diff --git a/csys/csys.lisp b/csys/csys.lisp
index 51c2ac0..149d194 100644
--- a/csys/csys.lisp
+++ b/csys/csys.lisp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
 (defun notify-created (msg new scope)
   (let* ((head (list (message:domain msg) :created))
-         (data (util:plist-merge (shape:data msg) '(:new new :parent actor:*self*)))
+         (data (util:plist-merge (shape:data msg) `(:new ,new :parent ,actor:*self*)))
          (msg1 (message:create head :data data))) 
     (notify msg1 scope))
   )
diff --git a/csys/environ.lisp b/csys/environ.lisp
index f714dcd..ee0f130 100644
--- a/csys/environ.lisp
+++ b/csys/environ.lisp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 (defun actions () 
   (list :created #'cell-created
-        :default #'csys:no-op))
+        :default #'forward))
 
 (defun cell-created (msg scope)
   (let* ((data (shape:data msg))
@@ -34,12 +34,10 @@
       (register-cell (cells scope) addr (getf data :new)))
     (list msg scope)))
 
-(defun forward-message (head scope &key data customer)
-  (forward (message:create head :data data :customer customer) scope))
-
 (defun forward (msg scope)
   (dolist (cell (find-cells (cells scope) (message:addr msg))) 
-    (actor:send cell msg)))
+    (actor:send cell msg))
+  (list msg scope))
  
 ;;;; helpers
 
diff --git a/test/test-csys.lisp b/test/test-csys.lisp
index 3a0cd20..de01794 100644
--- a/test/test-csys.lisp
+++ b/test/test-csys.lisp
@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@
     (setf (tc:receiver t:*test-suite*) recv)
     ;(csys:create-zero (test-program) env)
     (csys:create-zero (csys:make-program #'csys:std-proc) env)
-    ))
+    env))
 
 (deftest test-basic-0 ()
-    (setup-test-basic-0)
+  (let ((env (setup-test-basic-0)))
     (sleep 0.1)
-    (core:shutdown)
-    )
+    (actor:send env (message:create '(:csys :value :c00 "0-0") :data '(:value 1)))
+    (sleep 0.1)
+    (core:shutdown)))
 
 (deftest x-test-init ()
     ;(csys:send-message '(:csys :sensor :init :zero) '(:std :s1))