diff --git a/lib/user.test.js b/lib/user.test.js
index 460ef63..bab699c 100644
--- a/lib/user.test.js
+++ b/lib/user.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { describe, it, after, before } from 'node:test'
 import User from './user.js'
 import Group from './group.js'
 
-import testCase from './test/user.json' with { type: 'json' }
+import userCase from './test/user.json' with { type: 'json' }
 import groupCase from './test/group.json' with { type: 'json' }
 
 before(async () => {
@@ -26,41 +26,41 @@ function sanitize(u) {
 describe('user', function () {
   describe('POST', function () {
     it('creates a user', async () => {
-      assert.ok(await User.create(testCase))
-      let users = await User.get({ id: testCase.id })
-      assert.deepEqual(users[0], sanitize(testCase))
+      assert.ok(await User.create(userCase))
+      let users = await User.get({ id: userCase.id })
+      assert.deepEqual(users[0], sanitize(userCase))
     })
   })
 
   describe('GET', function () {
     it('finds existing user by id', async () => {
-      const u = await User.get({ id: testCase.id })
+      const u = await User.get({ id: userCase.id })
       // console.log(u)
-      assert.deepEqual(u[0], sanitize(testCase))
+      assert.deepEqual(u[0], sanitize(userCase))
     })
 
     it('finds existing user by username', async () => {
       const u = await User.get({ username: 'unit-test' })
-      assert.deepEqual(u[0], sanitize(testCase))
+      assert.deepEqual(u[0], sanitize(userCase))
     })
   })
 
   describe('PUT', function () {
     it('modifies existing user', async () => {
-      assert.ok(await User.put({ id: testCase.id, first_name: 'Untie' }))
-      let users = await User.get({ id: testCase.id })
+      assert.ok(await User.put({ id: userCase.id, first_name: 'Untie' }))
+      let users = await User.get({ id: userCase.id })
       assert.equal(users[0].first_name, 'Untie')
-      await User.put({ id: testCase.id, first_name: 'Unit' })
+      await User.put({ id: userCase.id, first_name: 'Unit' })
     })
   })
 
   describe('DELETE', function () {
     it('deletes a user', async () => {
-      assert.ok(await User.delete({ id: testCase.id }))
-      let u = await User.get({ id: testCase.id, deleted: true })
+      assert.ok(await User.delete({ id: userCase.id }))
+      let u = await User.get({ id: userCase.id, deleted: true })
       assert.equal(u[0].deleted, true)
-      await User.delete({ id: testCase.id, deleted: false }) // restore
-      u = await User.get({ id: testCase.id })
+      await User.delete({ id: userCase.id, deleted: false }) // restore
+      u = await User.get({ id: userCase.id })
       assert.equal(u[0].deleted, undefined)
     })
   })
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ describe('user', function () {
 
     it('accepts a valid username & password', async () => {
       const u = await User.authenticate({
-        username: 'unit-test@example.com',
-        password: 'Wh@tA-Decent#P6ssw0rd',
+        username: `${userCase.username}@${groupCase.name}`,
+        password: userCase.password,
       })
       assert.ok(u)
     })