diff --git a/api/messages.go b/api/messages.go
index 870311ef31348cb17a14a18e41288df6e16fd0f1..933af975b831491ff22fd7cf6e311f040e77e5aa 100644
--- a/api/messages.go
+++ b/api/messages.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 package api
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/globals"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/network/gateway"
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ func (c *Client) getRoundResults(roundList []id.Round, timeout time.Duration,
 				roundsResults[rnd] = Succeeded
 			} else if states.Round(roundInfo.State) == states.FAILED {
 				roundsResults[rnd] = Failed
-				fmt.Printf("Round %d considered %v\n", roundInfo.ID, roundInfo.State)
 				allRoundsSucceeded = false
 			} else {
 				// If in progress, add a channel monitoring its status
@@ -128,11 +126,9 @@ func (c *Client) getRoundResults(roundList []id.Round, timeout time.Duration,
 		// Create the results timer
 		timer := time.NewTimer(timeout)
 		for {
-			fmt.Printf("looping at most: %v\n", numResults)
 
 			// If we know about all rounds, return
 			if numResults == 0 {
-				fmt.Printf("passing to report the following: %v\n", allRoundsSucceeded)
 				roundCallback.Report(allRoundsSucceeded, false, roundsResults)
 				return
 			}
@@ -140,11 +136,9 @@ func (c *Client) getRoundResults(roundList []id.Round, timeout time.Duration,
 			// Wait for info about rounds or the timeout to occur
 			select {
 			case <-timer.C:
-				fmt.Printf("timed out\n")
 				roundCallback.Report(false, true, roundsResults)
 				return
 			case roundReport := <-sendResults:
-				fmt.Printf("roundReport: %v\n", roundReport)
 				numResults--
 				// Skip if the round is nil (unknown from historical rounds)
 				// they default to timed out, so correct behavior is preserved
@@ -154,12 +148,10 @@ func (c *Client) getRoundResults(roundList []id.Round, timeout time.Duration,
 					// If available, denote the result
 					roundId := id.Round(roundReport.RoundInfo.ID)
 					if states.Round(roundReport.RoundInfo.State) == states.COMPLETED {
-						fmt.Printf("round %d marked successful\n", roundId)
 						roundsResults[roundId] = Succeeded
 					} else {
 						roundsResults[roundId] = Failed
 						allRoundsSucceeded = false
-						fmt.Printf("Round [unknown] considered [failed]\n")
 
 					}
 				}
@@ -197,7 +189,6 @@ func (c *Client) getHistoricalRounds(msg *pb.HistoricalRounds,
 
 	// Process historical rounds, sending back to the caller thread
 	for _, ri := range resp.Rounds {
-		fmt.Printf("received rounds from gateway: %v\n", ri)
 		sendResults <- ds.EventReturn{
 			ri,
 			false,
diff --git a/api/messages_test.go b/api/messages_test.go
index a643e5ef97512b77297387ca605e0f498c8df3f9..6dacd0963062c1ca6e28686c5893f8ba35d758c5 100644
--- a/api/messages_test.go
+++ b/api/messages_test.go
@@ -11,26 +11,12 @@ import (
 	ds "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/network/dataStructures"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/states"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
 
 const numRounds = 10
 
-var testClient *Client
-
-func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	var err error
-	testClient, err = newTestingClient(m)
-	t := testing.T{}
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed in setup: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	os.Exit(m.Run())
-}
-
 // Happy path
 func TestClient_GetRoundResults(t *testing.T) {
 	// Populate a round list to request
@@ -51,13 +37,17 @@ func TestClient_GetRoundResults(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Create a new copy of the test client for this test
-	client := &Client{}
-	*client = *testClient
+	//// Create a new copy of the test client for this test
+	client, err := newTestingClient(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed in setup: %v", err)
+	}
+
+
 
 	// Call the round results
 	receivedRCB := NewMockRoundCB()
-	err := client.getRoundResults(roundList, time.Duration(10)*time.Millisecond,
+	err = client.getRoundResults(roundList, time.Duration(10)*time.Millisecond,
 		receivedRCB, sendResults, NewNoHistoricalRoundsComm())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error in happy path: %v", err)
@@ -100,23 +90,21 @@ func TestClient_GetRoundResults_FailedRounds(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		if i == numRounds-2 {
 			result.RoundInfo.State = uint32(states.FAILED)
-			sendResults <- result
-		} else if i == numRounds-1 {
-			result.TimedOut = true
-			sendResults <- result
-		} else {
-			sendResults <- result
 		}
 
+		sendResults <- result
+
 	}
 
-	// Create a new copy of the test client for this test
-	client := &Client{}
-	*client = *testClient
+	//// Create a new copy of the test client for this test
+	client, err := newTestingClient(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed in setup: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	// Call the round results
 	receivedRCB := NewMockRoundCB()
-	err := client.getRoundResults(roundList, time.Duration(10)*time.Millisecond,
+	err = client.getRoundResults(roundList, time.Duration(10)*time.Millisecond,
 		receivedRCB, sendResults, NewNoHistoricalRoundsComm())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error in happy path: %v", err)
@@ -125,8 +113,8 @@ func TestClient_GetRoundResults_FailedRounds(t *testing.T) {
 	// Sleep to allow the report to come through the pipeline
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 
-	// If no rounds have timed out or no round failed, this test has failed
-	if !receivedRCB.timedOut || receivedRCB.allRoundsSucceeded {
+	// If no rounds have failed, this test has failed
+	if receivedRCB.allRoundsSucceeded {
 		t.Errorf("Expected some rounds to fail and others to timeout. "+
 			"\n\tTimedOut: %v"+
 			"\n\tallRoundsSucceeded: %v", receivedRCB.timedOut, receivedRCB.allRoundsSucceeded)
@@ -134,42 +122,8 @@ func TestClient_GetRoundResults_FailedRounds(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
-// Force some timeouts by not populating the entire results channel
-func TestClient_GetRoundResults_Timeout(t *testing.T) {
-	// Populate a round list to request
-	var roundList []id.Round
-	for i := 0; i < numRounds; i++ {
-		roundList = append(roundList, id.Round(i))
-	}
-
-	// Generate a results which never sends (empty chan)
-	sendResults := make(chan ds.EventReturn)
-
-	// Create a new copy of the test client for this test
-	client := &Client{}
-	*client = *testClient
-
-	// Call the round results
-	receivedRCB := NewMockRoundCB()
-	err := client.getRoundResults(roundList, time.Duration(10)*time.Millisecond,
-		receivedRCB, sendResults, NewNoHistoricalRoundsComm())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Error in happy path: %v", err)
-	}
-	// Sleep to allow the report to come through the pipeline
-	time.Sleep(2*time.Second)
-
-	// If no rounds have timed out , this test has failed
-	if !receivedRCB.timedOut  {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected round failures in happy path. "+
-			"Expected all rounds to succeed with no timeouts."+
-			"\n\tTimedOut: %v", receivedRCB.timedOut)
-	}
-
-}
-
 // Use the historical rounds interface which actually sends back rounds
-func TestClient_GetRoundResults_HistoricalRounds(t *testing.T)  {
+func TestClient_GetRoundResults_HistoricalRounds(t *testing.T) {
 	// Populate a round list to request
 	var roundList []id.Round
 	for i := 0; i < numRounds; i++ {
@@ -181,7 +135,9 @@ func TestClient_GetRoundResults_HistoricalRounds(t *testing.T)  {
 	for i := 0; i < numRounds; i++ {
 		// Skip sending rounds intended for historical rounds comm
 		if i == failedHistoricalRoundID ||
-			i == completedHistoricalRoundID {continue}
+			i == completedHistoricalRoundID {
+			continue
+		}
 
 		sendResults <- ds.EventReturn{
 			RoundInfo: &pb.RoundInfo{
@@ -192,14 +148,17 @@ func TestClient_GetRoundResults_HistoricalRounds(t *testing.T)  {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	// Create a new copy of the test client for this test
-	client := &Client{}
-	*client = *testClient
+	client, err := newTestingClient(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed in setup: %v", err)
+	}
+
+
 
 
 	// Overpopulate the round buffer, ensuring a circle back of the ring buffer
-	for i := 1; i <= ds.RoundInfoBufLen + completedHistoricalRoundID + 1 ; i++ {
+	for i := 1; i <= ds.RoundInfoBufLen+completedHistoricalRoundID+1; i++ {
 		ri := &pb.RoundInfo{ID: uint64(i)}
 		signRoundInfo(ri)
 		client.network.GetInstance().RoundUpdate(ri)
@@ -208,19 +167,59 @@ func TestClient_GetRoundResults_HistoricalRounds(t *testing.T)  {
 
 	// Call the round results
 	receivedRCB := NewMockRoundCB()
-	err := client.getRoundResults(roundList, time.Duration(10)*time.Millisecond,
+	err = client.getRoundResults(roundList, time.Duration(10)*time.Millisecond,
 		receivedRCB, sendResults, NewHistoricalRoundsComm())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error in happy path: %v", err)
 	}
+
 	// Sleep to allow the report to come through the pipeline
-	time.Sleep(2*time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 
 	// If no round failed, this test has failed
-	if  receivedRCB.allRoundsSucceeded {
+	if receivedRCB.allRoundsSucceeded {
+		t.Errorf("Expected historical rounds to have a failure.")
+	}
+}
+
+// Force some timeouts by not populating the entire results channel
+func TestClient_GetRoundResults_Timeout(t *testing.T) {
+	// Populate a round list to request
+	var roundList []id.Round
+	for i := 0; i < numRounds; i++ {
+		roundList = append(roundList, id.Round(i))
+	}
+
+	// Create a broken channel which will never send,
+	// forcing a timeout
+	var sendResults chan ds.EventReturn
+	sendResults = nil
+
+	// Create a new copy of the test client for this test
+	client, err := newTestingClient(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed in setup: %v", err)
+	}
+
+
+
+
+	// Call the round results
+	receivedRCB := NewMockRoundCB()
+	err = client.getRoundResults(roundList, time.Duration(10)*time.Millisecond,
+		receivedRCB, sendResults, NewNoHistoricalRoundsComm())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error in happy path: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Sleep to allow the report to come through the pipeline
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+	// If no rounds have timed out , this test has failed
+	if !receivedRCB.timedOut {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected round failures in happy path. "+
 			"Expected all rounds to succeed with no timeouts."+
-			"\n\tTimedOut: %v"+
-			"\n\tallRoundsSucceeded: %v", receivedRCB.timedOut, receivedRCB.allRoundsSucceeded)
+			"\n\tTimedOut: %v", receivedRCB.timedOut)
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+}
diff --git a/api/utilsInterfaces_test.go b/api/utilsInterfaces_test.go
index e496fc7f762c4de24f552bd9c858dd569fce64c4..cb3675cc7ec1d9abdb908295e167eb2c482f7623 100644
--- a/api/utilsInterfaces_test.go
+++ b/api/utilsInterfaces_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 package api
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces/message"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces/params"
@@ -36,8 +35,6 @@ func NewMockRoundCB() *mockRoundCallback {
 // Report simply stores the passed in values in the structure
 func (mrc *mockRoundCallback) Report(allRoundsSucceeded, timedOut bool,
 	rounds map[id.Round]RoundResult) {
-	fmt.Printf("allRoundsSucceeded: %v\n", allRoundsSucceeded)
-	fmt.Printf("timedOut: %v\n", timedOut)
 
 	mrc.allRoundsSucceeded = allRoundsSucceeded
 	mrc.timedOut = timedOut
diff --git a/api/utils_test.go b/api/utils_test.go
index dee8810ee4e037ea7e463138447002b3855b76ec..74360610803c2107181f87efa0f29363d6da3f80 100644
--- a/api/utils_test.go
+++ b/api/utils_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ func newTestingClient(face interface{}) (*Client, error) {
 		Manager: commsManager,
 	}
 
-
 	thisInstance, err := network.NewInstanceTesting(instanceComms, def, def, nil, nil, face)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil
@@ -84,16 +83,16 @@ func getNDF(face interface{}) *ndf.NetworkDefinition {
 		Registration: ndf.Registration{
 			TlsCertificate: string(cert),
 		},
-		Nodes: []ndf.Node {
+		Nodes: []ndf.Node{
 			{
-				ID:    nodeID.Bytes(),
+				ID:             nodeID.Bytes(),
 				Address:        "",
 				TlsCertificate: string(cert),
 			},
 		},
-		Gateways: []ndf.Gateway {
+		Gateways: []ndf.Gateway{
 			{
-				ID:    nodeID.Bytes(),
+				ID:             nodeID.Bytes(),
 				Address:        "",
 				TlsCertificate: string(cert),
 			},
@@ -149,5 +148,4 @@ func signRoundInfo(ri *pb.RoundInfo) error {
 
 	return signature.Sign(ri, ourPrivateKey)
 
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}