diff --git a/obztak/scheduler.py b/obztak/scheduler.py
index d0c0b9c..c3951d5 100644
--- a/obztak/scheduler.py
+++ b/obztak/scheduler.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def load_completed_fields(self, completed_fields=None):
         self.completed_fields = self.completed_fields + new_fields
         return self.completed_fields
 
-    def create_tactician(self,mode=None):
+    def create_tactician(self, mode=None):
         return tactician_factory(cls=mode,mode=mode)
 
     def select_field(self, date, mode=None):
diff --git a/obztak/tactician.py b/obztak/tactician.py
index 2c1c1fe..2dee267 100644
--- a/obztak/tactician.py
+++ b/obztak/tactician.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from obztak.utils.date import datestring
 
 CONDITIONS = odict([
+    (None,      [0.0, 2.0]), #default
     ('great',   [1.6, 2.0]),
     ('good',    [0.0, 2.0]),
     ('complete',[0.0, 2.0]),
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ def select_fields(self):
 
 class CoverageTactician(Tactician):
     name = 'coverage'
+    mode = None
 
     @property
     def weight(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_scheduler.py b/tests/test_scheduler.py
index 94bd678..5238c4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/test_scheduler.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ def test_schedule_field():
     check_dict(value,out[index])
 
 def test_schedule_chunk():
-    kwargs = dict(utc='2017-02-22T06:00:00',chunk=60,outfile='chunk_test.json',complete='None')
+    kwargs = dict(utc='2017-02-22T06:00:00',chunk=60,outfile='chunk_test.json',
+                  complete='None',mode='coverage')
     opts = make_options(kwargs)
     cmd = 'env OBZTAK_SURVEY="maglites" schedule_chunk %s'%opts
     call(cmd,shell=True)
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ def test_schedule_chunk():
     check_dict(value,out[index])
 
 def test_schedule_night():
-    kwargs = dict(nite='20160211',outfile='night_test/night_test.json',complete='None')
+    kwargs = dict(nite='20160211',outfile='night_test/night_test.json',complete='None',
+                  mode='coverage')
     opts = make_options(kwargs)
     cmd = 'env OBZTAK_SURVEY="maglites" schedule_night %s'%opts
     call(cmd,shell=True)