diff --git a/app/models/visitor.rb b/app/models/visitor.rb
index 1036f4a..2257437 100644
--- a/app/models/visitor.rb
+++ b/app/models/visitor.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Visitor < ActiveRecord::Base
     prompt = options.delete(:prompt)
 
     if options[:appearance_lookup]
-      @appearance = prompt.appearances.find_by_lookup(options.delete(:apperance_lookup))
+      @appearance = prompt.appearances.find_by_lookup(options.delete(:appearance_lookup))
       return nil unless @appearance
       options.merge!(:appearance_id => @appearance.id)
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 535cb17..ccdb50c 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ describe User do
     required_skip_params = {:prompt => @prompt }
     params = optional_skip_params.merge(required_skip_params)
     s = @aoi_clone.record_skip(params)
+    s.appearance.should == @appearance
+    s.skipper.should == @visitor
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/visitor_spec.rb b/spec/models/visitor_spec.rb
index e05d7de..84281a0 100644
--- a/spec/models/visitor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/visitor_spec.rb
@@ -102,6 +102,21 @@ describe Visitor do
     }
     allparams = @required_skip_params.merge(@optional_skip_params)
     s = @visitor.skip!(allparams)
+    s.appearance.should == @appearance
+  end
+  
+  it "should not create a skip when the appearance look up is wrong" do
+    skip_count = Skip.count
+    @appearance = @aoi_clone.record_appearance(@visitor, @prompt)
+    @optional_skip_params = {
+      :appearance_lookup => "not a valid appearancelookup",
+      :time_viewed => 304,
+      :skip_reason => "some reason"
+    }
+    allparams = @required_skip_params.merge(@optional_skip_params)
+    s = @visitor.skip!(allparams)
+    s.should be_nil
+    Skip.count.should == skip_count
   end
 
   it "should accurately update score counts after vote" do
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