diff --git a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
index 988673fd35ad354a6eeeaf5b5b55da444be6ac88..e8783e149ca13a94461f2bba6fee624a59fa58fc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
@@ -148,14 +148,18 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
                                        :person_id => @person_id}),
           :aspect_id => @aspect_id
         }}
-        format.html{ redirect_to aspect_path(@aspect_id)}
+        format.html{
+          redirect_to :back
+        }
       end
     rescue Exception => e
       flash.now[:error] = I18n.t 'aspects.remove_from_aspect.failure'
 
       respond_to do |format|
         format.js  { render :text => e, :status => 403 }
-        format.html{ redirect_to aspect_path(@aspect_id)}
+        format.html{
+          redirect_to :back
+        }
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb
index 3e1f2df51907f69e39787a99a2b2a654c1e81d83..696b37ff1c3383331343dd5076438c6b7b023c6c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/requests_controller.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class RequestsController < ApplicationController
 
  def create
    aspect = current_user.aspect_by_id(params[:request][:into])
-   account = params[:request][:to].strip  
+   account = params[:request][:to].strip
    person = Person.by_account_identifier(account)
    existing_request = Request.from(person).to(current_user.person).where(:sent => false).first if person
    if existing_request
diff --git a/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb
index 0175a3eb930df6040085a8e116150f73a2ec0c69..53c6a0e0119cf96ad38197e703b399b894fb49d3 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb
@@ -221,10 +221,16 @@ describe AspectsController do
   end
 
   describe "#add_to_aspect" do
+    context 'with a non-contact' do
+      it 'creates a pending contact' do
+        pending
+      end
+    end
     it 'adds the users to the aspect' do
       @aspect1.reload
       @aspect1.contacts.include?(@contact).should be_false
-      post 'add_to_aspect', {:person_id => @user2.person.id, :aspect_id => @aspect1.id}
+      post 'add_to_aspect', :format => 'js', :person_id => @user2.person.id, :aspect_id => @aspect1.id
+      response.should be_success
       @aspect1.reload
       @aspect1.contacts.include?(@contact).should be_true
     end
@@ -232,13 +238,13 @@ describe AspectsController do
 
   describe "#remove_from_aspect" do
     it 'removes contacts from an aspect' do
-      pending 'this needs to test with another aspect present'
-
+      @user.add_person_to_aspect( @user2.person.id, @aspect1.id)
       @aspect.reload
       @aspect.contacts.include?(@contact).should be true
-      post 'remove_from_aspect', {:person_id => @user2.person.id, :aspect_id => @aspect1.id}
-      @aspect1.reload
-      @aspect1.contacts.include?(@contact).should be false
+      post 'remove_from_aspect', :format => 'js', :person_id => @user2.person.id, :aspect_id => @aspect.id
+      response.should be_success
+      @aspect.reload
+      @aspect.contacts.include?(@contact).should be false
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/requests_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/requests_controller_spec.rb
index f5c9a52335690f62c50ee670109fdff64034dca3..9544e65ab6764dd163ff456f0af6705a828f6b00 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/requests_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/requests_controller_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe RequestsController do
 
     sign_in :user, @user
     request.env["HTTP_REFERER"] = "http://test.host"
-    
+
     @user.aspects.create!(:name => "lame-os")
     @user.reload
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe RequestsController do
         response.should be_success
       end
       it "removes the request object" do
-        lambda { 
+        lambda {
           xhr :delete, :destroy, "id" => @friend_request.id.to_s
           }.should change(Request, 'count').by(-1)
       end
@@ -46,57 +46,77 @@ describe RequestsController do
   end
 
   describe '#create' do
+    context 'valid new request' do
+      before do
+        @params = {:request => {:to => @other_user.diaspora_handle,
+          :into => @user.aspects[0].id}}
+      end
+      it 'creates a contact' do
+        @user.contact_for(@other_user).should be_nil
+        lambda {
+          post :create, @params
+        }.should change(Contact,:count).by(1)
+        new_contact = @user.reload.contact_for(@other_user)
+        new_contact.should_not be_nil
+        new_contact.should be_pending
+      end
+      it 'does not persist a Request' do
+        lambda {
+          post :create, @params
+        }.should_not change(Request,:count)
+      end
+    end
     it 'autoaccepts and when sending a request to someone who sent me a request' do
-        #pending "When a user sends a request to person who requested them the request should be auto accepted"
-        @other_user.send_contact_request_to(@user.person, @other_user.aspects[0])
-        @user.reload.pending_requests.count.should == 1
-        @user.contact_for(@other_user.person).should be_nil
+      @other_user.send_contact_request_to(@user.person, @other_user.aspects[0])
+      @user.reload.pending_requests.count.should == 1
+      @user.contact_for(@other_user.person).should be_nil
 
-        post(:create, :request => {
-          :to => @other_user.diaspora_handle,
-          :into => @user.aspects[0].id 
-        } 
-            )
-        @user.reload.pending_requests.count.should == 0
-        @user.contact_for(@other_user.person).should_not be_nil
-        @user.aspects[0].contacts.all(:person_id => @other_user.person.id).should_not be_nil
+      post(:create, :request => {
+        :to => @other_user.diaspora_handle,
+        :into => @user.aspects[0].id}
+      )
+      @user.reload.pending_requests.count.should == 0
+      @user.contact_for(@other_user.person).should_not be_nil
+      @user.aspects[0].contacts.all(:person_id => @other_user.person.id).should_not be_nil
     end
 
     it "redirects when requesting to be contacts with yourself" do
       post(:create, :request => {
         :to => @user.diaspora_handle,
-        :into => @user.aspects[0].id 
-        } 
+        :into => @user.aspects[0].id
+        }
       )
+      flash[:error].should_not be_blank
       response.should redirect_to :back
     end
-  
+
     it "flashes and redirects when requesting an invalid identity" do
       post(:create, :request => {
         :to => "not_a_@valid_email",
-        :into => @user.aspects[0].id 
+        :into => @user.aspects[0].id
         }
       )
       flash[:error].should_not be_blank
       response.should redirect_to :back
     end
-  
-    it "flashes and redirects when requesting an invalid identity with a port number" do
+
+    it "accepts no port numbers" do
       post(:create, :request => {
         :to => "johndoe@email.com:3000",
-        :into => @user.aspects[0].id 
-        } 
+        :into => @user.aspects[0].id
+        }
       )
       flash[:error].should_not be_blank
       response.should redirect_to :back
     end
-  
+
     it "redirects when requesting an identity from an invalid server" do
       post(:create, :request => {
         :to => "johndoe@notadiasporaserver.com",
-        :into => @user.aspects[0].id 
-        } 
+        :into => @user.aspects[0].id
+        }
       )
+      flash[:error].should_not be_blank
       response.should redirect_to :back
     end
   end