diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/ChangesHappened.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/ChangesHappened.java
index e66edd796..bd06980da 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/ChangesHappened.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/messages/ChangesHappened.java
@@ -17,22 +17,22 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.data.OutstandingEntry;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.RemoteModel;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("nls")
-public class ChangesHappened<TYPE extends RemoteModel> implements ClientToServerMessage {
+public class ChangesHappened<TYPE extends RemoteModel, OE extends OutstandingEntry<TYPE>> implements ClientToServerMessage {
 
     private final Class<? extends RemoteModel> modelClass;
-    private final Class<? extends OutstandingEntry<TYPE>> outstandingClass;
+    private final Class<OE> outstandingClass;
     private final long id;
     private final long uuid;
-    private final List<OutstandingEntry<TYPE>> changes;
+    private final List<OE> changes;
     private long pushedAt;
-    private final OutstandingEntryDao<OutstandingEntry<TYPE>> outstandingDao;
+    private final OutstandingEntryDao<OE> outstandingDao;
 
     public ChangesHappened(TYPE entity, RemoteModelDao<TYPE> modelDao,
-            OutstandingEntryDao<OutstandingEntry<TYPE>> outstandingDao) {
+            OutstandingEntryDao<OE> outstandingDao) {
         this.modelClass = entity.getClass();
         this.outstandingClass = getOutstandingClass(modelClass);
         this.id = entity.getId();
-        this.changes = new ArrayList<OutstandingEntry<TYPE>>();
+        this.changes = new ArrayList<OE>();
         this.outstandingDao = outstandingDao;
 
         if (!entity.containsValue(RemoteModel.REMOTE_ID_PROPERTY)
@@ -53,13 +53,17 @@ public class ChangesHappened<TYPE extends RemoteModel> implements ClientToServer
         // Process changes list and send to server
     }
 
+    public List<OE> getChanges() {
+        return changes;
+    }
+
     private void populateChanges() {
-        TodorooCursor<OutstandingEntry<TYPE>> cursor = outstandingDao.query(Query.select(getModelProperties(outstandingClass))
+        TodorooCursor<OE> cursor = outstandingDao.query(Query.select(getModelProperties(outstandingClass))
                .where(OutstandingEntry.ENTITY_ID_PROPERTY.eq(id)).orderBy(Order.asc(OutstandingEntry.CREATED_AT_PROPERTY)));
         try {
             for (cursor.moveToFirst(); !cursor.isAfterLast(); cursor.moveToNext()) {
                 try {
-                    OutstandingEntry<TYPE> instance = outstandingClass.newInstance();
+                    OE instance = outstandingClass.newInstance();
                     instance.readPropertiesFromCursor(cursor);
                     changes.add(instance);
                 } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
@@ -73,9 +77,9 @@ public class ChangesHappened<TYPE extends RemoteModel> implements ClientToServer
         }
     }
 
-    private Class<? extends OutstandingEntry<TYPE>> getOutstandingClass(Class<? extends RemoteModel> model) {
+    private Class<OE> getOutstandingClass(Class<? extends RemoteModel> model) {
         try {
-            return (Class<? extends OutstandingEntry<TYPE>>) getStaticFieldByReflection(model, "OUTSTANDING_MODEL");
+            return (Class<OE>) getStaticFieldByReflection(model, "OUTSTANDING_MODEL");
         } catch (ClassCastException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("OUTSTANDING_MODEL field for class " + model.getName() + " is not of the correct type");
         }
diff --git a/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/NewSyncTestCase.java b/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/NewSyncTestCase.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72c9d9120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/NewSyncTestCase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.todoroo.astrid.sync;
+
+import com.todoroo.andlib.service.Autowired;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TagDataDao;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TagOutstandingDao;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskOutstandingDao;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TagData;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.test.DatabaseTestCase;
+
+public class NewSyncTestCase extends DatabaseTestCase {
+	@Autowired 
+	protected TaskDao taskDao;
+	@Autowired 
+	protected TagDataDao tagDataDao;
+	
+	@Autowired 
+	protected TaskOutstandingDao taskOutstandingDao;
+	@Autowired 
+	protected 
+	TagOutstandingDao tagOutstandingDao;
+	
+	protected Task createTask() {
+		Task task = new Task();
+		task.setValue(Task.TITLE, "new task");
+		
+		taskDao.createNew(task);
+		return task;
+	}
+	
+	protected TagData createTagData() {
+		TagData tag = new TagData();
+		tag.setValue(TagData.NAME, "new tag");
+		
+		tagDataDao.createNew(tag);
+		return tag;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncMessageTest.java b/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncMessageTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fbd89450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncMessageTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.todoroo.astrid.sync;
+
+import com.todoroo.astrid.actfm.sync.messages.ChangesHappened;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TaskOutstanding;
+
+public class SyncMessageTest extends NewSyncTestCase {
+	
+	public void testTaskChangesHappenedConstructor() {
+		Task t = createTask();
+		try {
+			ChangesHappened<Task, TaskOutstanding> changes = new ChangesHappened<Task, TaskOutstanding>(t, taskDao, taskOutstandingDao);
+			assertTrue(changes.getChanges().size() > 0);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			fail("ChangesHappened constructor threw exception " + e);
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncModelTest.java b/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncModelTest.java
index 8a171e5a5..973675491 100644
--- a/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncModelTest.java
+++ b/tests-sync/src/com/todoroo/astrid/sync/SyncModelTest.java
@@ -17,13 +17,7 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TaskOutstanding;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.test.DatabaseTestCase;
 
-public class SyncModelTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
-
-	@Autowired TaskDao taskDao;
-	@Autowired TagDataDao tagDataDao;
-	
-	@Autowired TaskOutstandingDao taskOutstandingDao;
-	@Autowired TagOutstandingDao tagOutstandingDao;
+public class SyncModelTest extends NewSyncTestCase {
 	
 	public void testCreateTaskMakesUuid() {
 		Task task = createTask();
@@ -96,21 +90,4 @@ public class SyncModelTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
 			cursor.close();
 		}
 	}
-	
-	private Task createTask() {
-		Task task = new Task();
-		task.setValue(Task.TITLE, "new task");
-		
-		taskDao.createNew(task);
-		return task;
-	}
-	
-	private TagData createTagData() {
-		TagData tag = new TagData();
-		tag.setValue(TagData.NAME, "new tag");
-		
-		tagDataDao.createNew(tag);
-		return tag;
-	}
-	
 }