diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 33073f701..c40541431 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ class User
 
     group_ids = options[:to]
 
+    group_ids = [group_ids] if group_ids.is_a? BSON::ObjectID
     raise "You must post to someone." if group_ids.nil? || group_ids.empty?
 
-    group_ids = [group_ids] unless group_ids.is_a? Array
 
     group_ids.map!{|gid| ensure_bson gid }
     options.delete(:to)
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class User
   end
 
   def groups_with_person person
-    id = ensure_bson person.object_id
+    id = ensure_bson person.id
     groups.select {|group| group.person_ids.include? id}
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/album_spec.rb b/spec/models/album_spec.rb
index 969318f43..973c2a083 100644
--- a/spec/models/album_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/album_spec.rb
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@ describe Album do
     @album = @user.post(:album, :name => "test collection", :to => @group.id)
   end
 
-  it 'should belong to a person' do
-    @album.person = nil
-    @album.valid?.should be false
-    @album.person = Factory.create(:person)
-    @album.valid?.should be true
-    @album.save
-    person.albums.count.should == 1
-  end
-
   it 'should require a name' do
     @album.name = "test collection"
     @album.valid?.should be true
diff --git a/spec/models/group_spec.rb b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
index 06ac3b576..90c572503 100644
--- a/spec/models/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe Group do
       group2 = @user2.group(:name => 'winners')
       friend_users(@user, group, @user2, group2)
 
-      message = @user2.post(:status_message, :message => "Hey Dude")
+      message = @user2.post(:status_message, :message => "Hey Dude", :to => group2.id)
       
       @user.receive message.to_diaspora_xml
       
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe Group do
       group2 = @user2.group(:name => 'winners')
       friend_users(@user, group, @user2, group2)
 
-      message = @user2.post(:status_message, :message => "Hey Dude")
+      message = @user2.post(:status_message, :message => "Hey Dude", :to => group2.id)
       
       @user.receive message.to_diaspora_xml
       group.reload
diff --git a/spec/models/person_spec.rb b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
index 64869df86..319e2b956 100644
--- a/spec/models/person_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe Person do
     
     describe 'wall posting' do 
       it 'should be able to post on another persons wall' do
-        
+        pending
         #user2 is in user's group, user is in group2 on user
         friend_users(@user, @group, @user2, @group2)
         
diff --git a/spec/models/photo_spec.rb b/spec/models/photo_spec.rb
index b0ad79b83..2bb6fcf66 100644
--- a/spec/models/photo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/photo_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ describe Photo do
     @fixture_filename = 'button.png'
     @fixture_name = File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../fixtures/button.png'
     @fail_fixture_name = File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../fixtures/msg.xml'
+
+    @group = @user.group(:name => "losers")
+
     @album = Album.create(:name => "foo", :person => @user.person)
     @photo = Photo.new(:person => @user.person, :album => @album)
   end
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ describe Photo do
     end
 
     it 'should save a signed photo' do
-      photo  = @user.post(:photo, :album => @album, :user_file => [File.open(@fixture_name)])
+      photo  = @user.post(:photo, :album => @album, :user_file => [File.open(@fixture_name)], :to => @group.id)
       photo.save.should == true
       photo.signature_valid?.should be true
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
index e4d5b0f50..948410250 100644
--- a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
 describe StatusMessage do
   before do
       @user = Factory.create(:user, :email => "bob@aol.com")
+      @group = @user.group(:name => "losers")
   end
 
   it "should have a message" do    
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ describe StatusMessage do
   end
   
   it 'should be postable through the user' do
-    status = @user.post(:status_message, :message => "Users do things")
+    status = @user.post(:status_message, :message => "Users do things", :to => @group.id)
   end
 
   describe "XML" do