diff --git a/tests/gui/abstract-tangible-test.cpp b/tests/gui/abstract-tangible-test.cpp
index 98876c815..2c8254e43 100644
--- a/tests/gui/abstract-tangible-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/gui/abstract-tangible-test.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ namespace test {
           MockElm mock("dummy");
           
           CHECK (mock.verify("ctor"));
-          CHECK (mock.verifyEvent("ctor"));
-          CHECK (mock.verify("ctor").arg("dummy"));
+          CHECK (mock.verifyEvent("create","dummy"));
+          CHECK (mock.verify("ctor").arg("dummy").on(&mock));
           
           CHECK ("dummy" == mock.getID().getSym());
           CHECK (EntryID<MockElm>("dummy") == mock.getID());
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ namespace test {
           CHECK (mock.ensureNot("reset").before("ctor"));
           CHECK (mock.ensureNot("ctor").after("reset"));
           
-          CHECK (mock.verify("reset").before("reset"));
           CHECK (mock.verify("reset").beforeEvent("reset"));
           CHECK (mock.verifyCall("reset").beforeEvent("reset"));
           CHECK (!mock.verifyCall("reset").afterEvent("reset"));
diff --git a/tests/gui/test/mock-elm.hpp b/tests/gui/test/mock-elm.hpp
index 4936e3d6e..8078eebd2 100644
--- a/tests/gui/test/mock-elm.hpp
+++ b/tests/gui/test/mock-elm.hpp
@@ -84,13 +84,18 @@ namespace test{
   class MockElm
     : public gui::model::Tangible
     {
+      using _Par = gui::model::Tangible;
+      
       EventLog log_{this};
       
+      
       /* ==== Tangible interface ==== */
       
       virtual void doReset()  override
         {
-          UNIMPLEMENTED ("mock doReset");
+          log_.call(this, "reset");
+          // _Par::doReset();
+          log_.event("reset");
         }
       
       virtual void doExpand()  override
@@ -134,7 +139,10 @@ namespace test{
       explicit
       MockElm(ID identity, ctrl::BusTerm& nexus  =Nexus::testUI())
         : gui::model::Tangible(identity, nexus)
-        { }
+        {
+          log_.call(this, "ctor", identity, nexus);
+          log_.create(getID().getSym());
+        }
       
       
       /* ==== special operations API ==== */
@@ -184,6 +192,12 @@ namespace test{
           return getLog().verifyEvent(match);
         }
       
+      EventMatch
+      verifyEvent (string classifier, string match)  const
+        {
+          return getLog().verifyEvent (classifier,match);
+        }
+      
       EventMatch
       verifyCall (string match)  const
         {