diff --git a/tests/TestScripts/test-security.py b/tests/TestScripts/test-security.py
index 545bd76..765e261 100644
--- a/tests/TestScripts/test-security.py
+++ b/tests/TestScripts/test-security.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class SecurityTests(unittest.TestCase):
         req_creds.sort()
 
         self.assert_(creds == req_creds,
-                     "fala_ft_hello has differnt creds set!")
+                     "fala_ft_hello has different creds set!")
 
     def test_003_invoker_creds(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/TestScripts/utils.py b/tests/TestScripts/utils.py
index 200a3f9..2200277 100644
--- a/tests/TestScripts/utils.py
+++ b/tests/TestScripts/utils.py
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ def launch_and_get_creds(path):
     """
 
     # try launch the specified application
-    handle = run_app_with_launcher(path)
+    handle = run_app_as_user(path)
 
     # sleep for a moment to allow applauncherd to start the process
-    time.sleep(5)
+    time.sleep(3)
 
     # with luck, the process should have correct name by now
     pid = get_pid(path)
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ def launch_and_get_creds(path):
         print "couldn't launch %s" % basename(path)
         return None
 
-    #self.assert_(pid != None, "Couldn't launch %s" % basename(path))
-
     creds = get_creds(pid = pid)
 
     kill_process(path)