diff --git a/tests/src/basic-chatting.ts b/tests/src/basic-chatting.ts
index 2b7b05d..c32dc04 100644
--- a/tests/src/basic-chatting.ts
+++ b/tests/src/basic-chatting.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as _ from 'lodash'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import { localConductorConfig, delay } from './common'
 import { installAgents } from './installAgents'
-import { getTimestamp } from './utils'
 
 module.exports = async (orchestrator) => {
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ module.exports = async (orchestrator) => {
 
     // Alice lists the messages
     var msgs: any[] = [];
-    let batch_payload = { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, earlier_than: getTimestamp(), target_message_count: 2 }
+    let batch_payload = { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, target_message_count: 2 }
     msgs.push(await alice_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', batch_payload));
     console.log(_.map(msgs[0].messages, messageEntry));
     t.deepEqual([sends[0].entry, sends[1].entry], _.map(msgs[0].messages, messageEntry));
diff --git a/tests/src/pagination.ts b/tests/src/pagination.ts
index e1e2488..142ac10 100644
--- a/tests/src/pagination.ts
+++ b/tests/src/pagination.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as _ from 'lodash'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import { localConductorConfig, delay, awaitIntegration } from './common'
 import { installAgents } from './installAgents'
-import { getTimestamp } from './utils'
 
 module.exports = async (orchestrator) => {
 
@@ -75,17 +74,17 @@ module.exports = async (orchestrator) => {
     await awaitIntegration(bobbo_chat)
 
     // Alice lists the messages
-    let alices_view = await alice_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, earlier_than: getTimestamp(), target_message_count: 2 })
+    let alices_view = await alice_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, target_message_count: 2 })
     
-    let bobbos_view = await bobbo_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, earlier_than: getTimestamp(), target_message_count: 2 })
+    let bobbos_view = await bobbo_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, target_message_count: 2 })
     
     if (alices_view.messages.length !== 2) {
       await delay(10000)
       console.log("Trying again...");
       
-      alices_view = await alice_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, earlier_than: getTimestamp(), target_message_count: 2 })
+      alices_view = await alice_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, target_message_count: 2 })
    
-      bobbos_view = await bobbo_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, earlier_than: getTimestamp(), target_message_count: 2 })     
+      bobbos_view = await bobbo_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, target_message_count: 2 })     
     }
     t.deepEqual(alices_view.messages.length, 2)
     t.deepEqual(bobbos_view.messages.length, 2)
@@ -116,12 +115,14 @@ module.exports = async (orchestrator) => {
     t.deepEqual(sends[3].entry, recvs[3].entry);
     await delay(4000)
     // Alice lists the messages
-    alices_view = await alice_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, earlier_than: getTimestamp(), target_message_count: 20 })
+    alices_view = await alice_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, target_message_count: 20 })
     // Bobbo lists the messages
-    bobbos_view = await bobbo_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, earlier_than: getTimestamp(), target_message_count: 10 })
+    bobbos_view = await bobbo_chat.call('chat', 'list_messages', { channel: channel.entry, active_chatter: false, target_message_count: 10 })
     t.deepEqual(alices_view.messages.length, 4)
     t.deepEqual(bobbos_view.messages.length, 4)
-
+    console.log("ALICE ", alices_view);
+    console.log("BOBBO: ", bobbos_view);
+    
   })
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/transient-nodes.ts b/tests/src/transient-nodes.ts
index 55028fc..35eb08c 100644
--- a/tests/src/transient-nodes.ts
+++ b/tests/src/transient-nodes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as _ from 'lodash'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import { RETRY_DELAY, RETRY_COUNT, localConductorConfig, networkedConductorConfig, awaitIntegration, delay } from './common'
 import { installAgents } from './installAgents'
-import { getTimestamp } from './utils'
 
 module.exports = async (orchestrator) => {
     orchestrator.registerScenario('transient nodes-local', async (s, t) => {
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ const gotChannelsAndMessages = async(t, name, happ, channelEntry, retry_count, r
   while (true) {
     const channel_list = await happ.call('chat', 'list_channels', { category: "General" });
     console.log(`${name}'s channel list:`, channel_list.channels);
-    let batch_payload = { channel: channelEntry, active_chatter: false, earlier_than: getTimestamp(), target_message_count: 2 }
+    let batch_payload = { channel: channelEntry, active_chatter: false, target_message_count: 2 }
 
     const r = await happ.call('chat', 'list_messages', batch_payload)
     t.ok(r)
diff --git a/tests/src/utils.ts b/tests/src/utils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f1baa8..0000000
--- a/tests/src/utils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export const getTimestamp = () => (Date.now() * 1000)
diff --git a/zomes/chat/src/entries/message/handlers.rs b/zomes/chat/src/entries/message/handlers.rs
index aeb04c2..cfc7cf6 100644
--- a/zomes/chat/src/entries/message/handlers.rs
+++ b/zomes/chat/src/entries/message/handlers.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub(crate) fn create_message(message_input: MessageInput) -> ChatResult<MessageD
     let path_hash = path.hash()?;
     let hp: &Vec<_> = path.as_ref();
     let hour = String::try_from(&hp[hp.len() - 1])?;
-    debug!("COMMITING TO HOUR:::  {:?}", hour);
+    debug!("committing message to hour {:?}", hour);
     // Get the hash of the last_seen of this message
     let parent_hash_entry = match last_seen {
         LastSeen::Message(hash_entry) => hash_entry,