diff --git a/cmd/bazaar/main_test.go b/cmd/bazaar/main_test.go
index 24b59b3..8be4de4 100644
--- a/cmd/bazaar/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/bazaar/main_test.go
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ func TestNewWatchdog(t *testing.T) {
 	wd := watchdog.New(cfg, eth, swaps)
 	wd.Start()
 
-	AssertExpectedJSON(t, swaps, "test/expected/swaps_wd.json")
+	for _, swp := range swaps {
+		if swp.Token0Reserve == 0 || swp.Token1Reserve == 0 {
+			t.Errorf("error, watchdog updated zero reserves: %f, %f", swp.Token0Reserve, swp.Token1Reserve)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func TestNewArbiter(t *testing.T) {
@@ -117,18 +121,25 @@ func TestNewArbiter(t *testing.T) {
 	arb.Start()
 
 	out := ReadFile(t, cfg.OutputFilename)
-	exp := ReadFile(t, "test/expected/arbiter.json")
+	arbs := make([]arbiter.Arbitration, 0)
 
-	AssertString(t, string(out), string(exp))
+	err := utils.FromJSON(out, &arbs)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("invalid arbitration json: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(arbs) == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("failed to build arbitrations")
+	}
 }
 
 func ReadFile(t *testing.T, inputFile string) []byte {
-	inputJSON, err := ioutil.ReadFile(inputFile)
+	input, err := ioutil.ReadFile(inputFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("could not open test file. details: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return inputJSON
+	return input
 }
 
 func AssertExpectedJSON(t *testing.T, obj interface{}, filename string) {
diff --git a/test/expected/arbiter.json b/test/expected/arbiter.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a5ff4b4..0000000
--- a/test/expected/arbiter.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[{"Balance":1.02331141506,"Path":[{"Target":{"Address":"0x476c5e26a75bd202a9683ffd34359c0cc15be0ff","Symbol":"SRM","Name":"Serum","Decimals":"6"},"Swap":{"Address":"0xcc3d1ecef1f9fd25599dbea2755019dc09db3c54","Token0":{"Address":"0x476c5e26a75bd202a9683ffd34359c0cc15be0ff","Symbol":"SRM","Name":"Serum","Decimals":"6"},"Token1":{"Address":"0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2","Symbol":"WETH","Name":"Wrapped Ether","Decimals":"18"},"Token0Reserve":23392.839509999998,"Token1Reserve":13.57880549976845,"Rate0to1":0.00058,"Rate1to0":1722.74649}},{"Target":{"Address":"0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2","Symbol":"WETH","Name":"Wrapped Ether","Decimals":"18"},"Swap":{"Address":"0x117d4288b3635021a3d612fe05a3cbf5c717fef2","Token0":{"Address":"0x476c5e26a75bd202a9683ffd34359c0cc15be0ff","Symbol":"SRM","Name":"Serum","Decimals":"6"},"Token1":{"Address":"0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2","Symbol":"WETH","Name":"Wrapped Ether","Decimals":"18"},"Token0Reserve":575636.6473899999,"Token1Reserve":342.0198619382404,"Rate0to1":0.000594,"Rate1to0":1683.050347}}]}]
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diff --git a/test/expected/swaps_wd.json b/test/expected/swaps_wd.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 91bfc5b..0000000
--- a/test/expected/swaps_wd.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[{"Address":"0xcc3d1ecef1f9fd25599dbea2755019dc09db3c54","Token0":{"Address":"0x476c5e26a75bd202a9683ffd34359c0cc15be0ff","Symbol":"SRM","Name":"Serum","Decimals":"6"},"Token1":{"Address":"0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2","Symbol":"WETH","Name":"Wrapped Ether","Decimals":"18"},"Token0Reserve":23392.839509999998,"Token1Reserve":13.57880549976845,"Rate0to1":0.00058,"Rate1to0":1722.74649},{"Address":"0x117d4288b3635021a3d612fe05a3cbf5c717fef2","Token0":{"Address":"0x476c5e26a75bd202a9683ffd34359c0cc15be0ff","Symbol":"SRM","Name":"Serum","Decimals":"6"},"Token1":{"Address":"0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2","Symbol":"WETH","Name":"Wrapped Ether","Decimals":"18"},"Token0Reserve":575636.6473899999,"Token1Reserve":342.0198619382404,"Rate0to1":0.00059,"Rate1to0":1683.05035},{"Address":"0xcc3d1ecef1f9fd25599dbea2755019dc09db3c54","Token0":{"Address":"0x476c5e26a75bd202a9683ffd34359c0cc15be0ff","Symbol":"SRM","Name":"Serum","Decimals":"6"},"Token1":{"Address":"0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2","Symbol":"WETH","Name":"Wrapped Ether","Decimals":"18"},"Token0Reserve":23392.839509999998,"Token1Reserve":13.57880549976845,"Rate0to1":0.00058,"Rate1to0":1722.74649},{"Address":"0x117d4288b3635021a3d612fe05a3cbf5c717fef2","Token0":{"Address":"0x476c5e26a75bd202a9683ffd34359c0cc15be0ff","Symbol":"SRM","Name":"Serum","Decimals":"6"},"Token1":{"Address":"0xc02aaa39b223fe8d0a0e5c4f27ead9083c756cc2","Symbol":"WETH","Name":"Wrapped Ether","Decimals":"18"},"Token0Reserve":575636.6473899999,"Token1Reserve":342.0198619382404,"Rate0to1":0.00059,"Rate1to0":1683.05035}]
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