diff --git a/tests/test_tractor.py b/tests/test_tractor.py
index dcb49d5..653170b 100644
--- a/tests/test_tractor.py
+++ b/tests/test_tractor.py
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ import trio
 import tractor
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def us_symbols():
-    return ['TSLA', 'AAPL', 'CGC', 'CRON']
-
-
 @pytest.mark.trio
 async def test_no_arbitter():
     """An arbitter must be established before any nurseries
@@ -72,7 +67,7 @@ async def spawn(is_arbiter):
             )
             assert len(nursery._children) == 1
             assert portal.channel.uid in tractor.current_actor()._peers
-            # be sure we can still get the result 
+            # be sure we can still get the result
             result = await portal.result()
             assert result == 10
             return result
@@ -116,31 +111,31 @@ async def stream_from_single_subactor():
 
                 seq = range(10)
 
-                gen = await portal.run(
+                agen = await portal.run(
                     __name__,
                     'stream_seq',  # the func above
                     sequence=list(seq),  # has to be msgpack serializable
                 )
                 # it'd sure be nice to have an asyncitertools here...
                 iseq = iter(seq)
-                async for val in gen:
+                async for val in agen:
                     assert val == next(iseq)
-                    break
+                    # TODO: test breaking the loop (should it kill the
+                    # far end?)
+                    # break
                     # terminate far-end async-gen
                     # await gen.asend(None)
                     # break
 
                 # stop all spawned subactors
-                await nursery.cancel()
+                await portal.cancel_actor()
+                # await nursery.cancel()
 
 
-def test_stream_from_single_subactor(us_symbols):
+def test_stream_from_single_subactor():
     """Verify streaming from a spawned async generator.
     """
-    tractor.run(
-        stream_from_single_subactor,
-        name='client',
-    )
+    tractor.run(stream_from_single_subactor)
 
 
 async def assert_err():
@@ -159,10 +154,128 @@ def test_remote_error():
             try:
                 return await portal.result()
             except tractor.RemoteActorError:
+                print("Look Maa that actor failed hard, hehh")
                 raise
             except Exception:
                 pass
             assert 0, "Remote error was not raised?"
 
     with pytest.raises(tractor.RemoteActorError):
+        # also raises
         tractor.run(main)
+
+
+def do_nothing():
+    pass
+
+
+def test_cancel_single_subactor():
+
+    async def main():
+
+        async with tractor.open_nursery() as nursery:
+
+            portal = await nursery.start_actor(
+                'nothin', rpc_module_paths=[__name__],
+            )
+            assert not await portal.run(__name__, 'do_nothing')
+
+            # would hang otherwise
+            await nursery.cancel()
+
+    tractor.run(main)
+
+
+async def stream_data(seed):
+    for i in range(seed):
+        yield i
+        # await trio.sleep(1/10000.)  # trigger scheduler
+        await trio.sleep(0)  # trigger scheduler
+
+
+async def aggregate(seed):
+    """Ensure that the two streams we receive match but only stream
+    a single set of values to the parent.
+    """
+    async with tractor.open_nursery() as nursery:
+        portals = []
+        for i in range(1, 3):
+            # fork point
+            portal = await nursery.start_actor(
+                name=f'streamer_{i}',
+                rpc_module_paths=[__name__],
+                outlive_main=True,  # daemonize these actors
+            )
+
+            portals.append(portal)
+
+        q = trio.Queue(int(1e3))
+
+        async def push_to_q(portal):
+            async for value in await portal.run(
+                __name__, 'stream_data', seed=seed
+            ):
+                await q.put(value)
+
+            await q.put(None)
+            print(f"FINISHED ITERATING {portal.channel.uid}")
+
+        # spawn 2 trio tasks to collect streams and push to a local queue
+        async with trio.open_nursery() as n:
+            for portal in portals:
+                n.start_soon(push_to_q, portal)
+
+            unique_vals = set()
+            async for value in q:
+                if value not in unique_vals:
+                    unique_vals.add(value)
+                    # yield upwards to the spawning parent actor
+                    yield value
+                    continue
+
+                assert value in unique_vals
+                if value is None:
+                    break
+
+            print("FINISHED ITERATING in aggregator")
+
+        await nursery.cancel()
+        print("WAITING on `ActorNursery` to finish")
+    print("AGGREGATOR COMPLETE!")
+
+
+async def main():
+    # a nursery which spawns "actors"
+    async with tractor.open_nursery() as nursery:
+
+        seed = int(10)
+        import time
+        pre_start = time.time()
+        portal = await nursery.start_actor(
+            name='aggregator',
+            # executed in the actor's "main task" immediately
+            main=partial(aggregate, seed),
+        )
+
+        start = time.time()
+        # the portal call returns exactly what you'd expect
+        # as if the remote "main" function was called locally
+        result_stream = []
+        async for value in await portal.result():
+            result_stream.append(value)
+
+        print(f"STREAM TIME = {time.time() - start}")
+        print(f"STREAM + SPAWN TIME = {time.time() - pre_start}")
+        assert result_stream == list(range(seed)) + [None]
+
+
+def test_show_me_the_code():
+    """Verify the *show me the code* readme example works.
+    """
+    tractor.run(main, arbiter_addr=('127.0.0.1', 1616))
+
+
+def test_cancel_smtc():
+    """Verify we can cancel midway through the smtc example gracefully.
+    """
+    pass