diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/seconds-ago/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/seconds-ago/index.tsx
index 6d68ba550..2a0fc7639 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/seconds-ago/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/seconds-ago/index.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ interface SecondsAgoProps {
   date: string | undefined;
 }
 
-export const SecondsAgo = ({ date }: SecondsAgoProps) => {
+export const SecondsAgo = ({ date, ...props }: SecondsAgoProps) => {
   const [now, setNow] = useState(Date.now());
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ export const SecondsAgo = ({ date }: SecondsAgoProps) => {
     return <>Date unknown</>;
   }
 
+  console.log(
+    `now: ${now}, before: ${new Date(
+      date
+    ).getTime()}, date getting passed in: ${date}`
+  );
+
   const timeAgoInSeconds = Math.floor((now - new Date(date).getTime()) / 1000);
 
   return (
-    <div>
+    <div {...props}>
       {timeAgoInSeconds === 1 ? '1 second' : `${timeAgoInSeconds} seconds`} ago
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/seconds-ago/seconds-ago.spec.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/seconds-ago/seconds-ago.spec.tsx
index ac07437f5..a8cd33cb8 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/seconds-ago/seconds-ago.spec.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/seconds-ago/seconds-ago.spec.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,37 @@
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-
+import { render, screen, act } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { SecondsAgo } from './index';
 
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.useFakeTimers();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  jest.useRealTimers();
+});
+
 describe('Seconds ago', () => {
   it('should render successfully', () => {
-    const dateInString = Date.now().toString();
-    const { baseElement } = render(<SecondsAgo date={dateInString} />);
-    expect(baseElement).toBeTruthy();
+    const dateInString = new Date().toString();
+    render(<SecondsAgo data-testid="test-seconds-ago" date={dateInString} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('test-seconds-ago')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('should show the correct amount of seconds ago', async () => {
-    const secondsToWait = 2;
+  it('should show the correct amount of seconds ago', (done) => {
+    const secondsToWait = 10;
     const dateInString = new Date().toString();
 
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, secondsToWait * 1000));
+    act(() => {
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(secondsToWait * 1000);
+    });
 
-    render(<SecondsAgo date={dateInString} />);
+    jest.runOnlyPendingTimers();
+    done();
 
-    expect(
-      screen.getByText(`${secondsToWait} seconds ago`)
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    render(<SecondsAgo data-testid="test-seconds-ago" date={dateInString} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('test-seconds-ago')).toHaveTextContent(
+      `${secondsToWait} seconds ago`
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/index.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/index.tsx
index 10bc441cc..ae8958270 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@ interface StatusMessageProps {
   className?: string;
 }
 
-export const StatusMessage = ({ children, className }: StatusMessageProps) => {
+export const StatusMessage = ({
+  children,
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: StatusMessageProps) => {
   const classes = classnames('font-alpha text-h4 mb-28', className);
-  return <h3 className={classes}>{children}</h3>;
+  return (
+    <h3 className={classes} {...props}>
+      {children}
+    </h3>
+  );
 };
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/status-message.spec.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/status-message.spec.tsx
index 77845f645..541b10fbe 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/status-message.spec.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/status-message/status-message.spec.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
-
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { StatusMessage } from './index';
 
 describe('Status message', () => {
   it('should render successfully', () => {
-    const { baseElement } = render(<StatusMessage>test</StatusMessage>);
-    expect(baseElement).toBeTruthy();
+    render(
+      <StatusMessage data-testid="status-message-test">test</StatusMessage>
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('status-message-test')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/table/table.spec.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/table/table.spec.tsx
index 14467a334..9ba2e5bd8 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/table/table.spec.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/table/table.spec.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 import { Table, TableRow, TableHeader, TableCell } from './index';
 
 describe('Renders all table components', () => {
-  const { container } = render(
+  render(
     <Table data-testid="test-table">
       <TableRow data-testid="test-tr">
         <TableHeader data-testid="test-th">Title</TableHeader>
@@ -12,110 +12,68 @@ describe('Renders all table components', () => {
     </Table>
   );
 
-  const table = container.querySelector('[data-testid="test-table"]');
-  const tr = container.querySelector('[data-testid="test-tr"]');
-  const th = container.querySelector('[data-testid="test-th"]');
-  const td = container.querySelector('[data-testid="test-td"]');
-
-  expect(table).toBeInTheDocument();
-  expect(th).toBeInTheDocument();
-  expect(tr).toBeInTheDocument();
-  expect(td).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('test-table')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('test-tr')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('test-th')).toHaveTextContent('Title');
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('test-td')).toHaveTextContent('Content');
 });
 
 describe('Table row', () => {
   it('should include classes based on custom "modifier" prop', () => {
-    const { baseElement: withoutModifier } = render(
+    render(
       <Table>
-        <TableRow>
-          <TableCell>Without modifier</TableCell>
-        </TableRow>
-      </Table>
-    );
-
-    const { baseElement: withModifier } = render(
-      <Table>
-        <TableRow modifier="bordered">
+        <TableRow data-testid="modifier-test" modifier="bordered">
           <TableCell>With modifier</TableCell>
         </TableRow>
       </Table>
     );
 
-    const noModifierTr = withoutModifier.querySelector('tr');
-    const modifierTr = withModifier.querySelector('tr');
-    const classNameToCheck = 'border-white-40';
-
-    expect(noModifierTr && !noModifierTr.classList.contains(classNameToCheck));
-    expect(modifierTr && modifierTr.classList.contains(classNameToCheck));
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('modifier-test')).toHaveClass('border-white-40');
   });
 });
 
 describe('Table header', () => {
   it('should accept props i.e. scope="row"', () => {
-    const { baseElement } = render(
+    render(
       <Table>
         <TableRow>
-          <TableHeader scope="row">Test</TableHeader>
+          <TableHeader data-testid="props-test" scope="row">
+            Test
+          </TableHeader>
         </TableRow>
       </Table>
     );
 
-    const th = baseElement.querySelector('th');
-
-    expect(th && th.hasAttribute('scope'));
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('props-test')).toHaveAttribute('scope');
   });
 
   it('should include custom class based on scope="row"', () => {
-    const { baseElement: withoutScope } = render(
+    render(
       <Table>
         <TableRow>
-          <TableHeader>Without scope attribute</TableHeader>
+          <TableHeader data-testid="scope-class-test" scope="row">
+            With scope attribute
+          </TableHeader>
         </TableRow>
       </Table>
     );
 
-    const { baseElement: withScope } = render(
-      <Table>
-        <TableRow>
-          <TableHeader scope="row">With scope attribute</TableHeader>
-        </TableRow>
-      </Table>
-    );
-
-    const withoutScopeTr = withoutScope.querySelector('tr');
-    const withScopeTr = withScope.querySelector('tr');
-    const classNameToCheck = 'text-left';
-
-    expect(
-      withoutScopeTr && !withoutScopeTr.classList.contains(classNameToCheck)
-    );
-    expect(withScopeTr && withScopeTr.classList.contains(classNameToCheck));
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('scope-class-test')).toHaveClass('text-left');
   });
 });
 
 describe('Table cell', () => {
   it('should include class based on custom "modifier" prop', () => {
-    const { baseElement: withoutModifier } = render(
+    render(
       <Table>
         <TableRow>
-          <TableCell>Without modifier</TableCell>
+          <TableCell data-testid="modifier-class-test" modifier="bordered">
+            With modifier
+          </TableCell>
         </TableRow>
       </Table>
     );
 
-    const { baseElement: withModifier } = render(
-      <Table>
-        <TableRow>
-          <TableCell modifier="bordered">With modifier</TableCell>
-        </TableRow>
-      </Table>
-    );
-
-    const noModifierTd = withoutModifier.querySelector('td');
-    const modifierTd = withModifier.querySelector('td');
-    const classNameToCheck = 'py-4';
-
-    expect(noModifierTd && !noModifierTd.classList.contains(classNameToCheck));
-    expect(modifierTd && modifierTd.classList.contains(classNameToCheck));
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('modifier-class-test')).toHaveClass('py-4');
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/truncate/truncate.spec.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/truncate/truncate.spec.tsx
index 875ab8317..85677d8be 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/truncate/truncate.spec.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/truncate/truncate.spec.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import { TruncateInline } from './truncate';
 
 describe('Truncate', () => {
   it('should render successfully', () => {
-    const { baseElement } = render(
-      <TruncateInline text={'Texty McTextFace'} />
+    render(
+      <TruncateInline data-testid="truncate-test" text={'Texty McTextFace'} />
     );
 
-    expect(baseElement).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('truncate-test')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('it truncates as expected', () => {
diff --git a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/truncate/truncate.tsx b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/truncate/truncate.tsx
index 44cf2e2ba..c478c8fe4 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/src/app/components/truncate/truncate.tsx
+++ b/apps/explorer/src/app/components/truncate/truncate.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export function TruncateInline({
   children,
   startChars,
   endChars,
+  ...props
 }: TruncateInlineProps) {
   if (text === null) {
     return <span data-testid="empty-truncation" />;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export function TruncateInline({
   const wrapperProps = {
     title: text,
     className,
+    ...props,
   };
 
   if (children !== undefined) {