diff --git a/server-api/client-tests/client.py b/server-api/client-tests/client.py
index f4ab45f..604e2f1 100644
--- a/server-api/client-tests/client.py
+++ b/server-api/client-tests/client.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Worker:
         self.domain = domain
         self.requests = {}
         self.responses = {}
+        self.body_logs = {}
 
         self.jwt = None # never gets assigned until /login is hit
         self.basic_creds = self.__create_admin()
@@ -72,9 +73,11 @@ class Worker:
             if resp.code != resp.expected:
                 opts = self.requests[key].params
                 print(f'\tParams: {opts}')
+            if self.body_logs[key] is True:
+                print(f'\tBody: {self.responses[key].body}')
 
 
-    def request(self, method: str, path: str, auth: str, opts: dict, expectation: int):
+    def request(self, method: str, path: str, auth: str, opts: dict, expectation: int, show_body=False):
         assert(path[0] ==  '/')
 
         # First make sure we add in the correct auth params that are requested
@@ -84,10 +87,13 @@ class Worker:
         url = self.domain + path
         req = http.Request(method, url, opts)
         r_id = time.time()
-        self.requests[r_id] = req
 
         resp = req.make(expectation)
+
+        # update log trackers
+        self.requests[r_id] = req
         self.responses[r_id] = resp
+        self.body_logs[r_id] = show_body
 
         return r_id
 
@@ -138,13 +144,30 @@ def run(worker: Worker):
     }, 200)
     chan_d = worker.responses[_id].json()
 
-    # spam some messages
-    for i in range(5):
-        msg = f'Message id: {i}'
-        worker.request('post', '/message/send', jwt, {
-            'channel': chan_d['id'],
-            'content': msg
-        }, 200)
+    message_tests = [
+        # bs message spam
+        {'init': ['post', '/message/send', {'channel': chan_d['id'], 'content': 'bs content'}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 200},
+        {'init': ['post', '/message/send', {'channel': chan_d['id'], 'content': 'bs content'}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 200},
+        {'init': ['post', '/message/send', {'channel': chan_d['id'], 'content': 'bs content'}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 200},
+        {'init': ['post', '/message/send', {'channel': chan_d['id'], 'content': 'bs content'}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 200},
+
+        # can we get them back tho?
+        {'init': ['get', '/message/get_range', {'channel': chan_d['id'], 'start-time': int(msg_chan_name)-10, 'end-time': int(msg_chan_name)}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 200, 'body': True},
+        {'init': ['get', '/message/get_range', {'channel': chan_d['id'], 'end-time': int(msg_chan_name)}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 400},
+        {'init': ['get', '/message/get_range', {'channel': chan_d['id'], 'start-time': int(msg_chan_name), 'end-time': int(msg_chan_name)}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 400},
+        {'init': ['get', '/message/get_range', {'channel': chan_d['id'], 'end-time': int(msg_chan_name), 'start-time': int(msg_chan_name)}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 400},
+    ]
+
+    for test in message_tests:
+        method, path, opts = test['init']
+        auth = test['auth']
+        hope = test['hope']
+        if 'body' in test:
+            worker.request(method, path, auth, opts, hope, show_body=test['body'])
+        else:
+            worker.request(method, path, auth, opts, hope)
+
+
 
     worker.logs()