diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_session.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_session.html.erb
index 83a2f07f6..8750d6e5c 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_session.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_session.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
             <%= image_tag "content/icon_resync.png", {:align => "texttop", :height => 14, :width => 12} %>
             RESYNC
         </a>
-        <a class="button-grey left" layout-link="session-settings">
+        <a class="button-grey left" layout-link="session-settings" id="session-settings-button">
             <%= image_tag "content/icon_settings_sm.png", {:align => "texttop", :height => 12, :width => 12} %>
             SETTINGS
         </a>
diff --git a/web/spec/features/in_session_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/in_session_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96716d19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/spec/features/in_session_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "In a Session", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => true do
+
+  subject { page }
+
+  before(:all) do
+    Capybara.javascript_driver = :poltergeist
+    Capybara.current_driver = Capybara.javascript_driver
+    Capybara.default_wait_time = 30 # these tests are SLOOOOOW
+  end
+
+  let(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+  let(:finder) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+
+  before(:each) do
+    UserMailer.deliveries.clear
+  end
+
+  it "isn't possible to see a private session until it is made public", :slow => true do
+    MusicSession.delete_all
+
+    create_session(user, description = "Public or private, I cant decide!")
+    set_session_as_private(user)
+    in_client(finder) do
+        sign_in_poltergeist finder
+        visit "/client#/findSession"
+        # verify private session is not found
+        expect(page).to have_selector('#sessions-none-found')
+    end
+
+    set_session_as_public(user)
+    join_session(finder, description) # verify the public session is able to be joined
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/web/spec/features/music_sessions_spec.rb b/web/spec/features/music_sessions_spec.rb
index d09112208..c3bbec2c8 100644
--- a/web/spec/features/music_sessions_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/features/music_sessions_spec.rb
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ describe "Music Session", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => t
   context "last person" do 
     before(:each) do
       UserMailer.deliveries.clear
-      pending
+      #pending
       @user1, session_description = create_session
     end
 
-    describe "cleanly leaves music session" do 
-      pending
+    describe "cleanly leaves music session" do
       it "should update music session user session history" do
+        pending
         should have_link('session-leave')
         click_link('session-leave')
         leave_music_session_sleep_delay
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe "Music Session", :js => true, :type => :feature, :capybara_feature => t
 
     describe "abruptly leaves music session" do 
       it "should delete connection and update music session user session history" do
-        pending
+        #pending
         should have_link('session-leave')
         page.evaluate_script("JK.JamServer.close(true)")
         leave_music_session_sleep_delay
diff --git a/web/spec/support/shared_db_connection.rb b/web/spec/support/shared_db_connection.rb
index 36494332e..0b9fea79e 100644
--- a/web/spec/support/shared_db_connection.rb
+++ b/web/spec/support/shared_db_connection.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ if defined?(TEST_CONNECT_STATES) && TEST_CONNECT_STATES
   class ActiveRecord::Base
     mattr_accessor :shared_connection
     @@shared_connection = nil
-    
+
     def self.connection
       @@shared_connection || retrieve_connection
     end
   end
-  
+
   # Forces all threads to share the same connection. This works on
   # Capybara because it starts the web server in a thread.
   ActiveRecord::Base.shared_connection = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
-end
+end
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diff --git a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
index 7ad7153dc..fbac1aa66 100644
--- a/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
+++ b/web/spec/support/utilities.rb
@@ -136,4 +136,25 @@ def create_join_session(creator, joiners=[])
   joiners.each do |joiner|
     join_session(joiner, unique_session_desc)
   end
+end
+
+
+def set_session_as_private(session_owner)
+  in_client(session_owner) do
+    find('#session-settings-button').trigger(:click)
+    within('#session-settings-dialog') do
+      select('Private', :from => 'session-settings-musician-access')
+      find('#session-settings-dialog-submit').trigger(:click)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+def set_session_as_public(session_owner)
+  in_client(session_owner) do
+    find('#session-settings-button').trigger(:click)
+    within('#session-settings-dialog') do
+      select('Public', :from => 'session-settings-musician-access')
+      find('#session-settings-dialog-submit').trigger(:click)
+    end
+  end
 end
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