diff --git a/.pydevproject b/.pydevproject
index db680b3f1..de3b0a124 100644
--- a/.pydevproject
+++ b/.pydevproject
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <?eclipse-pydev version="1.0"?><pydev_project>
-            
-    
     <pydev_pathproperty name="org.python.pydev.PROJECT_SOURCE_PATH">
-                        
-        
         <path>/${PROJECT_DIR_NAME}</path>
-                    
-    
     </pydev_pathproperty>
-            
-    
     <pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_VERSION">python interpreter</pydev_property>
-            
-    
     <pydev_property name="org.python.pydev.PYTHON_PROJECT_INTERPRETER">bluesky</pydev_property>
-        
-
 </pydev_project>
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 9ba28db67..6f41cc986 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 Change History
 ##############
 
-:1.1.12:  expected *2019-08-16* : 
+:1.1.13:  expected *2019-08-16* : enhancements, bug fix, rename
 
+    * `#224 <https://github.com/prjemian/spec2nexus/issues/224>`_
+       rename: list_recent_scans --> catalog
     * `#222 <https://github.com/prjemian/spec2nexus/issues/222>`_
        writer: add empty #O0 and #P0 lines
     * `#220 <https://github.com/prjemian/spec2nexus/issues/220>`_
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index df025a7fd..7df65226d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ jsonschema>3
 ophyd
 pandas
 pyRestTable
-spec2nexus
+spec2nexus>=2021.1.2
 xlrd
diff --git a/tests/test_filewriter.py b/tests/test_filewriter.py
index 1bb844a46..6d7520bd4 100644
--- a/tests/test_filewriter.py
+++ b/tests/test_filewriter.py
@@ -119,29 +119,18 @@ def test_writer_default_name(self):
         self.assertIn("108", scans)
         scan = sdf.getScan(108)
         self.assertEqual(scan.N[0], len(scan.L))
-
+        
         self.assertGreater(scan.header.raw.find("\n#O0 \n"), 0)
         self.assertGreater(scan.header.raw.find("\n#o0 \n"), 0)
-        
-        # see: https://github.com/prjemian/spec2nexus/issues/196
-        # tests/test_plugin.py  test_empty_positioner()
         self.assertEqual(len(scan.header.O), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(scan.header.O[0], [''])
+        self.assertEqual(len(scan.header.O[0]), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(scan.header.o), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(scan.header.o[0]), 0)
+
         self.assertGreater(scan.raw.find("\n#P0 \n"), 0)
         self.assertEqual(len(scan.P), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(scan.P[0], '')
-
-        # TODO: after next spec2nexus release 
-        # self.assertGreater(scan.header.raw.find("\n#O0 \n"), 0)
-        # self.assertGreater(scan.header.raw.find("\n#o0 \n"), 0)
-        # self.assertEqual(len(scan.header.O), 1)
-        # self.assertEqual(len(scan.header.O[0]), 0)
-        # self.assertEqual(len(scan.header.o), 1)
-        # self.assertEqual(len(scan.header.o[0]), 0)
-        # self.assertGreater(scan.raw.find("\n#P0 \n"), 0)
-        # self.assertEqual(len(scan.P), 1)
-        # self.assertEqual(len(scan.P[0]), 0)
-        # self.assertEqual(len(scan.positioner), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(scan.P[0]), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(scan.positioner), 0)
 
     def test_writer_filename(self):
         self.assertTrue(len(self.db) > 0, "test data ready")