p = r.Lookup("bar")
			Ω(p).Should(BeNil())
		})

		It("disables pruning when NATS is unavailable", func() {
			r.Register("foo", fooEndpoint)
			r.Register("fooo", fooEndpoint)

			r.Register("bar", barEndpoint)
			r.Register("baar", barEndpoint)

			Ω(r.NumUris()).To(Equal(4))
			Ω(r.NumEndpoints()).To(Equal(2))

			messageBus.OnPing(func() bool { return false })
			r.StartPruningCycle()
			time.Sleep(configObj.PruneStaleDropletsInterval + 10*time.Millisecond)

			Ω(r.NumUris()).To(Equal(4))
			Ω(r.NumEndpoints()).To(Equal(2))
		})

		It("does not block when pruning", func() {
			// when pruning stale droplets,
			// and the stale check takes a while,
			// and a read request comes in (i.e. from Lookup),
			// the read request completes before the stale check

			r.Register("foo", fooEndpoint)
			r.Register("fooo", fooEndpoint)