diff --git a/src/config.pkg b/src/config.pkg
index 26f67c481..5c9e1ff33 100644
--- a/src/config.pkg
+++ b/src/config.pkg
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ $#include "bind_config.h"
 module eressea {
   module config {
     void config_reset @ reset(void);
-    void config_read @ read(const char *filename);
-    void config_parse @ parse(const char *json);
+    int config_read @ read(const char *filename);
+    int config_parse @ parse(const char *json);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/config.pkg.c b/src/config.pkg.c
index d1f3aa0c6..e9ebccd10 100644
--- a/src/config.pkg.c
+++ b/src/config.pkg.c
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ static int tolua_config_eressea_config_read00(lua_State* tolua_S)
  {
   const char* filename = ((const char*)  tolua_tostring(tolua_S,1,0));
  {
-  config_read(filename);
+  int tolua_ret = (int)  config_read(filename);
+ tolua_pushnumber(tolua_S,(lua_Number)tolua_ret);
  }
  }
- return 0;
+ return 1;
 #ifndef TOLUA_RELEASE
  tolua_lerror:
  tolua_error(tolua_S,"#ferror in function 'read'.",&tolua_err);
@@ -90,10 +91,11 @@ static int tolua_config_eressea_config_parse00(lua_State* tolua_S)
  {
   const char* json = ((const char*)  tolua_tostring(tolua_S,1,0));
  {
-  config_parse(json);
+  int tolua_ret = (int)  config_parse(json);
+ tolua_pushnumber(tolua_S,(lua_Number)tolua_ret);
  }
  }
- return 0;
+ return 1;
 #ifndef TOLUA_RELEASE
  tolua_lerror:
  tolua_error(tolua_S,"#ferror in function 'parse'.",&tolua_err);
diff --git a/tests/movement.lua b/tests/movement.lua
index d5a270088..e27831cc8 100644
--- a/tests/movement.lua
+++ b/tests/movement.lua
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function test_walk_to_land()
     assert_equal(r2, u.region)
 end
 
-function test_walk_to_ocean()
+function test_walk_into_ocean_fails()
     local r1 = region.create(0, 0, "plain")
     local r2 = region.create(1, 0, "ocean")
     local f = faction.create("test@example.com", "human", "de")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ end
 function test_walk_distance()
     local r1 = region.create(0, 0, "plain")
     local r2 = region.create(1, 0, "plain")
-    local r3 = region.create(2, 0, "plain")
+    region.create(2, 0, "plain")
     local f = faction.create("test@example.com", "human", "de")
     local u = unit.create(f, r1, 1)
     u:add_order("NACH O O")
@@ -77,16 +77,41 @@ function test_walk_distance()
     assert_equal(r2, u.region)
 end
 
-function test_ride_distance()
+function test_ride_max_distance()
     local r1 = region.create(0, 0, "plain")
-    local r2 = region.create(1, 0, "plain")
-    local r3 = region.create(2, 0, "plain")
+    local r2 = region.create(2, 0, "plain")
+    region.create(1, 0, "plain")
+    region.create(3, 0, "plain")
     local f = faction.create("test@example.com", "human", "de")
     local u = unit.create(f, r1, 1)
     u:add_item("horse", 1)
     u:set_skill("riding", 2)
-    u:add_order("NACH O O")
+    u:add_order("NACH O O O")
     process_orders()
-    assert_equal(r3, u.region)
+    assert_equal(r2, u.region, "should ride exactly two hexes")
 end
 
+function test_ride_over_capacity_leads_horse()
+    local r1 = region.create(0, 0, "plain")
+    local r2 = region.create(1, 0, "plain")
+    region.create(2, 0, "plain")
+    local f = faction.create("test@example.com", "human", "de")
+    local u = unit.create(f, r1, 3)
+    u:add_item("horse", 1)
+    u:set_skill("riding", 2)
+    u:add_order("NACH O O")
+    process_orders()
+    assert_equal(r2, u.region)
+end
+
+function test_ride_no_skill_leads_horse()
+    local r1 = region.create(0, 0, "plain")
+    local r2 = region.create(1, 0, "plain")
+    region.create(2, 0, "plain")
+    local f = faction.create("test@example.com", "human", "de")
+    local u = unit.create(f, r1, 1)
+    u:add_item("horse", 1)
+    u:add_order("NACH O O")
+    process_orders()
+    assert_equal(r2, u.region)
+end
diff --git a/tests/ships.lua b/tests/ships.lua
index 6bc92983f..4dae533b2 100644
--- a/tests/ships.lua
+++ b/tests/ships.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require "lunit"
 module("tests.ships", package.seeall, lunit.testcase)
 
 function setup()
-    eressea.free_game()
+    eressea.game.reset()
     eressea.settings.set("nmr.removenewbie", "0")
     eressea.settings.set("nmr.timeout", "0")
     eressea.settings.set("rules.ships.storms", "0")
@@ -39,11 +39,16 @@ function setup()
             "de" : {
                 "move" : "NACH"
             }
+        },
+        "strings" : {
+            "de" : {
+                "harbour" : "Hafen"
+            }
         }
     }]]
 
     eressea.config.reset()
-    eressea.config.parse(conf)
+    assert(eressea.config.parse(conf)==0)
 end
 
 function test_sail_oceans()