diff --git a/src/PHPCR/Util/Console/Command/BaseCommand.php b/src/PHPCR/Util/Console/Command/BaseCommand.php
index f399b80..eeadd0b 100644
--- a/src/PHPCR/Util/Console/Command/BaseCommand.php
+++ b/src/PHPCR/Util/Console/Command/BaseCommand.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 abstract class BaseCommand extends Command
 {
+    protected $phpcrCliHelper;
+
     /**
      * @return PHPCR\SessionInterface
      */
@@ -23,8 +25,19 @@ protected function getPhpcrSession()
      */
     protected function getPhpcrCliHelper()
     {
-        $phpcrCliHelper = new PhpcrCliHelper($this->getPhpcrSession());
-        return $phpcrCliHelper;
+        if (!$this->phpcrCliHelper) {
+            $this->phpcrCliHelper = new PhpcrCliHelper($this->getPhpcrSession());
+        }
+
+        return $this->phpcrCliHelper;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Hack to enable overriding for unit tests.
+     */
+    public function setPhpcrCliHelper(PhpcrCliHelper $helper)
+    {
+        $this->phpcrCliHelper = $helper;
     }
 
     public function configureNodeManipulationInput()
diff --git a/src/PHPCR/Util/Console/Command/NodeTouchCommand.php b/src/PHPCR/Util/Console/Command/NodeTouchCommand.php
index b7dc4b9..b2270fb 100644
--- a/src/PHPCR/Util/Console/Command/NodeTouchCommand.php
+++ b/src/PHPCR/Util/Console/Command/NodeTouchCommand.php
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
         }
 
         $helper->processNode($output, $node, array(
-            'setProps' => $setProp,
-            'removeProps' => $removeProp,
+            'setProp' => $setProp,
+            'removeProp' => $removeProp,
             'addMixins' => $addMixins,
             'removeMixins' => $removeMixins,
             'dump' => $dump,
diff --git a/tests/PHPCR/Tests/Util/Console/Command/BaseCommandTest.php b/tests/PHPCR/Tests/Util/Console/Command/BaseCommandTest.php
index b5d9ece..e63f4aa 100644
--- a/tests/PHPCR/Tests/Util/Console/Command/BaseCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPCR/Tests/Util/Console/Command/BaseCommandTest.php
@@ -18,18 +18,35 @@
 
 abstract class BaseCommandTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
-    /** @var SessionInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
-    protected $session;
-    /** @var WorkspaceInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
-    protected $workspace;
-    /** @var RepositoryInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
-    protected $repository;
-    /** @var PhpcrConsoleDumperHelper|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
-    protected $dumperHelper;
-    /** @var HelperSet */
-    protected $helperSet;
-    /** @var Application */
-    protected $application;
+    /** 
+     * @var SessionInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject 
+     * */
+    public $session;
+
+    /** 
+     * @var WorkspaceInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject 
+     */
+    public $workspace;
+
+    /** 
+     * @var RepositoryInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject 
+     */
+    public $repository;
+
+    /** 
+     * @var PhpcrConsoleDumperHelper|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject 
+     */
+    public $dumperHelper;
+
+    /** 
+     * @var HelperSet 
+     */
+    public $helperSet;
+
+    /** 
+     * @var Application 
+     */
+    public $application;
 
     public function setUp()
     {
@@ -50,6 +67,10 @@ public function setUp()
             'phpcr_console_dumper' => $this->dumperHelper,
         ));
 
+        $this->phpcrCliHelper = $this->getMockBuilder('PHPCR\Util\Console\Helper\PhpcrCliHelper')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+
         $this->session->expects($this->any())
             ->method('getWorkspace')
             ->will($this->returnValue($this->workspace));
diff --git a/tests/PHPCR/Tests/Util/Console/Command/NodeTouchCommandTest.php b/tests/PHPCR/Tests/Util/Console/Command/NodeTouchCommandTest.php
index 45bf737..9b2ba7d 100644
--- a/tests/PHPCR/Tests/Util/Console/Command/NodeTouchCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPCR/Tests/Util/Console/Command/NodeTouchCommandTest.php
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ class NodeTouchCommandTest extends BaseCommandTest
     public function setUp()
     {
         parent::setUp();
-        $this->application->add(new NodeTouchCommand());
+        $this->command = new NodeTouchCommand;
+
+        // override default concrete instance with mock
+        $this->command->setPhpcrCliHelper($this->phpcrCliHelper);
+        $this->application->add($this->command);
         $this->nodeType = $this->getMock('PHPCR\NodeType\NodeTypeInterface');
     }
 
@@ -38,8 +42,47 @@ public function testTouch()
         $this->session->expects($this->once())
             ->method('save');
 
+
+        $ct = $this->executeCommand('phpcr:node:touch', array(
+            'path' => '/cms',
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testUpdate()
+    {
+        $this->session->expects($this->exactly(1))
+            ->method('getNode')
+            ->with('/cms')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($this->node1));
+        $this->node1->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getPrimaryNodeType')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($this->nodeType));
+        $this->nodeType->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getName')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('nt:unstructured'));
+
+
+        $me = $this;
+        $this->phpcrCliHelper->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('processNode')
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($output, $node, $options) use ($me) {
+                $me->assertEquals($me->node1, $node);
+                $me->assertEquals(array(
+                    'setProp' => array('foo=bar'),
+                    'removeProp' => array('bar'),
+                    'addMixins' => array('foo:bar'),
+                    'removeMixins' => array('bar:foo'),
+                    'dump' => true,
+                ), $options);
+            }));
+
         $ct = $this->executeCommand('phpcr:node:touch', array(
             'path' => '/cms',
+            '--set-prop' => array('foo=bar'),
+            '--remove-prop' => array('bar'),
+            '--add-mixin' => array('foo:bar'),
+            '--remove-mixin' => array('bar:foo'),
+            '--dump' => true,
         ));
     }
 }