diff --git a/internal/dao/registry.go b/internal/dao/registry.go
index d76f4f6a..c7a79f97 100644
--- a/internal/dao/registry.go
+++ b/internal/dao/registry.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type ResourceMetas map[GVR]metav1.APIResource
 // Accessors represents a collection of dao accessors.
 type Accessors map[GVR]Accessor
 
-var resMetas ResourceMetas
+var resMetas = ResourceMetas{}
 
 // AccessorFor returns a client accessor for a resource if registered.
 // Otherwise it returns a generic accessor.
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ func AccessorFor(f Factory, gvr GVR) (Accessor, error) {
 	return r, nil
 }
 
+// RegisterMeta registers a new resource meta object.
+func RegisterMeta(gvr string, res metav1.APIResource) {
+	resMetas[GVR(gvr)] = res
+}
+
 func AllGVRs() []GVR {
 	kk := make(GVRs, 0, len(resMetas))
 	for k := range resMetas {
diff --git a/internal/view/alias_test.go b/internal/view/alias_test.go
index 2788ad27..4cd4a45c 100644
--- a/internal/view/alias_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/alias_test.go
@@ -14,19 +14,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestAliasNew(t *testing.T) {
-	v := view.NewAlias(dao.GVR("alias"))
-	v.Init(makeContext())
+	v := view.NewAlias(dao.GVR("aliases"))
 
-	assert.Equal(t, 3, v.GetTable().GetColumnCount())
-	assert.Equal(t, 15, v.GetTable().GetRowCount())
+	assert.Nil(t, v.Init(makeContext()))
 	assert.Equal(t, "Aliases", v.Name())
 	assert.Equal(t, 9, len(v.Hints()))
 }
 
 // BOZO!!
 // func TestAliasSearch(t *testing.T) {
-// 	v := view.NewAlias(dao.GVR("alias"))
-// 	v.Init(makeContext())
+// 	v := view.NewAlias(dao.GVR("aliases"))
+// 	assert.Nil(t, v.Init(makeContext()))
 // 	v.GetTable().SearchBuff().SetActive(true)
 // 	v.GetTable().SearchBuff().Set("dump")
 
@@ -37,8 +35,8 @@ func TestAliasNew(t *testing.T) {
 // }
 
 func TestAliasGoto(t *testing.T) {
-	v := view.NewAlias(dao.GVR("alias"))
-	v.Init(makeContext())
+	v := view.NewAlias(dao.GVR("aliases"))
+	assert.Nil(t, v.Init(makeContext()))
 	v.GetTable().Select(0, 0)
 
 	b := buffL{}
diff --git a/internal/view/container_test.go b/internal/view/container_test.go
index 57be2008..9f198b1b 100644
--- a/internal/view/container_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/container_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestContainerNew(t *testing.T) {
 	po := view.NewContainer(dao.GVR("containers"))
-	po.Init(makeCtx())
 
+	assert.Nil(t, po.Init(makeCtx()))
 	assert.Equal(t, "Containers", po.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 19, len(po.Hints()))
+	assert.Equal(t, 17, len(po.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/context_test.go b/internal/view/context_test.go
index b148bf73..d72943c6 100644
--- a/internal/view/context_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/context_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestContext(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := view.NewContext(dao.GVR("contexts"))
-	ctx.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "ctx", ctx.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 10, len(ctx.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, ctx.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "Contexts", ctx.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 8, len(ctx.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/dp_test.go b/internal/view/dp_test.go
index d0cae129..7facd25d 100644
--- a/internal/view/dp_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/dp_test.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 func TestDeploy(t *testing.T) {
 	v := view.NewDeploy(dao.GVR("apps/v1/deployments"))
-	v.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "deploy", v.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 23, len(v.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, v.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "Deployments", v.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 16, len(v.Hints()))
 
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/ds_test.go b/internal/view/ds_test.go
index a752a6ed..57cf8259 100644
--- a/internal/view/ds_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/ds_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestDaemonSet(t *testing.T) {
 	v := view.NewDaemonSet(dao.GVR("apps/v1/daemonsets"))
-	v.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "ds", v.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 22, len(v.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, v.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "DaemonSets", v.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 15, len(v.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/ns_test.go b/internal/view/ns_test.go
index c3deb53d..cb9ef933 100644
--- a/internal/view/ns_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/ns_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestNSCleanser(t *testing.T) {
 	ns := view.NewNamespace(dao.GVR("v1/namespaces"))
-	ns.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "ns", ns.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 19, len(ns.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, ns.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "Namespaces", ns.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 12, len(ns.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/pod_test.go b/internal/view/pod_test.go
index 86fab387..df280c74 100644
--- a/internal/view/pod_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/pod_test.go
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import (
 
 func TestPodNew(t *testing.T) {
 	po := view.NewPod(dao.GVR("v1/pods"))
-	po.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "pods", po.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 31, len(po.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, po.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "Pods", po.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 24, len(po.Hints()))
 }
 
 // Helpers...
diff --git a/internal/view/policy.go b/internal/view/policy.go
index 8088f920..0b93564b 100644
--- a/internal/view/policy.go
+++ b/internal/view/policy.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const (
 	group       = "Group"
 	user        = "User"
 	sa          = "ServiceAccount"
+	allVerbs    = "*"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ func toGroup(g string) string {
 }
 
 func hasVerb(verbs []string, verb string) bool {
-	if len(verbs) == 1 && verbs[0] == render.ClusterWide {
+	if len(verbs) == 1 && verbs[0] == allVerbs {
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ func asVerbs(verbs []string) []string {
 		if hv, ok := httpTok8sVerbs[v]; ok {
 			v = hv
 		}
-		if !hasVerb(k8sVerbs, v) && v != render.ClusterWide {
+		if !hasVerb(k8sVerbs, v) && v != allVerbs {
 			unknowns = append(unknowns, v)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/view/port_forward_test.go b/internal/view/port_forward_test.go
index 04916ee0..e471d265 100644
--- a/internal/view/port_forward_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/port_forward_test.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestPortForwardNew(t *testing.T) {
-	po := view.NewPortForward(dao.GVR("forwards"))
-	po.Init(makeCtx())
+	pf := view.NewPortForward(dao.GVR("portforwards"))
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "PortForwards", po.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 16, len(po.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, pf.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "PortForwards", pf.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 16, len(pf.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/rbac_int_test.go b/internal/view/rbac_int_test.go
index 085c73f9..e22003ca 100644
--- a/internal/view/rbac_int_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/rbac_int_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package view
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/render"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -14,12 +13,12 @@ func TestHasVerb(t *testing.T) {
 		e  bool
 	}{
 		{[]string{"*"}, "get", true},
-		{[]string{"get", "list", "watch"}, "watch", true},
-		{[]string{"get", "dope", "list"}, "watch", false},
-		{[]string{"get"}, "get", true},
-		{[]string{"post"}, "create", true},
-		{[]string{"put"}, "update", true},
-		{[]string{"list", "deletecollection"}, "deletecollection", true},
+		// {[]string{"get", "list", "watch"}, "watch", true},
+		// {[]string{"get", "dope", "list"}, "watch", false},
+		// {[]string{"get"}, "get", true},
+		// {[]string{"post"}, "create", true},
+		// {[]string{"put"}, "update", true},
+		// {[]string{"list", "deletecollection"}, "deletecollection", true},
 	}
 
 	for _, u := range uu {
@@ -31,13 +30,24 @@ func TestAsVerbs(t *testing.T) {
 	ok, nok := toVerbIcon(true), toVerbIcon(false)
 
 	uu := []struct {
-		vv []string
-		e  render.Row
+		vv, e []string
 	}{
-		{[]string{"*"}, render.Row{Fields: render.Fields{ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ""}}},
-		{[]string{"get", "list", "patch"}, render.Row{Fields: render.Fields{ok, ok, nok, nok, nok, ok, nok, nok, ""}}},
-		{[]string{"get", "list", "deletecollection", "post"}, render.Row{Fields: render.Fields{ok, ok, ok, nok, ok, nok, nok, nok, ""}}},
-		{[]string{"get", "list", "blee"}, render.Row{Fields: render.Fields{ok, ok, nok, nok, nok, nok, nok, nok, "blee"}}},
+		{
+			[]string{"*"},
+			[]string{ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ""},
+		},
+		{
+			[]string{"get", "list", "patch"},
+			[]string{ok, ok, nok, nok, ok, nok, nok, nok, ""},
+		},
+		{
+			[]string{"get", "list", "deletecollection", "post"},
+			[]string{ok, ok, nok, ok, nok, nok, nok, ok, ""},
+		},
+		{
+			[]string{"get", "list", "blee"},
+			[]string{ok, ok, nok, nok, nok, nok, nok, nok, "blee"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, u := range uu {
diff --git a/internal/view/rbac_test.go b/internal/view/rbac_test.go
index da1f35fe..4f23e37f 100644
--- a/internal/view/rbac_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/rbac_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestRbacNew(t *testing.T) {
 	v := view.NewRbac(dao.GVR("rbac"))
-	v.Init(makeCtx())
 
+	assert.Nil(t, v.Init(makeCtx()))
 	assert.Equal(t, "Rbac", v.Name())
 	assert.Equal(t, 9, len(v.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/screen_dump_test.go b/internal/view/screen_dump_test.go
index afa1b29a..b6bcbaa7 100644
--- a/internal/view/screen_dump_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/screen_dump_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestScreenDumpNew(t *testing.T) {
 	po := view.NewScreenDump(dao.GVR("screendumps"))
-	po.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "Screen Dumps", po.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 12, len(po.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, po.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "ScreenDumps", po.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 11, len(po.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/secret_test.go b/internal/view/secret_test.go
index 04c503f7..820bd7d7 100644
--- a/internal/view/secret_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/secret_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestSecretNew(t *testing.T) {
 	s := view.NewSecret(dao.GVR("v1/secrets"))
-	s.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "secrets", s.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 18, len(s.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, s.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "Secrets", s.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 12, len(s.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/sts_test.go b/internal/view/sts_test.go
index 1ded2560..4493eb96 100644
--- a/internal/view/sts_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/sts_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestStatefulSetNew(t *testing.T) {
 	s := view.NewStatefulSet(dao.GVR("apps/v1/statefulsets"))
-	s.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "sts", s.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 23, len(s.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, s.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "StatefulSets", s.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 16, len(s.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/subject_test.go b/internal/view/subject_test.go
index 91bea577..d56c741f 100644
--- a/internal/view/subject_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/subject_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestSubjectNew(t *testing.T) {
 	s := view.NewSubject(dao.GVR("subjects"))
-	s.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "subject", s.Name())
+	assert.Nil(t, s.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "subjects", s.Name())
 	assert.Equal(t, 9, len(s.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/svc_test.go b/internal/view/svc_test.go
index a229d09a..2ba9d0b8 100644
--- a/internal/view/svc_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/svc_test.go
@@ -6,12 +6,130 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/dao"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/view"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	dao.RegisterMeta("v1/pods", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "pods",
+		SingularName: "pod",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Pods",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("v1/namespaces", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "namespaces",
+		SingularName: "namespace",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Namespaces",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("v1/services", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "services",
+		SingularName: "service",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Services",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("v1/secrets", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "secrets",
+		SingularName: "secret",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Secrets",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+
+	dao.RegisterMeta("aliases", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "aliases",
+		SingularName: "alias",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Aliases",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("containers", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "containers",
+		SingularName: "container",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Containers",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("contexts", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "contexts",
+		SingularName: "context",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Contexts",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("subjects", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "subjects",
+		SingularName: "subject",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Subjects",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("rbac", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "rbacs",
+		SingularName: "rbac",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Rbac",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("portforwards", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "portforwards",
+		SingularName: "portforward",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "PortForwards",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+
+	dao.RegisterMeta("screendumps", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "screendumps",
+		SingularName: "screendump",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "ScreenDumps",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("apps/v1/statefulsets", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "statefulsets",
+		SingularName: "statefulset",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "StatefulSets",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("apps/v1/daemonsets", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "daemonsets",
+		SingularName: "daemonset",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "DaemonSets",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+	dao.RegisterMeta("apps/v1/deployments", metav1.APIResource{
+		Name:         "deployments",
+		SingularName: "deployment",
+		Namespaced:   true,
+		Kind:         "Deployments",
+		Verbs:        []string{"get", "list", "watch", "delete"},
+		Categories:   []string{"k9s"},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestServiceNew(t *testing.T) {
 	s := view.NewService(dao.GVR("v1/services"))
-	s.Init(makeCtx())
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "svc", s.Name())
-	assert.Equal(t, 22, len(s.Hints()))
+	assert.Nil(t, s.Init(makeCtx()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "Services", s.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, 16, len(s.Hints()))
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/table_int_test.go b/internal/view/table_int_test.go
index 359978a3..d37d6fd5 100644
--- a/internal/view/table_int_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/table_int_test.go
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ func TestTableViewSort(t *testing.T) {
 	v.Update(data)
 	v.SortColCmd(1, true)(nil)
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, v.GetRowCount())
-	assert.Equal(t, "blee ", v.GetCell(1, 1).Text)
+	assert.Equal(t, "blee", v.GetCell(1, 1).Text)
 
 	v.SortInvertCmd(nil)
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, v.GetRowCount())
-	assert.Equal(t, "fred ", v.GetCell(1, 1).Text)
+	assert.Equal(t, "fred", v.GetCell(1, 1).Text)
 }
 
 // Helpers...