diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index cd0bf26..c5d179d 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	doc := Create(&iti_single).(*story)
-	assert.Equal(t, iti_single.Title, doc.Title)
-	assert.Equal(t, iti_single.Chapters[0].Summary, doc.Chapters[0].Summary)
+	doc := Create(iti_single()).(*story)
+	assert.Equal(t, iti_single().Title, doc.Title)
+	assert.Equal(t, iti_single().Chapters[0].Summary, doc.Chapters[0].Summary)
 }
 
 func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	storyDoc := Create(iti_multi).(*story)
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_multi()).(*story)
 	lauthor := Create(author).(*user)
 	storyDoc.Author = lauthor
 	assert.Equal(t, storyDoc.Id(), int64(0))
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPopulate(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
 
-	bandDoc := Create(iti_single.Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
-	storyDoc := Create(iti_single).(*story)
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_single()).(*story)
 	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
 	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
 	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestModel_FindAll(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	createAndSave(t, &iti_multi)
+	im := iti_multi()
+	createAndSave(t, &im)
 	smodel := Create(story{}).(*story)
 	query, err := smodel.Find(bson.M{}, options.Find())
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
@@ -90,12 +91,13 @@ func TestModel_FindAll(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestModel_PopulateMulti(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	bandDoc := Create(iti_single.Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
 	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
 	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
 	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
-	iti_multi.Author = mauthor
-	createAndSave(t, &iti_multi)
+	im := iti_multi()
+	im.Author = mauthor
+	createAndSave(t, &im)
 	smodel := Create(story{}).(*story)
 	query, err := smodel.Find(bson.M{}, options.Find())
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
@@ -109,12 +111,13 @@ func TestModel_PopulateMulti(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestModel_PopulateChained_Multi(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	bandDoc := Create(iti_single.Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	im := iti_multi()
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
 	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
 	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
 	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
-	iti_multi.Author = mauthor
-	createAndSave(t, &iti_multi)
+	im.Author = mauthor
+	createAndSave(t, &im)
 	smodel := Create(story{}).(*story)
 	query, err := smodel.Find(bson.M{}, options.Find())
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
@@ -129,8 +132,8 @@ func TestModel_PopulateChained_Multi(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPopulate_Chained(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
 
-	bandDoc := Create(iti_single.Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
-	storyDoc := Create(iti_single).(*story)
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_single()).(*story)
 	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
 	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
 	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ func TestModel_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestModel_Pull(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	storyDoc := Create(iti_multi).(*story)
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_multi()).(*story)
 	smodel := Create(story{}).(*story)
 	saveDoc(t, storyDoc)
 	err := storyDoc.Pull("Chapters", storyDoc.Chapters[4])
@@ -197,8 +200,9 @@ func TestModel_Pull(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestModel_Swap(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
-	iti_single.Author = &author
-	storyDoc := Create(iti_single).(*story)
+	is := iti_single()
+	is.Author = &author
+	storyDoc := Create(iti_single()).(*story)
 	saveDoc(t, storyDoc)
 	storyDoc.Chapters[0].Bands = append(storyDoc.Chapters[0].Bands, bodom)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(storyDoc.Chapters[0].Bands))
@@ -229,30 +233,6 @@ func TestModel_GridFSLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestModel_GridFSLoad_Complex(t *testing.T) {
-	initTest()
-	model := Create(story{}).(*story)
-	bandDoc := Create(iti_single.Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
-	thingDoc := Create(iti_multi).(*story)
-	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
-	found := &story{}
-	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
-	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
-	thingDoc.Author = mauthor
-	saveDoc(t, thingDoc)
-	assert.NotZero(t, thingDoc.ID)
-	fq, err := model.FindByID(thingDoc.ID)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	fq.Populate("Author", "Chapters.Bands").LoadFile("Chapters.Text").Exec(found)
-	assert.NotZero(t, len(found.Chapters))
-	for _, c := range found.Chapters {
-		assert.NotZero(t, c.Text)
-		assert.NotZero(t, c.Bands[0].Name)
-	}
-	j, _ := fq.JSON()
-	fmt.Printf("%s\n", j)
-}
-
 func TestModel_GridFSLoad_Chained(t *testing.T) {
 	initTest()
 	ModelRegistry.Model(somethingWithNestedChapters{})
@@ -271,3 +251,27 @@ func TestModel_GridFSLoad_Chained(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NotZero(t, c.Text)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestModel_GridFSLoad_Complex(t *testing.T) {
+	initTest()
+	model := Create(story{}).(*story)
+	bandDoc := Create(iti_single().Chapters[0].Bands[0]).(*band)
+	thingDoc := Create(iti_multi()).(*story)
+	mauthor := Create(author).(*user)
+	found := &story{}
+	saveDoc(t, bandDoc)
+	saveDoc(t, mauthor)
+	thingDoc.Author = mauthor
+	saveDoc(t, thingDoc)
+	assert.NotZero(t, thingDoc.ID)
+	fq, err := model.FindByID(thingDoc.ID)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	fq.Populate("Author", "Chapters.Bands").LoadFile("Chapters.Text").Exec(found)
+	assert.NotZero(t, len(found.Chapters))
+	for _, c := range found.Chapters {
+		assert.NotZero(t, c.Text)
+		assert.NotZero(t, c.Bands[0].Name)
+	}
+	j, _ := fq.JSON()
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", j)
+}
diff --git a/testing.go b/testing.go
index a20da77..2569e5a 100644
--- a/testing.go
+++ b/testing.go
@@ -163,21 +163,24 @@ func doSomethingWithNested() somethingWithNestedChapters {
 	}
 	return swnc
 }
-
-var iti_single = story{
-	Title:     "title",
-	Completed: true,
-	Chapters:  genChaps(true),
+func iti_single() story {
+	return story{
+		Title:     "title",
+		Completed: true,
+		Chapters:  genChaps(true),
+	}
 }
 
-var iti_multi = story{
-	Title:     "Brian Tatler Fucked and Abused Sean Harris",
-	Completed: false,
-	Chapters:  genChaps(false),
+func iti_multi() story {
+	return story{
+		Title:     "Brian Tatler Fucked and Abused Sean Harris",
+		Completed: false,
+		Chapters:  genChaps(false),
+	}
 }
 
 func iti_blank() story {
-	t := iti_single
+	t := iti_single()
 	t.Chapters = make([]chapter, 0)
 	return t
 }