diff --git a/d2m/converters/user-to-mxid.js b/d2m/converters/user-to-mxid.js
index 89e47a4..1fe8ffc 100644
--- a/d2m/converters/user-to-mxid.js
+++ b/d2m/converters/user-to-mxid.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ function* generateLocalpartAlternatives(preferences) {
 	let i = 2
 	while (true) {
 		yield best + (i++)
+		/* c8 ignore next */
 	}
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ function userToSimName(user) {
 	for (const suggestion of generateLocalpartAlternatives(preferences)) {
 		if (!matches.includes(suggestion)) return suggestion
 	}
-
+	/* c8 ignore next */
 	throw new Error(`Ran out of suggestions when generating sim name. downcased: "${downcased}"`)
 }
 
diff --git a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
index b2c56a9..dde77b7 100644
--- a/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
+++ b/m2d/converters/event-to-message.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function eventToMessage(event) {
 		})
 	} else if (event.content.msgtype === "m.emote") {
 		messages.push({
-			content: `*${displayName} ${event.content.body}*`,
+			content: `\* _${displayName} ${event.content.body}_`,
 			username: displayName,
 			avatar_url: avatarURL
 		})
diff --git a/matrix/txnid.test.js b/matrix/txnid.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4db873c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrix/txnid.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// @ts-check
+
+const {test} = require("supertape")
+const txnid = require("./txnid")
+
+test("txnid: generates different values each run", t => {
+	const one = txnid.makeTxnId()
+	t.ok(one)
+	const two = txnid.makeTxnId()
+	t.ok(two)
+	t.notEqual(two, one)
+})
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 606bd4b..e19f8ff 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ file._actuallyUploadDiscordFileToMxc = function(url, res) { throw new Error(`Not
 require("../matrix/kstate.test")
 require("../matrix/api.test")
 require("../matrix/read-registration.test")
+require("../matrix/txnid.test")
 require("../d2m/converters/message-to-event.test")
 require("../d2m/converters/message-to-event.embeds.test")
 require("../d2m/converters/edit-to-changes.test")