diff --git a/tests/commands.test.js b/tests/commands.test.js
index 30ad011..0bf24aa 100644
--- a/tests/commands.test.js
+++ b/tests/commands.test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const ctx = (over = {}) => ({
     { id: 's1', label: 'Gmail', target: 'https://mail.google.com/' },
     { id: 's2', label: 'Projects', target: 'C:\\Projects' },
   ],
-  todos: { day: '2026-9-28', items: [{ id: 't1', text: 'email Dr. Lee', done: false }, { id: 't2', text: 'gym', done: true }], nudged: '' },
+  todos: { day: '2026-9-28', items: [{ id: 't1', text: 'call the bank', done: false }, { id: 't2', text: 'gym', done: true }], nudged: '' },
   timers: [{ id: 'tm1', endsAt: 5 * 60000, label: 'tea' }],
   clips: ['first clip ' + 'z'.repeat(300), 'second'],
   clipboardOn: true,
diff --git a/tests/logger.test.js b/tests/logger.test.js
index e1c2607..8ea5613 100644
--- a/tests/logger.test.js
+++ b/tests/logger.test.js
@@ -18,29 +18,29 @@ test('redact removes emails, URL paths and queries, secrets and home folders', (
     'fetch https://calendar.google.com/<path> failed');
   assert.strictEqual(redact('GET http://localhost:3000/'), 'GET http://localhost:3000/');
   assert.strictEqual(redact(`token ${fake('ghp_', 'AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWx0123')} leaked`), 'token <secret> leaked');
-  assert.strictEqual(redact('C:\\Users\\johns\\AppData\\Roaming\\pixelpets\\x.json'), 'C:\\Users\\<user>\\AppData\\Roaming\\pixelpets\\x.json');
+  assert.strictEqual(redact('C:\\Users\\alex\\AppData\\Roaming\\pixelpets\\x.json'), 'C:\\Users\\<user>\\AppData\\Roaming\\pixelpets\\x.json');
   assert.strictEqual(redact('/Users/jane/Library/Application Support/pixelpets'), '/Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/pixelpets');
   assert.strictEqual(redact('plain words stay'), 'plain words stay');
 });
 
 test('the user name is removed whatever shape the path arrives in', () => {
   const forms = [
-    'C:\\Users\\johns\\x',                       // plain Windows
-    JSON.stringify({ p: 'C:\\Users\\johns\\x' }),  // an object that was JSON-escaped on its way in
-    'C:/Users/johns/x',                           // forward slashes
-    '\\\\SERVER\\Users\\johns\\share',            // UNC roaming profile
-    '/Users/johns/Library', '/home/johns/.config',
+    'C:\\Users\\alex\\x',                       // plain Windows
+    JSON.stringify({ p: 'C:\\Users\\alex\\x' }),  // an object that was JSON-escaped on its way in
+    'C:/Users/alex/x',                           // forward slashes
+    '\\\\SERVER\\Users\\alex\\share',            // UNC roaming profile
+    '/Users/alex/Library', '/home/alex/.config',
   ];
-  for (const f of forms) assert.doesNotMatch(redact(f), /johns/, f);
+  for (const f of forms) assert.doesNotMatch(redact(f), /alex/, f);
 });
 
 test('a logged object is redacted after it is serialised', async () => {
   const dir = tmp();
   const log = makeLogger({ dir, echo: false });
-  log.warn('settings write failed', { path: 'C:\\Users\\johns\\AppData\\Roaming\\pixelpets\\settings.json', who: 'bob@example.com' });
+  log.warn('settings write failed', { path: 'C:\\Users\\alex\\AppData\\Roaming\\pixelpets\\settings.json', who: 'bob@example.com' });
   await log.flush();
   const text = fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, 'pixelpets.log'), 'utf8');
-  assert.doesNotMatch(text, /johns|bob@example/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(text, /alex|bob@example/);
 });
 
 test('redact caps very long messages', () => {