diff --git a/sucks/__init__.py b/sucks/__init__.py
index e535d29..323eb08 100644
--- a/sucks/__init__.py
+++ b/sucks/__init__.py
@@ -792,26 +792,16 @@ class Stop(Clean):
         super().__init__('stop', 'normal')
 
 class SpotArea(Clean):
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        self.action='start'
-        self.mid=''
-        self.p=''
-        self.deep=''
-        if kwargs is not None:
-            for kkey, kvalue in kwargs.items():
-                if kkey == 'action':
-                    self.action = kvalue
-                elif kkey == 'mid':
-                    self.mid = kvalue
-                elif kkey == 'p':
-                    self.p = kvalue
-                elif kkey == 'deep':
-                    self.deep = kvalue
+    def __init__(self, action='start', namedarea='', customarea='', cleanings='1'):
+        
        
-        if self.mid != '': #For cleaning specified map area
-            super().__init__('spotarea', 'normal', act=CLEAN_ACTION_TO_ECOVACS[self.action], mid=self.mid)
-        elif self.p != '': #For cleaning custom map area, and specify deep amount 1x/2x
-            super().__init__('spotarea' ,'normal',act=CLEAN_ACTION_TO_ECOVACS[self.action], p=self.p, deep=self.deep)
+        if namedarea != '': #For cleaning specified map area
+            super().__init__('spotarea', 'normal', act=CLEAN_ACTION_TO_ECOVACS[action], mid=namedarea)
+        elif customarea != '': #For cleaning custom map area, and specify deep amount 1x/2x
+            super().__init__('spotarea' ,'normal',act=CLEAN_ACTION_TO_ECOVACS[action], p=customarea, deep=cleanings)
+        else:
+            #no valid entries
+            raise ValueError("must provide namedarea or customarea for spotarea clean")
 
 class Charge(VacBotCommand):
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/sucks/cli.py b/sucks/cli.py
index 88b6e24..727b730 100644
--- a/sucks/cli.py
+++ b/sucks/cli.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def run(actions, debug):
                     #vacbot.connect_and_wait_until_ready()(
         
         
-        vacbot.run(SpotArea(action='start', mid='0'))
+        vacbot.run(SpotArea('start'))
         
      
         #vacbot.request_all_statuses()
diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index 6ed18cc..a1f020e 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -33,6 +33,42 @@ def test_clean_command():
     c = Clean('edge', 'high')
     assert_equals(ElementTree.tostring(c.to_xml()),
                   b'<ctl td="Clean"><clean speed="strong" type="border" /></ctl>')  # protocol has attribs in other order
+    
+
+def test_spotarea_command():
+    assert_raises(ValueError, SpotArea, 'start') #Value error if SpotArea doesn't include a mid or p
+    
+    c = SpotArea('start', '0')
+    assert_equals(ElementTree.tostring(c.to_xml()),
+                b'<ctl td="Clean"><clean act="s" mid="0" speed="standard" type="SpotArea" /></ctl>')  #Test namedarea clean
+
+    c = SpotArea('start', namedarea='0')
+    assert_equals(ElementTree.tostring(c.to_xml()),
+                b'<ctl td="Clean"><clean act="s" mid="0" speed="standard" type="SpotArea" /></ctl>')  #Test namedarea keyword clean
+
+    c = SpotArea('start', '', '01234,56789')
+    assert_equals(ElementTree.tostring(c.to_xml()),
+                b'<ctl td="Clean"><clean act="s" deep="1" p="01234,56789" speed="standard" type="SpotArea" /></ctl>')  #Test customarea clean
+
+    c = SpotArea('start', '', '01234,56789', '2')
+    assert_equals(ElementTree.tostring(c.to_xml()),
+                b'<ctl td="Clean"><clean act="s" deep="2" p="01234,56789" speed="standard" type="SpotArea" /></ctl>')  #Test customarea clean with deep 2
+
+    c = SpotArea('start', '', customarea='01234,56789')
+    assert_equals(ElementTree.tostring(c.to_xml()),
+                b'<ctl td="Clean"><clean act="s" deep="1" p="01234,56789" speed="standard" type="SpotArea" /></ctl>')  #Test customarea keyword clean with deep default
+
+    c = SpotArea('start', customarea='01234,56789', cleanings='2')
+    assert_equals(ElementTree.tostring(c.to_xml()),
+                b'<ctl td="Clean"><clean act="s" deep="2" p="01234,56789" speed="standard" type="SpotArea" /></ctl>')  #Test customarea keyword and cleanings keyword clean with deep default
+
+    c = SpotArea('start', namedarea='0', customarea='01234,56789', cleanings='2')
+    assert_equals(ElementTree.tostring(c.to_xml()),
+                b'<ctl td="Clean"><clean act="s" mid="0" speed="standard" type="SpotArea" /></ctl>')  #Test all keywords specified, should default to only mid
+
+    c = SpotArea('start', '0', '01234,56789','2')
+    assert_equals(ElementTree.tostring(c.to_xml()),
+                b'<ctl td="Clean"><clean act="s" mid="0" speed="standard" type="SpotArea" /></ctl>')  #Test all keywords specified, should default to only mid
 
 
 def test_edge_command():