diff --git a/spec/spec.logging.js b/spec/spec.logging.js
index 0b91e5a..4e6f923 100644
--- a/spec/spec.logging.js
+++ b/spec/spec.logging.js
@@ -104,39 +104,8 @@ describe 'log4js'
     end
   end
   
-  describe 'basicLayout'
-    it 'should take a logevent and output a formatted string'
-      logger.debug('this is a test');
-      var output = log4js.basicLayout(event);
-      output.should.match /\[.*?\] \[DEBUG\] tests - this is a test/
-    end
-    
-    it 'should output a stacktrace, message if the event has an error attached'
-      var error = new Error("Some made-up error");
-      var stack = error.stack.split(/\n/);
-      
-      logger.debug('this is a test', error);
-
-      var output = log4js.basicLayout(event);
-      var lines = output.split(/\n/);
-      lines.length.should.be stack.length+1 
-      lines[0].should.match /\[.*?\] \[DEBUG\] tests - this is a test/
-      lines[1].should.match /\[.*?\] \[DEBUG\] tests - Error: Some made-up error/
-      for (var i = 1; i < stack.length; i++) {
-        lines[i+1].should.eql stack[i]
-      }
-    end
-    
-    it 'should output a name and message if the event has something that pretends to be an error'
-      logger.debug('this is a test', { name: 'Cheese', message: 'Gorgonzola smells.' });
-      var output = log4js.basicLayout(event);
-      var lines = output.split(/\n/);
-      lines.length.should.be 2 
-      lines[0].should.match /\[.*?\] \[DEBUG\] tests - this is a test/
-      lines[1].should.match /\[.*?\] \[DEBUG\] tests - Cheese: Gorgonzola smells./
-    end
-  end
   
+
   
   
   
diff --git a/test/logging.js b/test/logging.js
index 8fd9d8a..92d674e 100644
--- a/test/logging.js
+++ b/test/logging.js
@@ -327,6 +327,55 @@ vows.describe('log4js').addBatch({
         }
     },
 
+    'basicLayout': {
+        topic: function() {
+            var layout = require('../lib/log4js')().basicLayout,
+            event = { 
+                message: 'this is a test', 
+                startTime: new Date(2010, 11, 5, 14, 18, 30, 45), 
+                categoryName: "tests", 
+                level: { 
+                    colour: "green", 
+                    toString: function() { return "DEBUG"; } 
+                }
+            };
+            return [layout, event];
+        },
+        'should take a logevent and output a formatted string': function(args) {
+            var layout = args[0], event = args[1];
+            assert.equal(layout(event), "[2010-12-05 14:18:30.045] [DEBUG] tests - this is a test");
+        },
+        'should output a stacktrace, message if the event has an error attached': function(args) {
+            var layout = args[0], event = args[1], output, lines, 
+            error = new Error("Some made-up error"), 
+            stack = error.stack.split(/\n/);
+
+            event.exception = error;
+            output = layout(event);
+            lines = output.split(/\n/);
+
+            assert.length(lines, stack.length+1);
+            assert.equal(lines[0], "[2010-12-05 14:18:30.045] [DEBUG] tests - this is a test");
+            assert.equal(lines[1], "[2010-12-05 14:18:30.045] [DEBUG] tests - Error: Some made-up error");
+            for (var i = 1; i < stack.length; i++) {
+                assert.equal(lines[i+1], stack[i]);
+            }
+        },    
+        'should output a name and message if the event has something that pretends to be an error': function(args) {
+            var layout = args[0], event = args[1], output, lines;
+            event.exception = { 
+                    name: 'Cheese', 
+                    message: 'Gorgonzola smells.' 
+            };
+            output = layout(event);
+            lines = output.split(/\n/);
+            
+            assert.length(lines, 2);
+            assert.equal(lines[0], "[2010-12-05 14:18:30.045] [DEBUG] tests - this is a test");
+            assert.equal(lines[1], "[2010-12-05 14:18:30.045] [DEBUG] tests - Cheese: Gorgonzola smells.");
+        }
+    },
+
     'logLevelFilter': {
         topic: function() {
             var log4js = require('../lib/log4js')(), logEvents = [], logger;