diff --git a/spec/em-bitcoin_spec.rb b/spec/em-bitcoin_spec.rb
index f0de26f..19703fb 100644
--- a/spec/em-bitcoin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/em-bitcoin_spec.rb
@@ -35,13 +35,20 @@ class MockActor
   end
   
   def ready!
+    log(:info, "Received ready! call from em-bitcoin")
     @ready = true
+    @on_ready.call
   end
   
   def ready?
     @ready == true
   end
   
+  # triggers for various events
+  def on_ready(&blk)
+    @on_ready = blk
+  end
+  
   protected
 
   attr_accessor :name
@@ -85,13 +92,11 @@ describe BitcoinClient do
         start_server
         start_client
         
-        done
+        @client_actor.on_ready do 
+          @client_actor.connection.should_not == nil
+          done
+        end
 
-#        EM::add_periodic_timer(2) do
-#          @client_actor.should_receive(:ready!).and_return(true)
-#          @client_actor.should_receive(:connection=).with(@client).and_return(true)
-#          done
-#        end
       end
     end
   end