diff --git a/lib/imports.js b/lib/imports.js
index 4fa14ec..a64967e 100644
--- a/lib/imports.js
+++ b/lib/imports.js
@@ -1,18 +1,42 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const {getOriginal} = require('./originals-helper.js');
+const {
+  getOriginal,
+  formatReplacement,
+} = require('./originals-helper.js');
+
+/**
+ * Replaces the node in question with generated text using the
+ * original, and updates imports to get those originals.
+ *
+ * @param {Node} node - the node to replace
+ * @param {string} name - the name of the identifier to be replaced
+ * @param {string} type - the type of replacement
+ * @param {string} moduleName - the module origin of the original
+ * @param {string} base - the base on which the action is occurring
+ * @param {string} args - a string of arguments for the replacement
+ * @param {Object} imports - the accumulated list of imports
+ *
+ * @return {Node} the replaced AST node
+ */
+function replaceNodeAndUpdateImports(node, name, type,
+    moduleName, base, args, imports) {
+  const original = getOriginal(name, type, moduleName);
+  updateImports(imports, moduleName, name, type);
+  return node.replaceWithText(formatReplacement(base, original, args, type));
+}
 
 /**
  * Formats the information into the right format for import
  *
  * @param {string} identifier - the name of the method / function to get
  * @param {string} type - the type of original of the identifier
- * @param {string} mod - the name of the module to import from
+ * @param {string} moduleName - the name of the module to import from
  *
  * @return {string} the formatted import text
  */
-function generateImportText(identifier, type, mod) {
-  const original = getOriginal(identifier, type, mod);
+function generateImportText(identifier, type, moduleName) {
+  const original = getOriginal(identifier, type, moduleName);
   switch (type) {
     case 'constructor':
       return original;
@@ -21,11 +45,11 @@ function generateImportText(identifier, type, mod) {
     case 'method':
       return `${identifier} as ${original}`;
     case 'static':
-      return `${identifier}_static as ${mod}_${identifier}_static`;
+      return `${identifier}_static as ${moduleName}_${identifier}_static`;
     case 'get':
-      return `${identifier}_get as ${mod}_${identifier}_get`;
+      return `${identifier}_get as ${moduleName}_${identifier}_get`;
     case 'set':
-      return `${identifier}_set as ${mod}_${identifier}_set`;
+      return `${identifier}_set as ${moduleName}_${identifier}_set`;
     default:
       throw new Error('not yet implemented');
   }
@@ -35,22 +59,22 @@ function generateImportText(identifier, type, mod) {
  * Adds an import for the module to the list
  *
  * @param {Object} imports - the current list of imports
- * @param {string} mod - the name of the module to import from
+ * @param {string} moduleName - the name of the module to import from
  * @param {string} identifier - the name of the method / function to get
  * @param {string} type - the type of original of the identifier
  */
-function updateImports(imports, mod, identifier, type) {
-  const importText = generateImportText(identifier, type, mod);
+function updateImports(imports, moduleName, identifier, type) {
+  const importText = generateImportText(identifier, type, moduleName);
 
-  if (!(mod in imports)) {
-    imports[mod] = {
+  if (!(moduleName in imports)) {
+    imports[moduleName] = {
       namedImports: new Set(),
     };
   }
 
   switch (type) {
     case 'constructor':
-      imports[mod].defaultImport = importText;
+      imports[moduleName].defaultImport = importText;
       break;
     case 'get':
     case 'set':
@@ -58,13 +82,12 @@ function updateImports(imports, mod, identifier, type) {
       if (!imports.Reflect) {
         imports.Reflect = {namedImports: new Set(['apply as Reflect_apply'])};
       }
-      imports.Reflect.namedImports.add('apply as Reflect_apply');
-      imports[mod].namedImports.add(importText);
+      imports[moduleName].namedImports.add(importText);
       break;
     case 'window':
     case 'namespace':
     case 'static':
-      imports[mod].namedImports.add(importText);
+      imports[moduleName].namedImports.add(importText);
       break;
     default:
       throw new Error('not yet implemented');
@@ -91,4 +114,5 @@ function addAllImports(sourceFile, imports) {
 module.exports = {
   updateImports,
   addAllImports,
+  replaceNodeAndUpdateImports,
 };
diff --git a/lib/mods/clean-console.js b/lib/mods/clean-console.js
index 79e003e..1054897 100644
--- a/lib/mods/clean-console.js
+++ b/lib/mods/clean-console.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const nodeTypes = require('ts-morph').TypeGuards;
+const {
+  isGlobal,
+} = require('../originals-helper.js');
 
 /**
  * Checks if a given node is a ConsoleCallExpression
@@ -11,12 +14,16 @@ const nodeTypes = require('ts-morph').TypeGuards;
  */
 function isConsoleCallExpression(node) {
   if (!nodeTypes.isCallExpression(node)) {
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   const propertyAccess = node.getExpression();
   if (!nodeTypes.isPropertyAccessExpression(propertyAccess)) {
-    return;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!isGlobal(propertyAccess)) {
+    return false;
   }
 
   const base = propertyAccess.getExpression();
diff --git a/lib/mods/replace-constructors.js b/lib/mods/replace-constructors.js
index 7d802b2..7c57feb 100644
--- a/lib/mods/replace-constructors.js
+++ b/lib/mods/replace-constructors.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function replaceGlobalConstructors(node, imports) {
     const identifier = node.getExpression();
     const mod = node.getType().getSymbol().getName();
     const original = getOriginal(mod, 'constructor', mod);
+
     identifier.replaceWithText(original);
     updateImports(imports, mod, original, 'constructor');
   }
diff --git a/lib/mods/replace-get-set.js b/lib/mods/replace-get-set.js
index dfe11ff..34e5b82 100644
--- a/lib/mods/replace-get-set.js
+++ b/lib/mods/replace-get-set.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const nodeTypes = require('ts-morph').TypeGuards;
-const {updateImports} = require('../imports.js');
 const {
-  formatReplacement,
+  replaceNodeAndUpdateImports,
+} = require('../imports.js');
+const {
   isGlobal,
-  getOriginal,
 } = require('../originals-helper.js');
 
 const dataProperties = new Map([
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ function isGlobalGet(node) {
 function isGlobalSet(node) {
   return nodeTypes.isBinaryExpression(node) &&
     node.getOperatorToken().getText() === '=' &&
-    nodeTypes.isPropertyAccessExpression(node.getLeft()) &&
-    isGlobal(node.getLeft().getExpression());
+    isGlobalGet(node.getLeft());
 }
 
 /**
@@ -54,7 +53,9 @@ function isGlobalSet(node) {
  * @param {Object} imports - the current list of imports
  */
 function replaceGlobalGetSetCalls(node, imports) {
-  let args; let type; let propertyAccessNode;
+  let args;
+  let type;
+  let propertyAccessNode;
 
   if (isGlobalGet(node)) {
     propertyAccessNode = node;
@@ -76,10 +77,9 @@ function replaceGlobalGetSetCalls(node, imports) {
   }
 
   const baseObject = propertyAccessNode.getExpression().getText();
-  const original = getOriginal(propertyName, type, moduleName);
 
-  node.replaceWithText(formatReplacement(baseObject, original, args, type));
-  updateImports(imports, moduleName, propertyName, type);
+  replaceNodeAndUpdateImports(node, propertyName, type,
+      moduleName, baseObject, args, imports);
 }
 
 module.exports = replaceGlobalGetSetCalls;
diff --git a/lib/mods/replace-methods.js b/lib/mods/replace-methods.js
index 91d65ed..e99ad60 100644
--- a/lib/mods/replace-methods.js
+++ b/lib/mods/replace-methods.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const nodeTypes = require('ts-morph').TypeGuards;
-const {updateImports} = require('../imports.js');
 const {
-  formatReplacement,
+  replaceNodeAndUpdateImports,
+} = require('../imports.js');
+const {
   isGlobal,
-  getOriginal,
 } = require('../originals-helper.js');
 
 /**
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function isNamespaceMethod(node, baseTypeName) {
 
   /**
    * If the first check passes, check the name of the first declaration
-   * of the callee, to see if it is the same as the name of the type.
+   * of the baseObject, to see if it is the same as the name of the type.
    * This approach covers aliasing:
    *
    * e.g.
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ function isNamespaceMethod(node, baseTypeName) {
    * First declared as CSS, with a baseTypeName of CSS (Namespace ✔)
    */
   if (firstDeclaration && firstDeclaration.getInitializer) {
-    const callee = firstDeclaration.getInitializer().getText();
-    return callee === baseTypeName;
+    const baseObject = firstDeclaration.getInitializer().getText();
+    return baseObject === baseTypeName;
   }
 
   /**
    * If you can't get the initializer from the firstDeclaration,
-   * do a shallow comparison of the callee name and the baseTypeName.
+   * do a shallow comparison of the baseObject name and the baseTypeName.
    *
    * e.g.
    * Math.max();
    *
-   * The callee name Math is the same as the baseTypeName Math (Namespace ✔)
+   * The baseObject name Math is the same as the baseTypeName Math (Namespace ✔)
    */
   return symbol.getName() === baseTypeName;
 }
@@ -65,42 +65,44 @@ function getArgumentString(functionCall) {
 function replaceGlobalMethodCalls(node, imports) {
   if (nodeTypes.isCallExpression(node) &&
       isGlobal(node.getExpression())) {
-    let mod; let args; let type; let callee;
+    let moduleName;
+    let type;
+    let baseObject;
+    let propertyName;
 
     // property access methods
     if (nodeTypes.isPropertyAccessExpression(node.getExpression())) {
       const propertyAccess = node.getExpression();
-      name = propertyAccess.getSymbol().getEscapedName();
+      propertyName = propertyAccess.getName();
       type = 'method';
 
       let baseType = propertyAccess.getExpression().getType();
-      const baseConstructSignature = baseType.getConstructSignatures()[0];
 
+      // the method is static if the base has a constructSignature
+      // (i.e. the base is a constructor)
+      const baseConstructSignature = baseType.getConstructSignatures()[0];
       if (baseConstructSignature) {
-        baseType = baseConstructSignature.getReturnType();
         type = 'static';
+        baseType = baseConstructSignature.getReturnType();
       }
 
-      mod = baseType.getSymbol().getEscapedName();
-      args = getArgumentString(propertyAccess.getParent());
-      callee = propertyAccess.getExpression().getSymbol().getName();
+      moduleName = baseType.getSymbol().getName();
+      baseObject = propertyAccess.getExpression().getSymbol().getName();
 
-      if (type !== 'static' && isNamespaceMethod(propertyAccess, mod)) {
+      if (type !== 'static' && isNamespaceMethod(propertyAccess, moduleName)) {
         type = 'namespace';
-        callee = mod;
+        baseObject = moduleName;
       }
     } else { // window functions
       type = 'window';
-      mod = 'Window';
-      name = node.getExpression().getSymbol().getEscapedName();
-      callee = mod;
-
-      args = getArgumentString(node);
+      moduleName = 'Window';
+      propertyName = node.getExpression().getText();
+      baseObject = moduleName;
     }
 
-    const original = getOriginal(name, type, mod);
-    node.replaceWithText(formatReplacement(callee, original, args, type));
-    updateImports(imports, mod, name, type);
+    const args = getArgumentString(node);
+    replaceNodeAndUpdateImports(node, propertyName, type, moduleName,
+        baseObject, args, imports);
   }
 }