diff --git a/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/msg/TomP2PTests.java b/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/msg/TomP2PTests.java
index be1415c749..f138fc73ea 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/msg/TomP2PTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/msg/TomP2PTests.java
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ import net.tomp2p.p2p.Peer;
 import net.tomp2p.p2p.PeerBuilder;
 import net.tomp2p.peers.Number160;
 import net.tomp2p.peers.PeerAddress;
-import net.tomp2p.relay.RelayConfig;
+import net.tomp2p.peers.PeerMap;
+import net.tomp2p.peers.PeerMapConfiguration;
+import net.tomp2p.relay.tcp.TCPRelayClientConfig;
 import net.tomp2p.storage.Data;
 
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ public class TomP2PTests {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TomP2PTests.class);
 
     // If you want to test in one specific connection mode define it directly, otherwise use UNKNOWN
-    private static final ConnectionType FORCED_CONNECTION_TYPE = ConnectionType.DIRECT;
+    private static final ConnectionType FORCED_CONNECTION_TYPE = ConnectionType.RELAY;
 
     // Typically you run the bootstrap node in localhost to test direct connection.
     // If you have a setup where you are not behind a router you can also use a WAN bootstrap node.
@@ -293,9 +295,23 @@ public class TomP2PTests {
     @Test
     @Repeat(STRESS_TEST_COUNT)
     public void testParallelStartupWithPutGet() throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException, InterruptedException {
+        PeerMapConfiguration pmc1 = new PeerMapConfiguration(Number160.createHash("peer1")).peerNoVerification();
+        PeerMap pm1 = new PeerMap(pmc1);
+
+        PeerDHT peer1 = new PeerBuilderDHT(new PeerBuilder(Number160.createHash("peer1")).ports(3006).peerMap(pm1).start()).start();
+
+        PeerMapConfiguration pmc2 = new PeerMapConfiguration(Number160.createHash("peer2")).peerNoVerification();
+        PeerMap pm2 = new PeerMap(pmc2);
+
+        PeerDHT peer2 = new PeerBuilderDHT(new PeerBuilder(Number160.createHash("peer2")).ports(3007).peerMap(pm2).start()).start();
+
+      /*  PeerAddress masterPeerAddress = new PeerAddress(Number160.createHash(BOOTSTRAP_NODE_ID),
+                BOOTSTRAP_NODE_IP, BOOTSTRAP_NODE_PORT,
+                BOOTSTRAP_NODE_PORT);
+        
         PeerDHT peer1 = new PeerBuilderDHT(new PeerBuilder(Number160.createHash("peer1")).ports(3006).start()).start();
         PeerDHT peer2 = new PeerBuilderDHT(new PeerBuilder(Number160.createHash("peer2")).ports(3007).start()).start();
-
+*/
         PeerAddress masterPeerAddress = new PeerAddress(Number160.createHash(BootstrapNodes.LOCALHOST.getName()),
                 BootstrapNodes.LOCALHOST.getIp(), BootstrapNodes.LOCALHOST.getPort(),
                 BootstrapNodes.LOCALHOST.getPort());
@@ -315,6 +331,7 @@ public class TomP2PTests {
 
             @Override
             public void exceptionCaught(Throwable t) throws Exception {
+                log.error(t.toString());
             }
         });
 
@@ -326,6 +343,7 @@ public class TomP2PTests {
 
             @Override
             public void exceptionCaught(Throwable t) throws Exception {
+                log.error(t.toString());
             }
         });
 
@@ -520,7 +538,9 @@ public class TomP2PTests {
         FutureDirect futureDirect = peer1DHT.peer().sendDirect(futurePeerConnection).object("hallo").start();
         futureDirect.awaitUninterruptibly();
         assertTrue(futureDirect.isSuccess());
-        assertEquals("pong", futureDirect.object());
+
+        // server node does not reply
+        // assertEquals("pong", futureDirect.object());
     }
 
     private Peer bootstrapDirectConnection(int clientPort) {
@@ -647,7 +667,7 @@ public class TomP2PTests {
             PeerNAT peerNAT = new PeerBuilderNAT(peer).start();
             FutureDiscover futureDiscover = peer.discover().peerAddress(BOOTSTRAP_NODE_ADDRESS).start();
             FutureNAT futureNAT = peerNAT.startSetupPortforwarding(futureDiscover);
-            FutureRelayNAT futureRelayNAT = peerNAT.startRelay(RelayConfig.OpenTCP(), futureDiscover, futureNAT);
+            FutureRelayNAT futureRelayNAT = peerNAT.startRelay(new TCPRelayClientConfig(), futureDiscover, futureNAT);
             futureRelayNAT.awaitUninterruptibly();
             if (futureRelayNAT.isSuccess()) {
                 log.info("Bootstrap using relay was successful. Address = " + peer.peerAddress());