diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/acl.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/acl.test.php
index df4e337d8..f27a69436 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/acl.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/acl.test.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class AclShellTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function startTest() {
 		$this->Dispatcher =& new TestAclShellMockShellDispatcher();
 		$this->Task =& new MockAclShell($this->Dispatcher);
-		$this->Task->Dispatch = new $this->Dispatcher;
+		$this->Task->Dispatch =& $this->Dispatcher;
 		$this->Task->params['datasource'] = 'test_suite';
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/api.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/api.test.php
index dbaa34fa6..b5568fce7 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/api.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/api.test.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ApiShellTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function startTest() {
 		$this->Dispatcher =& new ApiShellMockShellDispatcher();
 		$this->Shell =& new MockApiShell($this->Dispatcher);
-		$this->Shell->Dispatch = new $this->Dispatcher;
+		$this->Shell->Dispatch =& $this->Dispatcher;
 	}
 /**
  * tearDown method
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class ApiShellTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			)
 		);
 		$this->Shell->expectAt(1, 'out', $expected);
-	
+
 		$this->Shell->args = array('controller');
 		$this->Shell->paths['controller'] = CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH . DS . LIBS . 'controller' . DS;
 		$this->Shell->main();
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/shell.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/shell.test.php
index bfd15a95b..b832088e5 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/shell.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/shell.test.php
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ if (!class_exists('ShellDispatcher')) {
 	ob_end_clean();
 }
 
-Mock::generatePartial(
-				'ShellDispatcher', 'TestShellMockShellDispatcher',
-				array('getInput', 'stdout', 'stderr', '_stop', '_initEnvironment')
-				);
+Mock::generatePartial('ShellDispatcher', 'TestShellMockShellDispatcher', array(
+	'getInput', 'stdout', 'stderr', '_stop', '_initEnvironment'
+));
 /**
  * TestShell class
  *
@@ -48,6 +47,13 @@ Mock::generatePartial(
  * @subpackage    cake.tests.cases.console.libs
  */
 class TestShell extends Shell {
+/**
+ * Fixtures used in this test case
+ *
+ * @var name
+ * @access public
+ */	
+	var $name = 'TestShell';
 }
 /**
  * TestAppleTask class
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/tasks/test.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/tasks/test.test.php
index c8835cfcb..548f29606 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/tasks/test.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/tasks/test.test.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TestTaskTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function setUp() {
 		$this->Dispatcher =& new TestTestTaskMockShellDispatcher();
 		$this->Task =& new MockTestTask($this->Dispatcher);
-		$this->Task->Dispatch = new $this->Dispatcher;
+		$this->Task->Dispatch =& $this->Dispatcher;
 	}
 /**
  * tearDown method