diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index 6805b99d6..c72a3188f 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,22 @@ describe UsersController do
   end
   render_views
   #fixtures :all
-  
-  it 'should, after logging in redirect to the dashboard page' do
-    pending
-    #go to /login
-    #fill in the form
-    #stub create action
-    #should get a redirect
+end  
+describe Devise::SessionsController do
+  before do
+    #TODO(dan) Mocking Warden; this is a temp fix
+    request.env['warden'] = mock_model(Warden, :authenticate => @user, :authenticate! => @user)
+    @user = User.create(:email => "bob@rob.com", :password => "lala")
   end
-end
+    it 'should, after logging in redirect to the dashboard page' do
+      pending "probs should be in cucumber"
+      sign_in :user, @user
+      # request.env['warden'].should_receive(:authenticated?).at_least(:once)
+      # request.env['warden'].should_receive(:user).at_least(:once)
+      
+      #User.any_instance.stubs(:valid?).returns(true)
+      #post :create
+
+    end
+  end
+
diff --git a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
index 87f7455ba..fc1fb164f 100644
--- a/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/status_message_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper'
 
 describe StatusMessage do
-  it "should have a message" do
+  it "should have a message" do    
     n = StatusMessage.new
     n.valid?.should be false
     n.message = "wales"
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index ee85a915b..3a28cedfd 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../config/environment" unless defined?(Rails)
 require 'rspec/rails'
+include Devise::TestHelpers
 
 # Requires supporting files with custom matchers and macros, etc,
 # in ./support/ and its subdirectories.