diff --git a/lib/client/client.js b/lib/client/client.js
index a249a82..d04861b 100644
--- a/lib/client/client.js
+++ b/lib/client/client.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const requestQueueFactory = require('./request-queue')
+const messageTrackerFactory = require('./message-tracker')
+const { MAX_MSGID } = require('./constants')
 
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
 var net = require('net')
@@ -49,7 +51,6 @@ var PresenceFilter = filters.PresenceFilter
 var ConnectionError = errors.ConnectionError
 
 var CMP_EXPECT = [errors.LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE, errors.LDAP_COMPARE_FALSE]
-var MAX_MSGID = Math.pow(2, 31) - 1
 
 // node 0.6 got rid of FDs, so make up a client id for logging
 var CLIENT_ID = 0
@@ -88,117 +89,6 @@ function ensureDN (input, strict) {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Track message callback by messageID.
- */
-function MessageTracker (opts) {
-  assert.object(opts)
-  assert.string(opts.id)
-  assert.object(opts.parser)
-
-  this.id = opts.id
-  this._msgid = 0
-  this._messages = {}
-  this._abandoned = {}
-  this.parser = opts.parser
-
-  var self = this
-  this.__defineGetter__('pending', function () {
-    return Object.keys(self._messages)
-  })
-}
-
-/**
- * Record a messageID and callback.
- */
-MessageTracker.prototype.track = function track (message, callback) {
-  var msgid = this._nextID()
-  message.messageID = msgid
-  this._messages[msgid] = callback
-  return msgid
-}
-
-/**
- * Fetch callback based on messageID.
- */
-MessageTracker.prototype.fetch = function fetch (msgid) {
-  var msg = this._messages[msgid]
-  if (msg) {
-    this._purgeAbandoned(msgid)
-    return msg
-  }
-  // It's possible that the server has not received the abandon request yet.
-  // While waiting for evidence that the abandon has been received, incoming
-  // messages that match the abandoned msgid will be handled as normal.
-  msg = this._abandoned[msgid]
-  if (msg) {
-    return msg.cb
-  }
-  return null
-}
-
-/**
- * Cease tracking for a given messageID.
- */
-MessageTracker.prototype.remove = function remove (msgid) {
-  if (this._messages[msgid]) {
-    delete this._messages[msgid]
-  } else if (this._abandoned[msgid]) {
-    delete this._abandoned[msgid]
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Mark a messageID as abandoned.
- */
-MessageTracker.prototype.abandon = function abandonMsg (msgid) {
-  if (this._messages[msgid]) {
-    // Keep track of "when" the message was abandoned
-    this._abandoned[msgid] = {
-      age: this._msgid,
-      cb: this._messages[msgid]
-    }
-    delete this._messages[msgid]
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Purge old items from abandoned list.
- */
-MessageTracker.prototype._purgeAbandoned = function _purgeAbandoned (msgid) {
-  var self = this
-  // Is (comp >= ref) according to sliding window
-  function geWindow (ref, comp) {
-    var max = ref + (MAX_MSGID / 2)
-    var min = ref
-    if (max >= MAX_MSGID) {
-      // Handle roll-over
-      max = max - MAX_MSGID - 1
-      return ((comp <= max) || (comp >= min))
-    } else {
-      return ((comp <= max) && (comp >= min))
-    }
-  }
-
-  Object.keys(this._abandoned).forEach(function (id) {
-    // Abandoned messageIDs can be forgotten if a received messageID is "newer"
-    if (geWindow(self._abandoned[id].age, msgid)) {
-      self._abandoned[id].cb(new errors.AbandonedError(
-        'client request abandoned'))
-      delete self._abandoned[id]
-    }
-  })
-}
-
-/**
- * Allocate the next messageID according to a sliding window.
- */
-MessageTracker.prototype._nextID = function _nextID () {
-  if (++this._msgid >= MAX_MSGID) { this._msgid = 1 }
-
-  return this._msgid
-}
-
 /// --- API
 
 /**
@@ -947,7 +837,7 @@ Client.prototype.connect = function connect () {
 
   // Initialize socket events and LDAP parser.
   function initSocket () {
-    tracker = new MessageTracker({
+    tracker = messageTrackerFactory({
       id: self.url ? self.url.href : self.socketPath,
       parser: new Parser({ log: log })
     })
@@ -1157,11 +1047,8 @@ Client.prototype._onClose = function _onClose (closeError) {
   this.emit('close', closeError)
   // On close we have to walk the outstanding messages and go invoke their
   // callback with an error.
-  tracker.pending.forEach(function (msgid) {
-    var cb = tracker.fetch(msgid)
-    tracker.remove(msgid)
-
-    if (socket.unbindMessageID !== parseInt(msgid, 10)) {
+  tracker.purge(function (msgid, cb) {
+    if (socket.unbindMessageID !== msgid) {
       return cb(new ConnectionError(tracker.id + ' closed'))
     } else {
       // Unbinds will be communicated as a success since we're closed
@@ -1201,7 +1088,7 @@ Client.prototype._updateIdle = function _updateIdle (override) {
   function isIdle (disable) {
     return ((disable !== true) &&
       (self._socket && self.connected) &&
-      (self._tracker.pending.length === 0))
+      (self._tracker.pending === 0))
   }
   if (isIdle(override)) {
     if (!this._idleTimer) {
diff --git a/lib/client/constants.js b/lib/client/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a8ac9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+'use strict'
+
+module.exports = {
+  // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4511#section-4.1.1
+  // Message identifiers are an integer between (0, maxint).
+  MAX_MSGID: Math.pow(2, 31) - 1
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/message-tracker/ge-window.js b/lib/client/message-tracker/ge-window.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58bde78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/message-tracker/ge-window.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { MAX_MSGID } = require('../constants')
+
+/**
+ * Compare a reference id with another id to determine "greater than or equal"
+ * between the two values according to a sliding window.
+ *
+ * @param {integer} ref
+ * @param {integer} comp
+ *
+ * @returns {boolean} `true` if the `comp` value is >= to the `ref` value
+ * within the computed window, otherwise `false`.
+ */
+module.exports = function geWindow (ref, comp) {
+  let max = ref + Math.floor(MAX_MSGID / 2)
+  const min = ref
+  if (max >= MAX_MSGID) {
+    // Handle roll-over
+    max = max - MAX_MSGID - 1
+    return ((comp <= max) || (comp >= min))
+  } else {
+    return ((comp <= max) && (comp >= min))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/message-tracker/id-generator.js b/lib/client/message-tracker/id-generator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49423ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/message-tracker/id-generator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { MAX_MSGID } = require('../constants')
+
+/**
+ * Returns a function that generates message identifiers. According to RFC 4511
+ * the identifers should be `(0, MAX_MSGID)`. The returned function handles
+ * this and wraps around when the maximum has been reached.
+ *
+ * @param {integer} [start=0] Starting number in the identifier sequence.
+ *
+ * @returns {function} This function accepts no parameters and returns an
+ * increasing sequence identifier each invocation until it reaches the maximum
+ * identifier. At this point the sequence starts over.
+ */
+module.exports = function idGeneratorFactory (start = 0) {
+  let currentID = start
+  return function nextID () {
+    const nextID = currentID + 1
+    currentID = (nextID >= MAX_MSGID) ? 1 : nextID
+    return currentID
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/message-tracker/index.js b/lib/client/message-tracker/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2f4d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/message-tracker/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const idGeneratorFactory = require('./id-generator')
+const purgeAbandoned = require('./purge-abandoned')
+
+/**
+ * Returns a message tracker object that keeps track of which message
+ * identifiers correspond to which message handlers. Also handles keeping track
+ * of abandoned messages.
+ *
+ * @param {object} options
+ * @param {string} options.id An identifier for the tracker.
+ * @param {object} options.parser An object that will be used to parse messages.
+ *
+ * @returns {MessageTracker}
+ */
+module.exports = function messageTrackerFactory (options) {
+  if (Object.prototype.toString.call(options) !== '[object Object]') {
+    throw Error('options object is required')
+  }
+  if (!options.id || typeof options.id !== 'string') {
+    throw Error('options.id string is required')
+  }
+  if (!options.parser || Object.prototype.toString.call(options.parser) !== '[object Object]') {
+    throw Error('options.parser object is required')
+  }
+
+  let currentID = 0
+  const nextID = idGeneratorFactory()
+  const messages = new Map()
+  const abandoned = new Map()
+
+  /**
+   * @typedef {object} MessageTracker
+   * @property {string} id The identifier of the tracker as supplied via the options.
+   * @property {object} parser The parser object given by the the options.
+   */
+  const tracker = {
+    id: options.id,
+    parser: options.parser
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Count of messages awaiting response.
+   *
+   * @alias pending
+   * @memberof! MessageTracker#
+   */
+  Object.defineProperty(tracker, 'pending', {
+    get () {
+      return messages.size
+    }
+  })
+
+  /**
+   * Move a specific message to the abanded track.
+   *
+   * @param {integer} msgID The identifier for the message to move.
+   *
+   * @memberof MessageTracker
+   * @method abandon
+   */
+  tracker.abandon = function abandonMessage (msgID) {
+    if (messages.has(msgID) === false) return false
+    abandoned.set(msgID, {
+      age: currentID,
+      cb: messages.get(msgID)
+    })
+    return messages.delete(msgID)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the message handler for a message. Removes abandoned messages
+   * that have been given time to be resolved.
+   *
+   * @param {integer} msgID The identifier for the message to get the handler for.
+   *
+   * @memberof MessageTracker
+   * @method fetch
+   */
+  tracker.fetch = function fetchMessage (msgID) {
+    const messageCB = messages.get(msgID)
+    if (messageCB) {
+      purgeAbandoned(msgID, abandoned)
+      return messageCB
+    }
+
+    // We sent an abandon request but the server either wasn't able to process
+    // it or has not received it yet. Therefore, we received a response for the
+    // abandoned message. So we must return the abandoned message's callback
+    // to be processed normally.
+    const abandonedMsg = abandoned.get(msgID)
+    if (abandonedMsg) {
+      return abandonedMsg.cb
+    }
+
+    return null
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes all message tracks, cleans up the abandoned track, and invokes
+   * a callback for each message purged.
+   *
+   * @param {function} cb A function with the signature `(msgID, handler)`.
+   *
+   * @memberof MessageTracker
+   * @method purge
+   */
+  tracker.purge = function purgeMessages (cb) {
+    messages.forEach((val, key) => {
+      purgeAbandoned(key, abandoned)
+      tracker.remove(key)
+      cb(key, val)
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes a message from all tracking.
+   *
+   * @param {integer} msgID The identifier for the message to remove from tracking.
+   *
+   * @memberof MessageTracker
+   * @method remove
+   */
+  tracker.remove = function removeMessage (msgID) {
+    if (messages.delete(msgID) === false) {
+      abandoned.delete(msgID)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add a message handler to be tracked.
+   *
+   * @param {object} message The message object to be tracked. This object will
+   * have a new property added to it: `messageID`.
+   * @param {function} callback The handler for the message.
+   *
+   * @memberof MessageTracker
+   * @method track
+   */
+  tracker.track = function trackMessage (message, callback) {
+    currentID = nextID()
+    // This side effect is not ideal but the client doesn't attach the tracker
+    // to itself until after the `.connect` method has fired. If this can be
+    // refactored later, then we can possibly get rid of this side effect.
+    message.messageID = currentID
+    messages.set(currentID, callback)
+  }
+
+  return tracker
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/message-tracker/purge-abandoned.js b/lib/client/message-tracker/purge-abandoned.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fc6cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/message-tracker/purge-abandoned.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { AbandonedError } = require('../../errors')
+const geWindow = require('./ge-window')
+
+/**
+ * Given a `msgID` and a set of `abandoned` messages, remove any abandoned
+ * messages that existed _prior_ to the specified `msgID`. For example, let's
+ * assume the server has sent 3 messages:
+ *
+ * 1. A search message.
+ * 2. An abandon message for the search message.
+ * 3. A new search message.
+ *
+ * When the response for message #1 comes in, if it does, it will be processed
+ * normally due to the specification. Message #2 will not receive a response, or
+ * if the server does send one since the spec sort of allows it, we won't do
+ * anything with it because we just discard that listener. Now the response
+ * for message #3 comes in. At this point, we will issue a purge of responses
+ * by passing in `msgID = 3`. This result is that we will remove the tracking
+ * for message #1.
+ *
+ * @param {integer} msgID An upper bound for the messages to be purged.
+ * @param {Map} abandoned A set of abandoned messages. Each message is an object
+ * `{ age: <id>, cb: <func> }` where `age` was the current message id when the
+ * abandon message was sent.
+ */
+module.exports = function purgeAbandoned (msgID, abandoned) {
+  abandoned.forEach((val, key) => {
+    if (geWindow(val.age, msgID) === false) return
+    val.cb(new AbandonedError('client request abandoned'))
+    abandoned.delete(key)
+  })
+}
diff --git a/test/client.test.js b/test/client.test.js
index d3b28a9..3b84611 100644
--- a/test/client.test.js
+++ b/test/client.test.js
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ tap.test('idle timeout', function (t) {
     })
     res.on('end', function () {
       var late = setTimeout(function () {
-        t.error(false, 'too late')
+        t.fail('too late')
       }, 500)
       // It's ok to go idle now
       t.context.client.removeListener('idle', premature)
diff --git a/test/lib/client/message-tracker/ge-window.test.js b/test/lib/client/message-tracker/ge-window.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10f0ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/client/message-tracker/ge-window.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { test } = require('tap')
+const { MAX_MSGID } = require('../../../../lib/client/constants')
+const geWindow = require('../../../../lib/client/message-tracker/ge-window')
+
+test('comp > (ref in upper window) => true', async t => {
+  const ref = Math.floor(MAX_MSGID / 2) + 10
+  const comp = ref + 10
+  const result = geWindow(ref, comp)
+  t.is(result, true)
+})
+
+test('comp < (ref in upper window) => false', async t => {
+  const ref = Math.floor(MAX_MSGID / 2) + 10
+  const comp = ref - 5
+  const result = geWindow(ref, comp)
+  t.is(result, false)
+})
+
+test('comp > (ref in lower window) => true', async t => {
+  const ref = Math.floor(MAX_MSGID / 2) - 10
+  const comp = ref + 20
+  const result = geWindow(ref, comp)
+  t.is(result, true)
+})
+
+test('comp < (ref in lower window) => false', async t => {
+  const ref = Math.floor(MAX_MSGID / 2) - 10
+  const comp = ref - 5
+  const result = geWindow(ref, comp)
+  t.is(result, false)
+})
+
+test('(max === MAX_MSGID) && (comp > ref) => true', async t => {
+  const ref = MAX_MSGID - Math.floor(MAX_MSGID / 2)
+  const comp = ref + 1
+  const result = geWindow(ref, comp)
+  t.is(result, true)
+})
+
+test('(max === MAX_MSGID) && (comp < ref) => false', async t => {
+  const ref = MAX_MSGID - Math.floor(MAX_MSGID / 2)
+  const comp = ref - 1
+  const result = geWindow(ref, comp)
+  t.is(result, false)
+})
diff --git a/test/lib/client/message-tracker/id-generator.test.js b/test/lib/client/message-tracker/id-generator.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a205088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/client/message-tracker/id-generator.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { test } = require('tap')
+const { MAX_MSGID } = require('../../../../lib/client/constants')
+const idGeneratorFactory = require('../../../../lib/client/message-tracker/id-generator')
+
+test('starts at 0', async t => {
+  const nextID = idGeneratorFactory()
+  const currentID = nextID()
+  t.is(currentID, 1)
+})
+
+test('handles wrapping around', async t => {
+  const nextID = idGeneratorFactory(MAX_MSGID - 2)
+
+  let currentID = nextID()
+  t.is(currentID, MAX_MSGID - 1)
+
+  currentID = nextID()
+  t.is(currentID, 1)
+})
diff --git a/test/lib/client/message-tracker/index.test.js b/test/lib/client/message-tracker/index.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bfe886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/client/message-tracker/index.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const tap = require('tap')
+const messageTrackerFactory = require('../../../../lib/client/message-tracker/')
+
+tap.test('options', t => {
+  t.test('requires an options object', async t => {
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory()
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options object is required/)
+    }
+
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory([])
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options object is required/)
+    }
+
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory('')
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options object is required/)
+    }
+
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory(42)
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options object is required/)
+    }
+  })
+
+  t.test('requires id to be a string', async t => {
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory({ id: {} })
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options\.id string is required/)
+    }
+
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory({ id: [] })
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options\.id string is required/)
+    }
+
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory({ id: 42 })
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options\.id string is required/)
+    }
+  })
+
+  t.test('requires parser to be an object', async t => {
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: 'bar' })
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options\.parser object is required/)
+    }
+
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: 42 })
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options\.parser object is required/)
+    }
+
+    try {
+      messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: [] })
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.match(error, /options\.parser object is required/)
+    }
+  })
+
+  t.end()
+})
+
+tap.test('.pending', t => {
+  t.test('returns 0 for no messages', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    t.is(tracker.pending, 0)
+  })
+
+  t.test('returns 1 for 1 message', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    tracker.track({}, () => {})
+    t.is(tracker.pending, 1)
+  })
+
+  t.end()
+})
+
+tap.test('#abandon', t => {
+  t.test('returns false if message does not exist', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    const result = tracker.abandon(1)
+    t.is(result, false)
+  })
+
+  t.test('returns true if message is abandoned', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    tracker.track({}, {})
+    const result = tracker.abandon(1)
+    t.is(result, true)
+  })
+
+  t.end()
+})
+
+tap.test('#fetch', t => {
+  t.test('returns handler for fetched message', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    tracker.track({}, handler)
+    const fetched = tracker.fetch(1)
+    t.is(fetched, handler)
+
+    function handler () {}
+  })
+
+  t.test('returns handler for fetched abandoned message', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    tracker.track({}, handler)
+    tracker.track({ abandon: 'message' }, () => {})
+    tracker.abandon(1)
+    const fetched = tracker.fetch(1)
+    t.is(fetched, handler)
+
+    function handler () {}
+  })
+
+  t.test('returns null when message does not exist', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    const fetched = tracker.fetch(1)
+    t.is(fetched, null)
+  })
+
+  t.end()
+})
+
+tap.test('#purge', t => {
+  t.test('invokes cb for each tracked message', async t => {
+    t.plan(4)
+    let count = 0
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    tracker.track({}, handler1)
+    tracker.track({}, handler2)
+    tracker.purge(cb)
+
+    function cb (msgID, handler) {
+      if (count === 0) {
+        t.is(msgID, 1)
+        t.is(handler, handler1)
+        count += 1
+        return
+      }
+      t.is(msgID, 2)
+      t.is(handler, handler2)
+    }
+
+    function handler1 () {}
+    function handler2 () {}
+  })
+
+  t.end()
+})
+
+tap.test('#remove', t => {
+  t.test('removes from the current track', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    tracker.track({}, () => {})
+    tracker.remove(1)
+    t.is(tracker.pending, 0)
+  })
+
+  // Not a great test. It exercises the desired code path, but we probably
+  // should expose some insight into the abandoned track.
+  t.test('removes from the abandoned track', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    tracker.track({}, () => {})
+    tracker.track({ abandon: 'message' }, () => {})
+    tracker.abandon(1)
+    tracker.remove(1)
+    t.is(tracker.pending, 1)
+  })
+
+  t.end()
+})
+
+tap.test('#track', t => {
+  t.test('add messageID and tracks message', async t => {
+    const tracker = messageTrackerFactory({ id: 'foo', parser: {} })
+    const msg = {}
+    tracker.track(msg, handler)
+
+    t.deepEqual(msg, { messageID: 1 })
+    const cb = tracker.fetch(1)
+    t.is(cb, handler)
+
+    function handler () {}
+  })
+
+  t.end()
+})
diff --git a/test/lib/client/message-tracker/purge-abandoned.test.js b/test/lib/client/message-tracker/purge-abandoned.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5d16b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/client/message-tracker/purge-abandoned.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { test } = require('tap')
+const { MAX_MSGID } = require('../../../../lib/client/constants')
+const purgeAbandoned = require('../../../../lib/client/message-tracker/purge-abandoned')
+
+test('clears queue if only one message present', async t => {
+  t.plan(3)
+  const abandoned = new Map()
+  abandoned.set(1, { age: 2, cb })
+
+  purgeAbandoned(2, abandoned)
+  t.is(abandoned.size, 0)
+
+  function cb (err) {
+    t.is(err.name, 'AbandonedError')
+    t.is(err.message, 'client request abandoned')
+  }
+})
+
+test('clears queue if multiple messages present', async t => {
+  t.plan(5)
+  const abandoned = new Map()
+  abandoned.set(1, { age: 2, cb })
+  abandoned.set(2, { age: 3, cb })
+
+  purgeAbandoned(4, abandoned)
+  t.is(abandoned.size, 0)
+
+  function cb (err) {
+    t.is(err.name, 'AbandonedError')
+    t.is(err.message, 'client request abandoned')
+  }
+})
+
+test('message id has wrappred around', async t => {
+  t.plan(3)
+  const abandoned = new Map()
+  abandoned.set(MAX_MSGID - 1, { age: MAX_MSGID, cb })
+
+  // The "abandon" message was sent with an id of "MAX_MSGID". So the message
+  // that is triggering the purge was the "first" message in the new sequence
+  // of message identifiers.
+  purgeAbandoned(1, abandoned)
+  t.is(abandoned.size, 0)
+
+  function cb (err) {
+    t.is(err.name, 'AbandonedError')
+    t.is(err.message, 'client request abandoned')
+  }
+})
+
+test('does not clear if window not met', async t => {
+  t.plan(1)
+  const abandoned = new Map()
+  abandoned.set(1, { age: 2, cb })
+
+  purgeAbandoned(1, abandoned)
+  t.is(abandoned.size, 1)
+
+  function cb () {
+    t.fail('should not be invoked')
+  }
+})