diff --git a/lib/WebGUI.pm b/lib/WebGUI.pm
index 972c13904..cacb42c37 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI.pm
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ sub handle {
     for my $handler (@{$session->config->get("contentHandlers")}) {
         my $output = eval { WebGUI::Pluggable::run($handler, "handler", [ $session ] )};
         if ( my $e = WebGUI::Error->caught ) {
-            $session->log->error($e->package.":".$e->line." - ".$e->error);
+            $session->log->error($e->package.":".$e->line." - ".$e->full_message);
             $session->log->debug($e->package.":".$e->line." - ".$e->trace);
         }
         elsif ( $@ ) {
diff --git a/t/Asset/EMSSubmissionForm.t b/t/Asset/EMSSubmissionForm.t
index ff3ce2372..5e0230a0c 100644
--- a/t/Asset/EMSSubmissionForm.t
+++ b/t/Asset/EMSSubmissionForm.t
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ loginRgstr ;
 # Add an EMS asset
 my $ems = $node->addChild({
     className                =>'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::EventManagementSystem',
-    title                    => 'Test EMS',
-    description              => 'This is a test ems',
-    url                      => '/test-ems',
     workflowIdCommit         => 'pbworkflow000000000003', # Commit Content Immediately
     registrationStaffGroupId => $registrars->getId,
     groupIdView              => $attendees->getId,
diff --git a/t/Asset/Shortcut/020-content-last-modified.t b/t/Asset/Shortcut/020-content-last-modified.t
index 98799d64b..707a58445 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Shortcut/020-content-last-modified.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Shortcut/020-content-last-modified.t
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use WebGUI::Asset::Snippet;
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Init
 my $session         = WebGUI::Test->session;
-my $node            = WebGUI::Asset->getImportNode($session);
+my $node            = WebGUI::Test->asset;
 
 # Make a snippet to shortcut
 my $now = time();
diff --git a/t/Asset/Story.t b/t/Asset/Story.t
index 1224a2d08..25c879338 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Story.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Story.t
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ cmp_bag(
         { keyword => "whiskey", url => '/home/test-archive?func=view;keyword=whiskey', },
     ],
     'viewTemplateVariables: keywords_loop is okay'
-);
+) or debug( Dumper $viewVariables->{keyword_loop} );
 
 is ($viewVariables->{updatedTimeEpoch}, $story->revisionDate, 'viewTemplateVariables: updatedTimeEpoch');
 
diff --git a/t/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration/getThreads.t b/t/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration/getThreads.t
index 88868953a..eb833889f 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration/getThreads.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration/getThreads.t
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ $expect = sortThreads( sub { $b->get('revisionDate') <=> $a->get('revisionDate')
 cmp_deeply( $page, $expect, 'getThreadsPaginator sort by no default' )
 or diag( "GOT: " . Dumper $page ), diag( "EXPECTED: " . Dumper $expect );
 undef $collab2;
+# clear scratch to reset sort
+$session->scratch->delete($collab->getId.'_sortBy');
+$session->scratch->delete($collab->getId.'_sortDir');
+
 # sortBy default from asset
 $collab->update({ 
     sortBy      => 'assetData.revisionDate',
diff --git a/t/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.t b/t/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.t
index a5de8e7cd..3a15897db 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.t
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ my $ems = $node->addChild({
     className                =>'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::EventManagementSystem', 
     title                    => 'Test EMS', 
     description              => 'This is a test ems', 
-    url                      => '/test-ems',
+    url                      => 'test-ems',
     workflowIdCommit         => 'pbworkflow000000000003', # Commit Content Immediately
     registrationStaffGroupId => $registrars->getId,
     groupIdView              => $attendees->getId,
diff --git a/t/Macro/RootTitle.t b/t/Macro/RootTitle.t
index 98b71aaf8..43d922e11 100644
--- a/t/Macro/RootTitle.t
+++ b/t/Macro/RootTitle.t
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $versionTag->set({name=>"Adding assets for RootTitle tests"});
 my %tag = ( tagId => $versionTag->getId, status => "pending" );
 addToCleanup($versionTag);
 
-my $root = WebGUI::Asset->getRoot($session);
+my $root = WebGUI::Test->asset;
 my %properties_A = (
 		className   => 'WebGUI::Asset::Snippet',
 		title       => 'Asset A',