers/timer.js b/test/helpers/timer.js
index ca969bcd0..032b2cfcc 100644
--- a/test/helpers/timer.js
+++ b/test/helpers/timer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
+// timer for tests specific to testrpc
 module.exports = s => {
-  return new Promise(resolve => {
-    setTimeout(() => resolve(), s * 1000 + 600) // 600ms breathing room for testrpc to sync
-  })
-}
+  console.log('timer to', s);
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    web3.currentProvider.sendAsync({
+      jsonrpc: '2.0', 
+      method: 'evm_increaseTime',
+      params: [s], // 60 seaconds, may need to be hex, I forget
+      id: new Date().getTime() // Id of the request; anything works, really
+    }, function(err) {
+      console.log('resolved to', err);
+      if (err) return reject(err);
+      resolve();
+    });
+    //setTimeout(() => resolve(), s * 1000 + 600) // 600ms breathing room for testrpc to sync
+  });
+};