diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4adb883..853efc3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ var helpers = require('./lib/helpers');
 exports.describe = helpers.describe;
 exports.it = helpers.it;
 exports.beforeEach = helpers.beforeEach;
+exports.util = helpers.util;
 exports.TestDataBuilder = require('./lib/test-data-builder');
diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index 000cfdc..fe9a5b4 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 var _describe = {};
 var _it = {};
 var _beforeEach = {};
+var _util = {};
 var helpers = exports = module.exports = {
   describe: _describe,
   it: _it,
-  beforeEach: _beforeEach
+  beforeEach: _beforeEach,
+  util: _util
 };
 var assert = require('assert');
 var request = require('supertest');
@@ -33,11 +35,11 @@ _beforeEach.cleanDatasource = function(dsName) {
     if (typeof this.app === 'function'
         && typeof this.app.datasources === 'object'
         && typeof this.app.datasources[dsName] === 'object') {
-      this.app.datasources[dsName].automigrate();
+      this.app.datasources[dsName].automigrate(done);
       this.app.datasources[dsName].connector.ids = {};
+    } else {
+      done();
     }
-    
-    done();
   });
 }
 
@@ -98,15 +100,16 @@ _beforeEach.givenModel = function(modelName, attrs, optionalHandler) {
     var test = this;
     var app = this.app;
     var model = app.models[modelName];
+
+    var createFunc = (typeof model.upsert === 'function')? 'upsert':'create';
+
     assert(model, 'cannot get model of name ' + modelName + ' from app.models');
     assert(model.dataSource, 'cannot test model '+ modelName
       + ' without attached dataSource');
-    assert(
-      typeof model.create === 'function',
-      modelName + ' does not have a create method'
-    );
+    assert(typeof model[createFunc] === 'function', modelName
+      + ' does not have a create/upsert method');
 
-    model.create(attrs, function(err, result) {
+    model[createFunc](attrs, function(err, result) {
       if(err) {
         console.error(err.message);
         if(err.details) console.error(err.details);
@@ -123,7 +126,11 @@ _beforeEach.givenModel = function(modelName, attrs, optionalHandler) {
   }
 
   afterEach(function(done) {
-    this[modelKey].destroy(done);
+    if (this[modelKey]) {
+      this[modelKey].destroy(done);
+    } else {
+      done();
+    }
   });
 }
 
@@ -164,7 +171,7 @@ _beforeEach.givenUserWithRole = function (attrs, role, optionalHandler) {
             if(err.details) console.error(err.details);
             return done(err);
           }
-    
+
           test.userRoleMapping = result;
           done();
         }
@@ -194,7 +201,7 @@ _beforeEach.givenUserWithRole = function (attrs, role, optionalHandler) {
 _beforeEach.givenLoggedInUser = function(credentials, optionalHandler) {
   _beforeEach.givenUser(credentials, function(done) {
     var test = this;
-    this.app.models[this.userModel].constructor.login(credentials, function(err, token) {
+    this.app.models[this.userModel].login(credentials, function(err, token) {
       if(err) {
         done(err);
       } else {
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ _beforeEach.givenLoggedInUser = function(credentials, optionalHandler) {
 _beforeEach.givenLoggedInUserWithRole = function(credentials, role, optionalHandler){
   _beforeEach.givenUserWithRole(credentials, role, function(done) {
     var test = this;
-    this.app.models[this.userModel].constructor.login(credentials, function(err, token) {
+    this.app.models[this.userModel].login(credentials, function(err, token) {
       if(err) {
         done(err);
       } else {
@@ -328,7 +335,7 @@ _describe.whenCalledByUserWithRole = function (credentials, role, verb, url, dat
    describe('when called by logged in user with role ' + role, function () {
     _beforeEach.givenLoggedInUserWithRole(credentials, role);
     _describe.whenCalledRemotely(verb, url, data, cb);
-  }); 
+  });
 }
 
 _describe.whenCalledAnonymously = function(verb, url, data, cb) {
@@ -340,7 +347,7 @@ _describe.whenCalledAnonymously = function(verb, url, data, cb) {
 
 _describe.whenCalledUnauthenticated = function(verb, url, data, cb) {
   describe('when called with unauthenticated token', function () {
-    _beforeEach.givenAnAnonymousToken();
+    _beforeEach.givenAnUnauthenticatedToken();
     _describe.whenCalledRemotely(verb, url, data, cb);
   });
 }
@@ -356,6 +363,14 @@ _it.shouldBeAllowed = function() {
 
 _it.shouldBeDenied = function() {
   it('should not be allowed', function() {
+    assert(this.res);
+    var expectedStatus = 401;
+    expect(this.res.statusCode).to.equal(expectedStatus);
+  });
+}
+
+_it.shouldBeForbidden = function() {
+  it('should be forbidden', function() {
     assert(this.res);
     var expectedStatus = this.aclErrorStatus ||
       this.app && this.app.get('aclErrorStatus') ||
@@ -409,7 +424,7 @@ function(credentials, verb, url, data) {
 _it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUser =
 function(credentials, verb, url) {
   _describe.whenCalledByUser(credentials, verb, url, function() {
-    _it.shouldBeDenied();
+    _it.shouldBeForbidden();
   });
 }
 
@@ -423,6 +438,26 @@ function(credentials, role, verb, url, data) {
 _it.shouldBeDeniedWhenCalledByUserWithRole =
 function(credentials, role, verb, url) {
   _describe.whenCalledByUserWithRole(credentials, role, verb, url, function() {
-    _it.shouldBeDenied();
+    _it.shouldBeForbidden();
   });
 }
+
+_util.dumpHttpRequest =
+function(logger, tag, req) {
+  logger('[' + tag + '] Request: \nheaders: %j\n', req._headers);
+}
+
+_util.dumpHttpResponse =
+function(logger, tag, res) {
+  logger('[' + tag + '] Response: \nstatus: %s\nmessage: %s\nheaders: %j\nbody: %j',
+    res.statusCode,
+    res.statusMessage,
+    res.headers,
+    res.body);
+}
+
+_util.dumpHttpContext =
+function(logger, tag, ctx) {
+  this.dumpHttpRequest(logger, tag, ctx.req);
+  this.dumpHttpResponse(logger, tag, ctx.res);
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83666e6..169baf2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "loopback-testing",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.3",
   "description": "Utilities for testing LoopBack applications",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-testing"
+    "url": "https://github.com/tscoder/loopback-testing"
   },
   "author": "Ritchie Martori",
   "dependencies": {
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
   },
   "license": {
     "name": "Dual MIT/StrongLoop",
-    "url": "https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-testing/blob/master/LICENSE"
+    "url": "https://github.com/tscoder/loopback-testing/blob/master/LICENSE"
   }
 }