diff --git a/lib/ofac/index.js b/lib/ofac/index.js
index b0e7691d..8db51586 100644
--- a/lib/ofac/index.js
+++ b/lib/ofac/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function load () {
     parser.parse
   ))
   .then(result => {
-    structs = result
+    return (structs = result)
   })
 }
 
@@ -58,12 +58,17 @@ function match (nameParts, birthDateString, threshold) {
   const wordPhonetics = _.flatMap(_.get('phonetics'), words)
 
   // birthDateString is in YYYYMMDD format
-  const year = parseInt(birthDateString.slice(0, 4))
-  const month = parseInt(birthDateString.slice(4, 6))
-  const day = parseInt(birthDateString.slice(6, 8))
-  const date = new Date(year, month - 1, day)
+  const birthDate = _.cond([
+    [_.identity, () => {
+      const year = parseInt(birthDateString.slice(0, 4))
+      const month = parseInt(birthDateString.slice(4, 6))
+      const day = parseInt(birthDateString.slice(6, 8))
+      const date = new Date(year, month - 1, day)
 
-  const birthDate = {year, month, day, date}
+      return {year, month, day, date}
+    }],
+    [_.stubTrue, () => null]
+  ])(birthDateString)
 
   const candidate = {parts, fullName, wordValues, wordPhonetics, birthDate}
   // debug_log(candidate)
diff --git a/lib/ofac/matching.js b/lib/ofac/matching.js
index b2c7f622..1f600759 100644
--- a/lib/ofac/matching.js
+++ b/lib/ofac/matching.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function isDateWithinSomeDaysOfPeriod (period, date, days) {
 }
 
 const isBornTooLongSince = _.curry((days, dateObject, individual) => {
+  if (!dateObject) return false
   if (_.isEmpty(individual.birthDatePeriods)) return false
   const isWithinSomeYears = _.partialRight(isDateWithinSomeDaysOfPeriod, [dateObject.date, days])
   return !_.some(isWithinSomeYears, individual.birthDatePeriods)
diff --git a/lib/ofac/parsing.js b/lib/ofac/parsing.js
index b2f410a4..913228c1 100644
--- a/lib/ofac/parsing.js
+++ b/lib/ofac/parsing.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function processProfile (profileNode) {
   const birthDatePeriods = mapCompact(processFeature, profileNode.Feature)
   const individual = {id, aliases, birthDatePeriods}
 
-  debug_log(individual)
+  // debug_log(individual)
 
   return individual
 }
diff --git a/tests/ofac/matching.js b/tests/ofac/matching.js
index f73e82d4..25513ef9 100644
--- a/tests/ofac/matching.js
+++ b/tests/ofac/matching.js
@@ -1,10 +1,141 @@
 const assert = require('assert')
-const parser = require('../../lib/ofac/matching')
+const ofac = require('../../lib/ofac')
+const _ = require('lodash/fp')
+
+let structs
+let fullNames
+
+const rand = N => _.random(0, N - 1)
+
+const duplicate = (word, index) => {
+  const c = word[index]
+  return _.join('', [word.slice(0, index), c, c, word.slice(index + 1)])
+}
+
+const remove = (word, index) => {
+  return _.join('', [word.slice(0, index), word.slice(index + 1)])
+}
+
+const transpose = (word, index) => {
+  const a = word[index]
+  const b = word[index + 1] || ' '
+  return _.join('', [word.slice(0, index), b, a, word.slice(index + 2)])
+}
+
+const alter = (word, index) => {
+  const c = word.charCodeAt(index)
+  const o = c - 'a'.charCodeAt(0)
+  const oo = (o + _.random(1, 26)) % 26
+  const cc = String.fromCharCode(oo + 'a'.charCodeAt(0))
+  return _.join('', [word.slice(0, index), cc, word.slice(index + 1)])
+}
+
+const misspellOps = [
+  duplicate,
+  remove,
+  transpose,
+  alter
+]
+
+const misspell = word => {
+  const len = word.length
+  const index = _.random(1, len)
+  const operation = _.sample(misspellOps)
+  return operation(word, index)
+}
+
+const misspellRandomly = word => {
+  const len = word.length
+  const num = _.random(1, Math.sqrt(len))
+  return _.flow(..._.times(() => misspell, num))(word)
+}
 
 describe('OFAC', function () {
   describe('Matching', function () {
 
-    it('should ...')
+    before(function () {
+      this.timeout(60000)
+      return ofac.load()
+        .then(result => {
+          structs = result
+          const {individuals} = structs
+          fullNames = _.flow(
+            _.flatMap('aliases'),
+            _.map('fullName')
+          )(individuals)
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('should match the exact full names of suspects', function () {
+      this.timeout(0)
+
+      for (const fullName of fullNames) {
+        const matches = ofac.match({firstName: fullName}, null, 1)
+        assert.ok(matches.length > 0)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('should match the permutated full names of suspects', function () {
+      this.timeout(0)
+
+      for (const fullName of fullNames) {
+        const reversed = _.flow(
+          _.split(' '),
+          _.reverse,
+          _.join(' ')
+        )(fullName)
+
+        const matches = ofac.match({firstName: reversed}, null, 1)
+        assert.ok(matches.length > 0)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('should match despite some misspellings', function () {
+      this.timeout(0)
+      this.retries(4)
+
+      for (const fullName of fullNames) {
+        const lightlyMisspelled = misspell(fullName)
+
+        const heavilyMisspelled = _.flow(
+          _.split(' '),
+          _.map(misspell),
+          _.join(' ')
+        )(fullName)
+
+        console.log(fullName, '|', lightlyMisspelled, '|', heavilyMisspelled)
+
+        const matchesA = ofac.match({firstName: lightlyMisspelled}, null, 0.95)
+        assert.ok(matchesA.length > 0)
+
+        const matchesB = ofac.match({firstName: heavilyMisspelled}, null, 0.85)
+        assert.ok(matchesB.length > 0)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('should match phonetically similar words', function () {
+      this.timeout(0)
+      this.retries(4)
+
+      for (const fullName of fullNames) {
+        const lightlyMisspelled = misspell(fullName)
+
+        const heavilyMisspelled = _.flow(
+          _.split(' '),
+          _.map(misspell),
+          _.join(' ')
+        )(fullName)
+
+        console.log(fullName, '|', lightlyMisspelled, '|', heavilyMisspelled)
+
+        const matchesA = ofac.match({firstName: lightlyMisspelled}, null, 1)
+        assert.ok(matchesA.length > 0)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('should match names that are only a single word')
+
+    it('should discard matches with inapropriate birthdates')
 
   })
 })
diff --git a/tests/ofac/parsing.js b/tests/ofac/parsing.js
index a18fb873..eda58e4d 100644
--- a/tests/ofac/parsing.js
+++ b/tests/ofac/parsing.js
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ const makeBirthDate = birthDate => '' +
 		</Feature>`
 
 const makeProfile = profile => {
-  console.log(profile.birthDatePeriods)
   return '' +
 ` <Profile ID="${profile.id}" PartySubTypeID="4">
 		<Identity>