diff --git a/lib/compass/actions.rb b/lib/compass/actions.rb
index fe4df6e1..bc4a2b82 100644
--- a/lib/compass/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/actions.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Compass
     attr_writer :logger
 
     def logger
-      @logger ||= Logger.new
+      @logger ||= ::Compass::Logger.new
     end
 
     # copy/process a template in the compass template directory to the project directory.
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ module Compass
     # create a directory and all the directories necessary to reach it.
     def directory(dir, options = nil)
       options ||= self.options if self.respond_to?(:options)
+      options ||= {}
       if File.exists?(dir) && File.directory?(dir)
-          # logger.record :exists, basename(dir) unless options[:quiet]
+          # do nothing
       elsif File.exists?(dir)
         msg = "#{basename(dir)} already exists and is not a directory."
         raise Compass::FilesystemConflict.new(msg)
       else
-        logger.record :directory, separate("#{basename(dir)}/")
+        log_action :directory, separate("#{basename(dir)}/"), options
         FileUtils.mkdir_p(dir) unless options[:dry_run]
       end
     end
@@ -33,20 +34,19 @@ module Compass
       options ||= self.options if self.respond_to?(:options)
       skip_write = options[:dry_run]
       contents = process_erb(contents, options[:erb]) if options[:erb]
-      extra = options[:extra] || ""
       if File.exists?(file_name)
         existing_contents = IO.read(file_name)
         if existing_contents == contents
-          logger.record :identical, basename(file_name), extra
+          log_action :identical, basename(file_name), options
           skip_write = true
         elsif options[:force]
-          logger.record :overwrite, basename(file_name), extra
+          log_action :overwrite, basename(file_name), options
         else
           msg = "File #{basename(file_name)} already exists. Run with --force to force overwrite."
           raise Compass::FilesystemConflict.new(msg)
         end
       else
-        logger.record :create, basename(file_name), extra
+        log_action :create, basename(file_name), options
       end
       if skip_write
         FileUtils.touch file_name unless options[:dry_run]
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module Compass
     def remove(file_name)
       if File.exists?(file_name)
         File.unlink file_name
-        logger.record :remove, basename(file_name)
+        log_action :remove, basename(file_name), options
       end
     end
 
@@ -95,5 +95,14 @@ module Compass
       (path[-1..-1] == File::SEPARATOR) ? path[0..-2] : path
     end
 
+    def log_action(action, file, options)
+      quiet = !!options[:quiet]
+      quiet = false if options[:loud] && options[:loud] == true
+      quiet = false if options[:loud] && options[:loud].is_a?(Array) && options[:loud].include?(action)
+      unless quiet
+        logger.record(action, file, options[:extra].to_s)
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compass/commands/update_project.rb b/lib/compass/commands/update_project.rb
index b98fa93a..1eb0a595 100644
--- a/lib/compass/commands/update_project.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/commands/update_project.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module Compass
       def perform
         compiler = new_compiler_instance
         check_for_sass_files!(compiler)
+        compiler.clean! if compiler.new_config?
         compiler.run
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb b/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb
index cdc2bf2f..0246aca9 100644
--- a/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/commands/watch_project.rb
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module Compass
 
       def recompile(base = nil, relative = nil)
         @memory_cache.reset! if @memory_cache
-        compiler = new_compiler_instance(:quiet => true)
+        compiler = new_compiler_instance(:quiet => true, :loud => [:identical, :overwrite, :create])
         if file = compiler.out_of_date?
           begin
             puts ">>> Change detected to: #{relative || compiler.relative_stylesheet_name(file)}"
diff --git a/lib/compass/compiler.rb b/lib/compass/compiler.rb
index 0f4f70f9..e7f6feef 100644
--- a/lib/compass/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/compiler.rb
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ module Compass
       formatted_error = "(Line #{e.sass_line}: #{e.message})"
       file = basename(sass_filename)
       logger.record :error, file, formatted_error
-      Compass.configuration.run_callback(:styesheet_error, sass_filename, formatted_error)
+      Compass.configuration.run_callback(:stylesheet_error, sass_filename, formatted_error)
       write_file css_filename, error_contents(e, sass_filename), options.merge(:force => true)
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/compass/configuration/adapters.rb b/lib/compass/configuration/adapters.rb
index 9897f321..6a35c91a 100644
--- a/lib/compass/configuration/adapters.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/configuration/adapters.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module Compass
         plugin_opts[:cache_location] = cache_path unless cache_path.nil?
         plugin_opts.merge!(sass_options || {})
         plugin_opts[:load_paths] ||= []
-        plugin_opts[:load_paths] << Compass::Sprites.new
+        plugin_opts[:load_paths] << Compass::SpriteMap.new
         plugin_opts
       end
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module Compass
           next p if p.respond_to?(:find_relative)
           Sass::Importers::Filesystem.new(p.to_s)
         end
-        load_paths << Compass::Sprites.new
+        load_paths << Compass::SpriteMap.new
         load_paths
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb
index 85765179..12e821ed 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require 'digest/md5'
-require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites'
 require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map'
 require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/image'
 require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base'
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base.rb
index 4bdea36b..3051248a 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Compass
         # Initialize a new aprite object from a relative file path
         # the path is relative to the <tt>images_path</tt> confguration option
         def self.from_uri(uri, context, kwargs)
-          sprite_map = ::Compass::SpriteMap.new(uri.value, {})
+          sprite_map = ::Compass::SpriteMap.new(:uri => uri.value, :options => {})
           sprites = sprite_map.files.map do |sprite|
             sprite.gsub(Compass.configuration.images_path+"/", "")
           end
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map.rb
index 121c4e12..b89b072f 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,63 @@
 module Compass
-  class SpriteMap
-    attr_reader :uri, :options
+  class SpriteMap < Sass::Importers::Base
+    attr_accessor :uri, :options
     VAILD_FILE_NAME = /\A#{Sass::SCSS::RX::IDENT}\Z/
-
-    def find_relative(*args)
-      nil
+    SPRITE_IMPORTER_REGEX = %r{((.+/)?([^\*.]+))/(.+?)\.png}
+    
+    def self.load(uri, options)
+      Compass.quick_cache "Sprite_map:#{uri}#{options.inspect}", 5 do
+        klass = Compass::SpriteMap.new
+        klass.uri, klass.options = uri, options
+        klass
+      end
     end
-
-    def initialize(uri, options)
+    
+    def initialize(options ={})
+      @uri, @options = '', {}
+      options.each do |key, value|
+        send("#{key}=", value)
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def find(uri, options)
       @uri, @options = uri, options
+      if uri =~ SPRITE_IMPORTER_REGEX
+        return sass_engine
+      end
+    end
+    
+    def find_relative(uri, base, options)
+      @uri, @options = uri, options
+      find(File.join(base, uri), options)
+    end
+    
+    def to_s
+      content_for_images
+    end
+    
+    def hash
+      self.class.name.hash
+    end
+	
+    def eql?(other)
+      other.class == self.class
+    end
+    
+
+    
+    def key(uri, options={})
+      @uri, @options = uri, options
+      [self.class.name + ":" + File.dirname(File.expand_path(uri)), File.basename(uri)]
+    end
+    
+    def self.path_and_name(uri)
+      Compass.quick_cache "Sprite_map_name:#{uri}", 5 do
+        if uri =~ SPRITE_IMPORTER_REGEX
+          [$1, $3]
+        else
+          [nil, nil]
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     # Name of this spite
@@ -50,27 +99,8 @@ module Compass
     end
     
     def ensure_path_and_name!
-      @path ||= get_path
-      @name ||= get_name
-    end  
-    
-    def get_name
-      _, name = Compass::Sprites.path_and_name(uri)
-      name
-    end
-    
-    def get_path
-      path, _ = Compass::Sprites.path_and_name(uri)
-      path
-    end
-    
-    def key(uri, options)
-      Compass::Sprites.key(uri)
-    end
-
-    def mtime(uri, options)
-      Compass::Sprites.mtime(uri, options)
-    end
+      @path, @name = self.class.path_and_name(uri)
+    end 
 
     # Generates the Sass for this sprite file
     def content_for_images(skip_overrides = false)
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index b03728fb..00000000
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-module Compass
-  class Sprites < Sass::Importers::Base
-    attr_accessor :name, :path
-    
-    def self.path_and_name(uri)
-      if uri =~ %r{((.+/)?([^\*.]+))/(.+?)\.png}
-        [$1, $3]
-      end
-    end
-    
-    def self.discover_sprites(uri)
-      self.load_map(uri, {}).files
-    end
-
-    def self.sprite_name(file)
-      File.basename(file, '.png')
-    end
-  
-    def self.load_map(uri, options)
-      Compass.quick_cache("spritemap:#{uri}", 5) do
-        SpriteMap.new(uri, options)
-      end
-    end
-  
-  
-    # Called by the sass engine to build a new SpriteMap
-    def find(uri, options)
-      if uri =~ /\.png$/
-        map = Compass::Sprites.load_map(uri, options)
-        self.path, self.name = map.path, map.name
-        return map.sass_engine
-      end
-    end
-  
-    # Called by the sass engine to identify the SpriteMap
-    def self.key(uri, options={})
-     [self.class.name + ":" + File.dirname(File.expand_path(uri)), File.basename(uri)]
-    end
-
-    def self.mtime(uri, options)
-      Compass.quick_cache("mtime:#{uri}") do
-        map = Compass::Sprites.load_map(uri, options)
-        map.files.inject(Time.at(0)) do |max_time, file|
-          (t = File.mtime(file)) > max_time ? t : max_time
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  
-    def to_s
-      self.class.name
-    end
-
-    def hash
-      self.class.name.hash
-    end
-
-    def eql?(other)
-      other.class == self.class
-    end
-
-  end
-end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/error/config.rb b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/error/config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4a6649f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/error/config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Require any additional compass plugins here.
+css_dir = "tmp"
+sass_dir = "sass"
+images_dir = "assets/images"
+javascripts_dir = "assets/javascripts"
+# Set this to the root of your project when deployed:
+http_path = "/"
+# To enable relative paths to assets via compass helper functions. Uncomment:
+output_style = :compact
+relative_assets = true
diff --git a/test/fixtures/stylesheets/error/sass/screen.sass b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/error/sass/screen.sass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b797912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/stylesheets/error/sass/screen.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+test
+  background: image_url("testing.png)
diff --git a/test/integrations/compass_test.rb b/test/integrations/compass_test.rb
index 26491328..ebe2bc54 100644
--- a/test/integrations/compass_test.rb
+++ b/test/integrations/compass_test.rb
@@ -30,14 +30,16 @@ class CompassTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   # no project with errors exists to test aginst - leep of FAITH!
   # *chriseppstein flogs himself*
-  # def test_on_stylesheet_error_callback
-  #     error = false
-  #     file = nil
-  #     Compass.configuration.on_stylesheet_error {|filename, message| file = filename; error = true }
-  #     within_project(:error) { } #requires a block but we don't need to pass anything - sdavis
-  #     assert error, "Project did not throw a compile error"
-  #     assert file.is_a?(String), "Filename was not a string"
-  #   end
+  def test_on_stylesheet_error_callback
+      error = false
+      file = nil
+      before_compile = Proc.new do |config|
+        config.on_stylesheet_error {|filename, message| file = filename; error = true }
+      end
+      within_project(:error, before_compile) rescue nil;
+      assert error, "Project did not throw a compile error"
+      assert file.is_a?(String), "Filename was not a string"
+    end
 
   def test_empty_project
     # With no sass files, we should have no css files.
diff --git a/test/units/actions_test.rb b/test/units/actions_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21b26414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/actions_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+require 'compass'
+
+class ActionsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  class BaseActionExtender
+    include Compass::Actions
+    def options
+      @@options ||= {}
+    end
+    def working_path
+      "/tmp"
+    end
+  end
+  
+  # When log4r is included, it sometimes breaks the Actions
+  def test_quiet_option
+    b = BaseActionExtender.new
+    b.logger = ""
+    b.options[:quiet] = true
+
+    # logger shouldn't be called... if it is, this will error
+    b.directory("/tmp/#{(rand * 1000000).to_i}")
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/units/sprites/base_test.rb b/test/units/sprites/base_test.rb
index e79a11c3..b557bf29 100644
--- a/test/units/sprites/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/units/sprites/base_test.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class SpritesBaseTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
   
   def setup_map
-    @map = Compass::SpriteMap.new("selectors/*.png", @options)
+    @map = Compass::SpriteMap.new(:uri => "selectors/*.png", :options => @options)
     @base = Compass::SassExtensions::Sprites::Base.new(@map.sprite_names.map{|n| "selectors/#{n}.png"}, @map, @map.sass_engine, @map.options)
   end
 
diff --git a/test/units/sprites/image_test.rb b/test/units/sprites/image_test.rb
index 01609932..f5a11a50 100644
--- a/test/units/sprites/image_test.rb
+++ b/test/units/sprites/image_test.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SpritesImageTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   let(:sprite_name) { File.basename(sprite_filename, '.png') }
   
   def parent
-    map = Compass::SpriteMap.new("selectors/*.png", options)
+    map = Compass::SpriteMap.new(:uri => "selectors/*.png", :options => options)
     @parent ||= Compass::SassExtensions::Sprites::Base.new(map.sprite_names.map{|n| "selectors/#{n}.png"}, map, map.sass_engine, map.options)
   end