diff --git a/integration_test/app_test.dart b/integration_test/app_test.dart
index 3071725..029d026 100644
--- a/integration_test/app_test.dart
+++ b/integration_test/app_test.dart
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 // gestures. You can also use WidgetTester to find child widgets in the widget
 // tree, read text, and verify that the values of widget properties are correct.
 
+import 'dart:io';
+
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:integration_test/integration_test.dart';
 
-import 'package:flutter_app/main.dart' as app;
+import 'package:flutter_app/main_test.dart' as app;
 
 void main() {
   IntegrationTestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
@@ -17,21 +19,35 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 void _testMain() {
-  testWidgets('New profile pane smoke test', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+  testWidgets('Blocked message rejection test', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final String testerProfile = "mr roboto";
+    final String blockedProfile = "rudey";
+
+    // start the app and render a few frames
     app.main();
+    await tester.pump(); await tester.pump(); await tester.pump();
+    //await tester.pumpAndSettle();
 
-    await tester.pump();
-    await tester.pump();
-    await tester.pump();
-    //await tester.pumpAndSettle(Duration(seconds: 3), EnginePhase.sendSemanticsUpdate, Duration(seconds: 30));
+    for (var i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
+      print("$i pump");
+      await tester.pump();
+    }
 
-    await tester.tap(find.byIcon(Icons.add));
-    await tester.pump();
-    await tester.pump();
-    await tester.pump();
+    // log in to a profile with a blocked contact
+    await tester.tap(find.text(testerProfile));
+    await tester.pump(); await tester.pump(); await tester.pump();
+    expect(find.byIcon(Icons.block), findsOneWidget);
 
-    // Verify that our counter has incremented.
-    // expect(find.text('0'), findsNothing);
-    expect(find.byKey(Key('addprofile')), findsOneWidget);
+    // use the debug control to inject a message from the contact
+    await tester.tap(find.byIcon(Icons.bug_report));
+    await tester.pump(); await tester.pump(); await tester.pump();
+
+
+    // screenshot test
+    print(Directory.current);
+    //Directory.current = "/home/erinn/AndroidStudioProjects/flwtch/integration_test";
+    await expectLater(find.byKey(Key('app')), matchesGoldenFile('blockedcontact.png'));
+    // any active message badges?
+    expect(find.text('1'), findsNothing);
   });
 }
diff --git a/integration_test/blockedcontact.png b/integration_test/blockedcontact.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a9feef
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diff --git a/integration_test/failures/blockedcontact_isolatedDiff.png b/integration_test/failures/blockedcontact_isolatedDiff.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dc7a98
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diff --git a/integration_test/failures/blockedcontact_maskedDiff.png b/integration_test/failures/blockedcontact_maskedDiff.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..440fb66
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diff --git a/integration_test/failures/blockedcontact_masterImage.png b/integration_test/failures/blockedcontact_masterImage.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a9feef
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diff --git a/integration_test/failures/blockedcontact_testImage.png b/integration_test/failures/blockedcontact_testImage.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98c4a29
Binary files /dev/null and b/integration_test/failures/blockedcontact_testImage.png differ
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 3a259ed..5b94d7b 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class FlwtchState extends State<Flwtch> {
         Provider.of<Settings>(context).initPackageInfo();
         return Consumer<Settings>(
           builder: (context, opaque, child) => MaterialApp(
+            key: Key('app'),
             locale: Provider.of<Settings>(context).locale,
             localizationsDelegates: AppLocalizations.localizationsDelegates,
             supportedLocales: AppLocalizations.supportedLocales,
diff --git a/lib/main_test.dart b/lib/main_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b62f734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/main_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import 'dart:convert';
+
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_app/errorHandler.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_app/settings.dart';
+import 'licenses.dart';
+import 'main.dart';
+import 'opaque.dart';
+
+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:io';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
+
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:glob/glob.dart';
+import 'package:glob/list_local_fs.dart';
+
+var globalSettings = Settings(Locale("en", ''), Opaque.dark);
+var globalErrorHandler = ErrorHandler();
+
+void main() {
+  LicenseRegistry.addLicense(() => licenses());
+  DiskAssetBundle.loadGlob(['profiles/*.png']).then((assetBundle) {
+    runApp(DefaultAssetBundle(
+      bundle: assetBundle,
+      child: Flwtch(),
+    ));
+  });
+}
+
+class DiskAssetBundle extends CachingAssetBundle {
+  static const _assetManifestDotJson = 'AssetManifest.json';
+
+  /// Creates a [DiskAssetBundle] by loading [globs] of assets under `assets/`.
+  static Future<AssetBundle> loadGlob(
+      Iterable<String> globs, {
+        String from = 'assets',
+      }) async {
+    final cache = <String, ByteData>{};
+    for (final pattern in globs) {
+      await for (final path in Glob(pattern).list(root: from)) {
+        if (path is File) {
+          final bytes = await (path as File).readAsBytes() as Uint8List;
+          cache[path.path] = ByteData.view(bytes.buffer);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    final manifest = <String, List<String>>{};
+    cache.forEach((key, _) {
+      manifest[key] = [key];
+    });
+
+    cache[_assetManifestDotJson] = ByteData.view(
+      Uint8List.fromList(jsonEncode(manifest).codeUnits).buffer,
+    );
+
+    return DiskAssetBundle._(cache);
+  }
+
+  final Map<String, ByteData> _cache;
+
+  DiskAssetBundle._(this._cache);
+
+  @override
+  Future<ByteData> load(String key) async {
+    return _cache[key];
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/views/contactsview.dart b/lib/views/contactsview.dart
index 1792428..f51556b 100644
--- a/lib/views/contactsview.dart
+++ b/lib/views/contactsview.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_app/widgets/contactrow.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
+import '../main.dart';
 import 'addcontactview.dart';
 import '../model.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ class _ContactsViewState extends State<ContactsView> {
             icon: Icon(Icons.copy),
             onPressed: _copyOnion,
           ),
+          IconButton(
+            icon: Icon(Icons.bug_report),
+            onPressed: _debugFakeMessage,
+          )
         ],
       ),
       floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
@@ -63,4 +68,8 @@ class _ContactsViewState extends State<ContactsView> {
     // Find the Scaffold in the widget tree and use it to show a SnackBar.
     ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(snackBar);
   }
+
+  void _debugFakeMessage() {
+    Provider.of<ProfileInfoState>(context, listen:false).contactList.getContact("44pknjvf4ju46nbuyn5getuayb6dj6z6zoppl56syn7pmscptoahlaid").unreadMessages++;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/views/messageview.dart b/lib/views/messageview.dart
index b1e024f..6570ed5 100644
--- a/lib/views/messageview.dart
+++ b/lib/views/messageview.dart
@@ -93,11 +93,12 @@ class _MessageViewState extends State<MessageView> {
       child: Row(
         children: <Widget>[
           Expanded(
-              child: TextField(
-            controller: ctrlrCompose,
-            focusNode: focusNode,
-            textInputAction: TextInputAction.send,
-            onSubmitted: _sendMessage,
+            child: TextField(
+              key: Key('txtCompose'),
+              controller: ctrlrCompose,
+              focusNode: focusNode,
+              textInputAction: TextInputAction.send,
+              onSubmitted: _sendMessage,
           )),
           SizedBox(
             width: 90,
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 78cf820..aa13d17 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
+  glob:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: glob
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.0.1"
   http:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 3343752..691ce52 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ dependencies:
   ffi: ^1.0.0
   path_provider: ^2.0.0
 
+  glob: any
 # todo: flutter_driver causes version conflict. eg https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/44829
 #   testing-related deps
   integration_test: ^1.0.0
diff --git a/test/textfield_test.dart b/test/textfield_test.dart
index 1b4a1e4..06d50cd 100644
--- a/test/textfield_test.dart
+++ b/test/textfield_test.dart
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ void main() {
     await tester.pumpAndSettle();
 
     // empty string
-    formKey.currentState.validate();
+    formKey.currentState.validate(); //(ctrlr1.clear() doesn't trigger validate like keypress does)
     await tester.pumpAndSettle();
     await expectLater(find.byWidget(testHarness), matchesGoldenFile(file('form_final')));
+    expect(find.text(strFail1), findsOneWidget);
+    expect(find.text(strFail2), findsNothing);
   });
 }