diff --git a/contracts/communication/MessageTribute.sol b/contracts/communication/MessageTribute.sol
index 221ebf5..8acbf6e 100644
--- a/contracts/communication/MessageTribute.sol
+++ b/contracts/communication/MessageTribute.sol
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 pragma solidity ^0.4.17;
 
-import "../common/Controlled.sol";
 import "../token/MiniMeToken.sol";
 
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import "../token/MiniMeToken.sol";
         SNT is deposited, and transferred from stakeholders to recipients upon receiving 
         a reply from the recipient.
  */
-contract MessageTribute is Controlled {
+contract MessageTribute {
 
     MiniMeToken public SNT;
 
@@ -23,11 +22,11 @@ contract MessageTribute is Controlled {
         bool permanent;
     }
 
-    mapping(address => mapping(address => Fee)) feeCatalog;
-    mapping(address => uint256) balances;
+    mapping(address => mapping(address => Fee)) public feeCatalog;
+    mapping(address => uint256) public balances;
     
-    mapping(bytes32 => uint256) friendIndex;
-    address[] friends; 
+    mapping(bytes32 => uint256) private friendIndex;
+    address[] private friends; 
 
     struct Audience {
         uint256 blockNum;
@@ -113,8 +112,7 @@ contract MessageTribute is Controlled {
         balances[msg.sender] -= f.amount;
     }
 
-    function hasPendingAudience(address _from)
-        public view returns (bool) {
+    function hasPendingAudience(address _from) public view returns (bool) {
         return audienceRequested[_from][msg.sender].blockNum > 0;
     }
 
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ contract MessageTribute is Controlled {
         }
     }
 
-    function grantAudience(address _to, bool _approve) public {
+    function grantAudience(address _to, bool _approve, bool refund) public {
 
         Audience memory aud = audienceRequested[msg.sender][_to];
 
@@ -178,7 +176,4 @@ contract MessageTribute is Controlled {
             feeCatalog[_from][_to].permanent = false;
         }
     }
-
-    
-    
 }
diff --git a/test/messageTribute.js b/test/messageTribute.js
index 5174590..df27279 100644
--- a/test/messageTribute.js
+++ b/test/messageTribute.js
@@ -269,9 +269,40 @@ describe('MessageTribute', function() {
             "Deposited balance must be 100"); 
      });
 
-     it("Missing tests", async () => {
-        // Cancelling Audience - account8
+     it("Cancelling an audience", async() => {
+        
+        assert.equal(
+            await MessageTribute.methods.hasPendingAudience(accounts[0]).call({from: accounts[8]}),
+            true,
+            "Must have a pending audience");
 
+        let tx = await MessageTribute.methods.cancelAudienceRequest(accounts[0]).send({from: accounts[8]});
+
+        assert.notEqual(tx.events.AudienceCancelled, undefined, "AudienceCancelled wasn't triggered");
+
+        assert.equal(
+            await MessageTribute.methods.hasPendingAudience(accounts[0]).call({from: accounts[8]}),
+            false,
+            "Must not have a pending audience");
+
+     });
+
+     it("Cancelling an audience without having one", async() => {
+        
+        assert.equal(
+            await MessageTribute.methods.hasPendingAudience(accounts[0]).call({from: accounts[6]}),
+            false,
+            "Must not have a pending audience");
+
+        try {
+            let tx = await MessageTribute.methods.cancelAudienceRequest(accounts[0]).send({from: accounts[6]});
+            assert.fail('should have reverted before');
+        } catch(error) {
+            TestUtils.assertJump(error);
+        }
+     });
+
+     it("Missing tests", async () => {
         // Granting Audience - account7
 
         // Deniying Audience
@@ -304,6 +335,7 @@ describe('MessageTribute', function() {
             "Deposited balance must be 100"); 
 
         // TODO grant audience
+        
         // TODO request another audience
      });