diff --git a/app/models/retraction.rb b/app/models/retraction.rb
index c799df5fd..538f89513 100644
--- a/app/models/retraction.rb
+++ b/app/models/retraction.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Retraction
   attr_accessor :type
 
   def perform
-    puts('GO GO GO')
+    puts self.inspect
     self.type.constantize.destroy(self.post_id)
   end
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Retraction
   def self.type_name(object)
     if object.is_a? Post
       object.class
-    elsif object.is_a? User
+    elsif object.is_a? Person
       'Person'
     else
       'Clowntown'
diff --git a/spec/lib/parser_spec.rb b/spec/lib/parser_spec.rb
index 36150b3ea..92673e06c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/parser_spec.rb
@@ -141,6 +141,21 @@ describe "parser in application helper" do
       Person.where(:url => @person.url).first.active.should be true
     end
 
+
+    it 'should marshal a retraction for a person' do
+      retraction = Retraction.for(@user)
+      
+      request = Retraction.build_xml_for( [retraction] )
+
+
+      puts request.inspect
+
+      Person.count.should == 2
+      store_objects_from_xml( request )
+      Person.count.should == 1
+
+    end
+
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/person_spec.rb b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
index 8c6dd30bf..a882b9849 100644
--- a/spec/models/person_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
@@ -62,11 +62,9 @@ describe Person do
 
     f = Factory.create(:person, :active => true)
 
-
     Person.friends.all.count.should == 1
     u.unfriend(f.id)
     Person.friends.all.count.should == 0
-
   end
 
 end