diff --git a/src/Model.test.ts b/src/Model.test.ts
index 29ca8fe6..3f06bc86 100644
--- a/src/Model.test.ts
+++ b/src/Model.test.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ let simpleTestData: TestData = {
 
 interface ModelTestContext extends ModelOptions {
   streams: IStreamFactory;
-  channelName: string;
 }
 
 const modelStatePromise = <T, M extends MutationMethods>(model: Model<T, M>, state: ModelState) =>
@@ -142,8 +141,11 @@ describe('Model', () => {
     const ready = model.$register({ $sync: sync });
     await modelStatePromise(model, 'preparing');
     completeSync();
+
     await ready;
     await modelStatePromise(model, 'ready');
+    await expect(ready).resolves.toEqual({ current: 'ready', previous: 'preparing', reason: undefined });
+
     expect(sync).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(model.optimistic).toEqual(simpleTestData);
     expect(model.confirmed).toEqual(simpleTestData);
@@ -155,10 +157,10 @@ describe('Model', () => {
       completeSync = resolve;
     });
 
-    const resyned = model.$sync();
+    const resynced = model.$sync();
     await modelStatePromise(model, 'preparing');
     completeSync();
-    await resyned;
+    await resynced;
     await modelStatePromise(model, 'ready');
     expect(sync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
diff --git a/src/Model.ts b/src/Model.ts
index b5d8541e..9b32456d 100644
--- a/src/Model.ts
+++ b/src/Model.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default class Model<T, M extends MutationMethods> extends EventEmitter<Re
   private optimisticData!: T;
   private confirmedData!: T;
 
-  private _sync: SyncFunc<T> = async () => {
+  private syncFunc: SyncFunc<T> = async () => {
     throw new Error('sync func not registered');
   };
   private merge?: MergeFunc<T>;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default class Model<T, M extends MutationMethods> extends EventEmitter<Re
 
   /**
    * The sync function that allows the model to be manually resynced
-   * @returns A promise that resolves when the model has completed the registrtion and is ready to start emitting updates.
+   * @returns A promise that resolves when the model has successfully re-synchronised its state and is ready to start emitting updates.
    */
   public get $sync() {
     return () => {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export default class Model<T, M extends MutationMethods> extends EventEmitter<Re
       );
     }
     this.wasRegistered = true;
-    this._sync = registration.$sync;
+    this.syncFunc = registration.$sync;
 
     if (registration.$merge) {
       this.merge = registration.$merge;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export default class Model<T, M extends MutationMethods> extends EventEmitter<Re
     this.removeStream();
     this.addStream(this.stream.channel);
 
-    const data = await this._sync();
+    const data = await this.syncFunc();
     this.setOptimisticData(data);
     this.setConfirmedData(data);
     this.setState('ready');