diff --git a/bulk-update/bulk-update.js b/bulk-update/bulk-update.js
index 99192f3..eabfdf2 100644
--- a/bulk-update/bulk-update.js
+++ b/bulk-update/bulk-update.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export async function loadListData(source, fetchFunction = fetch, fetchWaitMs =
  * @returns {string} The staged URL.
  */
 export function localizeStagePath(entry, stagePath = '', locales = []) {
-  const currentLocale = locales.find((locale) => locale && entry.startsWith(`/${locale}/`));
+  const currentLocale = locales?.find((locale) => locale && entry.startsWith(`/${locale}/`));
   const localizedPath = currentLocale ? entry.replace(`/${currentLocale}/`, `/${currentLocale}${stagePath}/`) : `${stagePath}${entry}`;
   return localizedPath.replace(/\/+/g, '/');
 }
diff --git a/test/bulk-update/reporter/excel-reporter.test.js b/test/bulk-update/reporter/excel-reporter.test.js
index e96b21f..387969e 100644
--- a/test/bulk-update/reporter/excel-reporter.test.js
+++ b/test/bulk-update/reporter/excel-reporter.test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('ExcelReporter', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('Check reporter and excel js library is called', () => {
+  describe('Check excel js instantiation and methods', () => {
     const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
 
     it('creates a new workbook', () => {
@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@ describe('ExcelReporter', () => {
     it('appends log to sheet', () => {
       const reporter = new ExcelReporter();
 
-      sandbox.spy(reporter);
       sandbox.spy(reporter.workbook);
       reporter.log('topic', 'status', 'message', 'arg1', 'arg2');
 
-      expect(reporter.log.calledOnce).to.be.true;
       expect(reporter.workbook.addWorksheet.calledOnce).to.be.true;
 
       sandbox.restore();
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ describe('ExcelReporter', () => {
       const filepath = `${pathname}output/append.xlsx`;
       const reporter = new ExcelReporter(filepath, true);
 
-      sandbox.spy(reporter);
       sandbox.spy(reporter.workbook);
 
       reporter.log('topic1', 'status1', 'message1');
@@ -64,7 +61,6 @@ describe('ExcelReporter', () => {
 
       await reporter.generateTotals();
 
-      expect(reporter.log.callCount).to.equal(5);
       expect(reporter.workbook.addWorksheet.callCount).to.equal(2);
       expect(reporter.workbook.getWorksheet('Totals')).is.not.undefined;
 
diff --git a/test/validation/deep-compare.test.js b/test/validation/deep-compare.test.js
index 1076f32..9569f72 100644
--- a/test/validation/deep-compare.test.js
+++ b/test/validation/deep-compare.test.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('Deep Compare', () => {
       const strTwo = 'sitting';
       const similarity = lSimilarity(strOne, strTwo);
 
-      expect(similarity).to.equal(0.5714285714285714);
+      expect(similarity.toFixed(4)).to.equal('0.5714');
     });
   });
 
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ describe('Deep Compare', () => {
       const observations = observeLinks(oldUrl, newUrl, oldText, newText);
 
       expect(observations.url).to.contain({
+        [MATCH]: false,
+        [PATHNAME_MATCH]: false,
         [SIMILARITY_PERCENTAGE]: '84%',
         [SIMILARITY]: 'High Similarity',
       });
diff --git a/test/validation/link-validator.test.js b/test/validation/link-validator.test.js
index 89aa574..161f6e4 100644
--- a/test/validation/link-validator.test.js
+++ b/test/validation/link-validator.test.js
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ import {
 const { pathname } = new URL('.', import.meta.url);
 
 describe('Link Validator', () => {
+  const comparison = ['source', 'updated'];
+  const entry = '/entry';
+
   describe('getMarkdownLinks', () => {
     it('should return an object with sourceLinks and updatedLinks', async () => {
       const sourceMdast = {};
@@ -139,8 +142,6 @@ describe('Link Validator', () => {
           newText: 'Link 2',
         },
       ];
-      const comparison = ['source', 'updated'];
-      const entry = '/entry';
       const expected = [
         {
           newText: 'Link 2',
@@ -163,8 +164,8 @@ describe('Link Validator', () => {
             [BOTH_EMPTY]: false,
             [ASCII]: false,
             [DOUBLE_HASH]: false,
+            [HOST_MATCH]: false,
             [HASH_MATCH]: true,
-            [HOST_MATCH]: true,
             [LENGTHS_MATCH]: true,
             [PATHNAME_MATCH]: true,
             [SEARCH_MATCH]: true,
@@ -192,8 +193,6 @@ describe('Link Validator', () => {
         { url: 'https://example.com', children: [{ type: 'text', value: 'Link 1' }] },
         { url: 'https://example.com/entry', children: [{ type: 'text', value: 'Link 2' }] },
       ];
-      const comparison = ['source', 'updated'];
-      const entry = '/entry';
       const expected = {
         comparisons: 1,
         anomalies: 0,
@@ -213,8 +212,6 @@ describe('Link Validator', () => {
         { url: 'https://example.com', children: [{ type: 'text', value: 'Link 1' }] },
         { url: 'https://example.com', children: [{ type: 'text', value: 'Link 2' }] },
       ];
-      const comparison = ['source', 'updated'];
-      const entry = '/entry';
       const expected = {
         comparisons: 0,
         anomalies: 0,
@@ -246,19 +243,29 @@ describe('Link Validator', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('Validate Markdown', () => {
+describe('Validate Markdown MDAST', () => {
+  const comparison = ['source', 'updated'];
+  const entry = '/entry';
+
   const sourceMd = fs.readFileSync(`${pathname}mocks/adobe-experience-manager-source.md`, 'utf-8');
   const updatedMd = fs.readFileSync(`${pathname}mocks/adobe-experience-manager-updated.md`, 'utf-8');
   const mismatchMd = fs.readFileSync(`${pathname}mocks/adobe-experience-manager-updated-mismatched.md`, 'utf-8');
   const shuffledMd = fs.readFileSync(`${pathname}mocks/adobe-experience-manager-shuffled.md`, 'utf-8');
 
-  const comparison = ['source', 'updated'];
-  const entry = '/entry';
+  let sourceMdast;
+  let updatedMdast;
+  let mismatchedMdast;
+  let shuffledMdast;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    sourceMdast = getMdast(sourceMd);
+    updatedMdast = getMdast(updatedMd);
+    mismatchedMdast = getMdast(mismatchMd);
+    shuffledMdast = getMdast(shuffledMd);
+  });
 
   describe('getMarkdownLinks', () => {
     it('Gets markdown links', async () => {
-      const sourceMdast = await getMdast(sourceMd);
-      const updatedMdast = await getMdast(updatedMd);
       const { sourceLinks, updatedLinks } = await getMarkdownLinks(sourceMdast, updatedMdast);
 
       expect(sourceLinks).to.be.an('array');
@@ -271,8 +278,6 @@ describe('Validate Markdown', () => {
 
   describe('getLinkLists', () => {
     it('Gets link lists', async () => {
-      const sourceMdast = await getMdast(sourceMd);
-      const updatedMdast = await getMdast(updatedMd);
       const { sourceLinks, updatedLinks } = await getMarkdownLinks(sourceMdast, updatedMdast);
       const linkLists = getLinkLists(sourceLinks, updatedLinks);
 
@@ -289,8 +294,6 @@ describe('Validate Markdown', () => {
 
   describe('exactMatch', () => {
     it('All links match when updated correctly', async () => {
-      const sourceMdast = await getMdast(sourceMd);
-      const updatedMdast = await getMdast(updatedMd);
       const { sourceLinks, updatedLinks } = await getMarkdownLinks(sourceMdast, updatedMdast);
       const linkLists = getLinkLists(sourceLinks, updatedLinks);
 
@@ -299,8 +302,6 @@ describe('Validate Markdown', () => {
     });
 
     it('All links do not match when links are mismatched', async () => {
-      const sourceMdast = await getMdast(sourceMd);
-      const mismatchedMdast = await getMdast(mismatchMd);
       const { sourceLinks, updatedLinks } = await getMarkdownLinks(sourceMdast, mismatchedMdast);
       const linkLists = getLinkLists(sourceLinks, updatedLinks);
 
@@ -311,8 +312,6 @@ describe('Validate Markdown', () => {
 
   describe('deepCompare', () => {
     it('Returns an empty array when there are no differences in links', async () => {
-      const sourceMdast = await getMdast(sourceMd);
-      const updatedMdast = await getMdast(updatedMd);
       const { sourceLinks, updatedLinks } = await getMarkdownLinks(sourceMdast, updatedMdast);
       const linkLists = getLinkLists(sourceLinks, updatedLinks);
 
@@ -322,8 +321,6 @@ describe('Validate Markdown', () => {
     });
 
     it('Returns an array of observations when there are differences in links', async () => {
-      const sourceMdast = await getMdast(sourceMd);
-      const mismatchedMdast = await getMdast(mismatchMd);
       const { sourceLinks, updatedLinks } = await getMarkdownLinks(sourceMdast, mismatchedMdast);
       const linkLists = getLinkLists(sourceLinks, updatedLinks);
       const observations = deepCompare(linkLists, comparison, entry);
@@ -343,8 +340,6 @@ describe('Validate Markdown', () => {
 
   describe('reportAnomalies', () => {
     it('Returns an array of anomalies', async () => {
-      const sourceMdast = await getMdast(sourceMd);
-      const shuffledMdast = await getMdast(shuffledMd);
       const { sourceLinks, updatedLinks } = await getMarkdownLinks(sourceMdast, shuffledMdast);
       const linkLists = getLinkLists(sourceLinks, updatedLinks);
       const observations = deepCompare(linkLists, comparison, entry);
@@ -368,7 +363,7 @@ describe('Validate Markdown', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('Validate Mock Data', () => {
+describe('Validate Mock Folders', () => {
   const listPath = `${pathname}/mocks/list.json`;
   const mdPath = `${pathname}/mocks/md-mocks`;
 
diff --git a/validation/deep-compare.js b/validation/deep-compare.js
index eb2601d..960c52b 100644
--- a/validation/deep-compare.js
+++ b/validation/deep-compare.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function similarityCategory(similarity) {
  * @param {string} stringTwo - The second string to compare.
  * @returns {Object} - An object containing observations about the similarity of the two strings.
  */
-export function observe(stringOne = '', stringTwo = '') {
+export function observeText(stringOne = '', stringTwo = '') {
   const observations = {};
 
   observations[MATCH] = stringOne === stringTwo;
@@ -111,17 +111,6 @@ export function observe(stringOne = '', stringTwo = '') {
   return observations;
 }
 
-/**
- * Observes the changes between two text values.
- *
- * @param {string} oldText - The old text value.
- * @param {string} newText - The new text value.
- * @returns {Object} - The observed changes between the old and new text values.
- */
-export function observeText(oldText = '', newText = '') {
-  return observe(oldText, newText);
-}
-
 /**
  * Observes and compares two URLs.
  *
@@ -130,16 +119,25 @@ export function observeText(oldText = '', newText = '') {
  * @returns {Object} - An object containing observations about the URL comparison.
  */
 export function observeUrl(oldUrl = '', newUrl = '') {
-  const observations = observe(oldUrl, newUrl);
+  const observations = observeText(oldUrl, newUrl);
   const oldUrlObj = oldUrl ? new URL(oldUrl, DOMAIN) : null;
   const newUrlObj = newUrl ? new URL(newUrl, DOMAIN) : null;
+  const validUrl = !!(oldUrlObj?.href && newUrlObj?.href);
 
   observations[DOUBLE_HASH] = oldUrl?.match(/#/g)?.length > 1 || newUrl?.match(/#/g)?.length > 1;
-  observations[VALID_URL] = !!(oldUrlObj?.href && newUrlObj?.href);
-  observations[HASH_MATCH] = oldUrl?.hash === newUrl?.hash;
-  observations[HOST_MATCH] = oldUrl?.host === newUrl?.host;
-  observations[PATHNAME_MATCH] = oldUrl?.pathname === newUrl?.pathname;
-  observations[SEARCH_MATCH] = oldUrl?.search === newUrl?.search;
+  observations[VALID_URL] = validUrl;
+
+  if (validUrl) {
+    observations[HASH_MATCH] = oldUrlObj?.hash === newUrlObj?.hash;
+    observations[HOST_MATCH] = oldUrlObj?.host === newUrlObj?.host;
+    observations[PATHNAME_MATCH] = oldUrlObj?.pathname === newUrlObj?.pathname;
+    observations[SEARCH_MATCH] = oldUrlObj?.search === newUrlObj?.search;
+  } else {
+    observations[HASH_MATCH] = false;
+    observations[HOST_MATCH] = false;
+    observations[PATHNAME_MATCH] = false;
+    observations[SEARCH_MATCH] = false;
+  }
 
   return observations;
 }