diff --git a/server-api/client-tests/client.py b/server-api/client-tests/client.py
index 8aa8ae4..147103d 100644
--- a/server-api/client-tests/client.py
+++ b/server-api/client-tests/client.py
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ class Test:
         return self.body
 
 def auth_tests(worker):
+    VOICE_CHAN = 1
+    TEXT_CHAN = 2
     worker.stdout_to_stderr()
 
     # the first two are sanity checks and should not faill
@@ -153,43 +155,26 @@ def auth_tests(worker):
     # now for some things that may/may not fail or something idk
     cname = time.time()
     # pass 200
-    newchannel = worker.post('/channels/create', jwt=jwt, name=f'{cname}', kind=1, description='some description')
+    newchannel = worker.post('/channels/create', jwt=jwt, name=f'{cname}', kind=2, description='some description')
     newchannel = json.loads(newchannel)
 
     # fail 400 or something
-    worker.post('/channels/create', jwt=jwt, name=f'{cname}', kind=1, description='some description')
+    worker.post('/channels/create', jwt=jwt, name=f'{cname}', kind=VOICE_CHAN, description='some description')
 
     # ez pass 
     worker.get('/channels/list', jwt=jwt)
+
+    # pass 200
+    worker.post('/message/send', jwt=jwt, channel=newchannel['id'], content='some bullshit message')
+
     # pass 200
     worker.delete('/channels/delete', jwt=jwt, channel_id=newchannel['id'])
 
-# these might be fucked now
-def base_working_tests(worker):
-    # First the invites api gets some basic tests
-
-    # Channels things
-    VOICE_CHANNEL = 1
-    TEXT_CHANNEL = 2
-
-    new_channel_response = worker.post('/channels/create', name=f'{time.time()}', kind=TEXT_CHANNEL)
-    new_channel = json.loads(new_channel_response)
-
-    channel_list = json.loads(worker.get('/channels/list'))
-    worker.delete('/channels/delete', channel_id=new_channel['id'])
-    worker.get('/channels/list')
-
-    # Messaging
-    msg_chan_id = time.time()
-    msg_chan_raw = worker.post('/channels/create', name=f'{msg_chan_id}', kind=TEXT_CHANNEL)
-    msg_chan = json.loads(msg_chan_raw)
-
-    worker.post('/message/send', channel=msg_chan['id'], content="some random content")
-    worker.delete('/channels/delete', channel_id=msg_chan['id']) # finally clean up the channel we created
+    # fail 400
+    worker.post('/channels/create', jwt=False, name=f'succ', kind=2)
 
+    # fail
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     worker = Test(create_admin=False, init_verbose=True)
-    #base_working_tests(worker)
     auth_tests(worker)
-