diff --git a/src/pg/test/expected/40_observatory_utility_test.out b/src/pg/test/expected/40_observatory_utility_test.out
index 5fb3a2f..5cc88e7 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/expected/40_observatory_utility_test.out
+++ b/src/pg/test/expected/40_observatory_utility_test.out
@@ -46,44 +46,15 @@ SELECT
  
 (1 row)
 
--- future test: give back nulls when geometry doesn't intersect
--- SELECT
---   cdb_observatory._OBS_GeomTable(
---     CDB_LatLng(0,0), -- should give back null since it's in the ocean?
---     '"us.census.tiger".census_tract'
---   );
--- OBS_GetColumnData
--- should give back:
---  colname   | tablename       | aggregate
--- -----------|-----------------|-----------
---  geoid     | obs_{hex table} | null
---  total_pop | obs_{hex table} | sum
-SELECT
-  (unnest(cdb_observatory._OBS_GetColumnData(
-    '"us.census.tiger".census_tract',
-    Array['"us.census.tiger".census_tract_geoid', '"us.census.acs".B01001001'],
-    '2009 - 2013'
-  ))).*
-ORDER BY colname, tablename ASC;
-  colname  |                  tablename                   | aggregate 
------------+----------------------------------------------+-----------
- geoid     | obs_11ee8b82c877c073438bc935a91d3dfccef875d1 | 
- geoid     | obs_ab038198aaab3f3cb055758638ee4de28ad70146 | 
- geoid     | obs_d34555209878e8c4b37cf0b2b3d072ff129ec470 | 
- total_pop | obs_ab038198aaab3f3cb055758638ee4de28ad70146 | sum
-(4 rows)
+test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_1 | test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_2 | test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_3 
+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------
+t                                           | t                                           | t
+(1 row)
 
--- should be null-valued
-SELECT
-  (unnest(cdb_observatory._OBS_GetColumnData(
-    '"us.census.tiger".census_tract',
-    Array['"us.census.tiger".baloney'], -- entry not in catalog
-    '2009 - 2013'
-  ))).*
-ORDER BY 1 ASC;
- colname | tablename | aggregate 
----------+-----------+-----------
-(0 rows)
+obs_getcolumndatajson_missing_measure 
+---------------------------------------
+t
+(1 row)
 
 -- OBS_LookupCensusHuman
 -- should give back: {"\"us.census.acs\".B19083001"}
@@ -127,17 +98,11 @@ SELECT
  SELECT  vals[1] As mandarin_orange
 (1 row)
 
-SELECT cdb_observatory._OBS_GetRelatedColumn(
-    Array[
-    '"es.ine".pop_0_4',
-     '"us.census.acs".B01001001',
-    '"us.census.acs".B01001002'
-    ],
-     'denominator'
- );
-                    _obs_getrelatedcolumn                    
--------------------------------------------------------------
- {"\"es.ine\".total_pop",NULL,"\"us.census.acs\".B01001001"}
+-- should give back a normalized name
+ SELECT cdb_observatory._OBS_NormalizeMeasureName('test 343 %% 2 qqq }}{{}}');
+_obs_normalizemeasurename 
+---------------------------
+test_343_2_qqq
 (1 row)
 
 \i test/sql/drop_fixtures.sql
diff --git a/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql b/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql
index 37f0648..5fe5c40 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql
+++ b/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql
@@ -32,22 +32,29 @@ SELECT
 -- -----------|-----------------|-----------
 --  geoid     | obs_{hex table} | null
 --  total_pop | obs_{hex table} | sum
+WITH result as (
 SELECT
-  (unnest(cdb_observatory._OBS_GetColumnData(
+  array_agg(a) expected from cdb_observatory._OBS_GetColumnData(
     '"us.census.tiger".census_tract',
     Array['"us.census.tiger".census_tract_geoid', '"us.census.acs".B01001001'],
-    '2009 - 2013'
-  ))).*
-ORDER BY colname, tablename ASC;
+    '2009 - 2013') a 
+)
+select (expected)[1]::text  = '{"colname":"geoid","tablename":"obs_d34555209878e8c4b37cf0b2b3d072ff129ec470","aggregate":null,"name":"US Census Tract Geoids","type":"Text","description":""}' as test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_1,
+       (expected)[2]::text  = '{"colname":"geoid","tablename":"obs_ab038198aaab3f3cb055758638ee4de28ad70146","aggregate":null,"name":"US Census Tract Geoids","type":"Text","description":""}' as test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_2,
+       (expected)[3]::text  = '{"colname":"geoid","tablename":"obs_65f29658e096ca1485bf683f65fdbc9f05ec3c5d","aggregate":null,"name":"US Census Tract Geoids","type":"Text","description":""}' as test_get_obs_column_with_geoid_and_census_3
+from result;
+
 
 -- should be null-valued
+WITH result as (
 SELECT
-  (unnest(cdb_observatory._OBS_GetColumnData(
+  array_agg(a) expected from cdb_observatory._OBS_GetColumnData(
     '"us.census.tiger".census_tract',
-    Array['"us.census.tiger".baloney'], -- entry not in catalog
-    '2009 - 2013'
-  ))).*
-ORDER BY 1 ASC;
+    Array['"us.census.tiger".baloney'],
+    '2009 - 2013') a 
+)
+select expected is null as OBS_GetColumnDataJSON_missing_measure
+from result;
 
 -- OBS_LookupCensusHuman
 -- should give back: {"\"us.census.acs\".B19083001"}