diff --git a/BasicNodes/Functions/VariableMatch.cs b/BasicNodes/Functions/VariableMatch.cs
index 39a0b432..60ae85c1 100644
--- a/BasicNodes/Functions/VariableMatch.cs
+++ b/BasicNodes/Functions/VariableMatch.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public class VariableMatch : Node
         }
         
         var variableString = variable?.ToString();
+        args.Logger.ILog($"Variables[{variableName}]: " + variableString);
 
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(variableString))
         {
diff --git a/BasicNodes/Tests/HasHardLinksTest.cs b/BasicNodes/Tests/HasHardLinksTest.cs
index b2837234..39ba02d9 100644
--- a/BasicNodes/Tests/HasHardLinksTest.cs
+++ b/BasicNodes/Tests/HasHardLinksTest.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,20 @@ public class HasHardLinksTest : TestBase
         Assert.AreEqual(1, result);
     }
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void HasHardLink2()
+    {
+        testFile = Path.Combine(TempPath, Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+        CreateHardLinkFile(testFile, 1);
+        
+        var args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(testFile, Logger, false, string.Empty, MockFileService.Object);
+        
+        HasHardLinks element = new ();
+        
+        var result = element.Execute(args);
+        Assert.AreEqual(1, result);
+    }
+    
     [TestMethod]
     public void NoHardLinks()
     {
diff --git a/BasicNodes/Tests/VariableMatchTests.cs b/BasicNodes/Tests/VariableMatchTests.cs
index d2b33e3e..56a04f12 100644
--- a/BasicNodes/Tests/VariableMatchTests.cs
+++ b/BasicNodes/Tests/VariableMatchTests.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using FileFlows.BasicNodes.Functions;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 
 [TestClass]
-public class VariableMatchTests
+public class VariableMatchTests : TestBase
 {
     FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters Args;
 
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ public class VariableMatchTests
 /Bobby Drake/
 ";
 
-    [TestInitialize]
-    public void TestStarting()
+    protected override void TestStarting()
     {
-        Args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(@"c:\test\testfile.mkv", new TestLogger(), false, string.Empty, null);;
+        Args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(@"c:\test\testfile.mkv", Logger, false, string.Empty, null);;
         Args.GetToolPathActual = (arg) => TestVariable;
+        Args.Variables["test"] = TestVariable;
 
     }
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class VariableMatchTests
     {
         VariableMatch vm = new VariableMatch();
         vm.Variable = new FileFlows.Plugin.ObjectReference() { Name = "test" };
-        vm.Input = "bobby drake";
+        vm.Input = "*bobby drake*";
         vm.PreExecute(Args);
         var result = vm.Execute(Args);
         Assert.AreEqual(1, result);
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ public class VariableMatchTests
     {
         VariableMatch vm = new VariableMatch();
         vm.Variable = new FileFlows.Plugin.ObjectReference() { Name = "test" };
-        vm.Input = "BOBBY Two";
+        vm.Input = "*BOBBY Two*";
         vm.PreExecute(Args);
         var result = vm.Execute(Args);
-        Assert.AreEqual(1, result);
+        Assert.AreEqual(2, result);
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
@@ -50,25 +50,18 @@ public class VariableMatchTests
     {
         VariableMatch vm = new VariableMatch();
         vm.Variable = new FileFlows.Plugin.ObjectReference() { Name = "test" };
-        vm.Input = "Robert Drake";
+        vm.Input = "*Robert Drake*";
         vm.PreExecute(Args);
         var result = vm.Execute(Args);
         Assert.AreEqual(2, result);
     }
-    
-    
-    
-    
-    
-    
-    
 
     [TestMethod]
     public void VariableMatch_Match_New()
     {
         VariableMatch vm = new VariableMatch();
         vm.VariableName = "test";
-        vm.Input = "bobby drake";
+        vm.Input = "*bobby drake*";
         vm.PreExecute(Args);
         var result = vm.Execute(Args);
         Assert.AreEqual(1, result);
@@ -79,10 +72,10 @@ public class VariableMatchTests
     {
         VariableMatch vm = new VariableMatch();
         vm.VariableName = "test";
-        vm.Input = "BOBBY Two";
+        vm.Input = "*BOBBY Two*";
         vm.PreExecute(Args);
         var result = vm.Execute(Args);
-        Assert.AreEqual(1, result);
+        Assert.AreEqual(2, result);
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
@@ -90,7 +83,7 @@ public class VariableMatchTests
     {
         VariableMatch vm = new VariableMatch();
         vm.VariableName = "test";
-        vm.Input = "Robert Drake";
+        vm.Input = "*Robert Drake*";
         vm.PreExecute(Args);
         var result = vm.Execute(Args);
         Assert.AreEqual(2, result);
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