diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
index 55e15160b3..1bd7f3dfa1 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe("Wait for remote peer", function () {
     await nwaku.start({
       lightpush: true,
       filter: false,
-      relay: false,
+      relay: true,
       store: false
     });
     const multiAddrWithId = await nwaku.getMultiaddrWithId();
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ describe("Wait for remote peer", function () {
     await nwaku.start({
       filter: true,
       lightpush: true,
-      relay: false
+      relay: true
       // store: true
     });
     const multiAddrWithId = await nwaku.getMultiaddrWithId();
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
index 9483bc8ba6..06b402f639 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ describe("Waku Dial [node only]", function () {
       await nwaku.start({
         filter: true,
         store: true,
-        lightpush: true
+        lightpush: true,
+        relay: true
       });
       const multiAddrWithId = await nwaku.getMultiaddrWithId();
 
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ describe("Waku Dial [node only]", function () {
       await nwaku.start({
         filter: true,
         store: true,
-        lightpush: true
+        lightpush: true,
+        relay: true
       });
       const multiAddrWithId = await nwaku.getMultiaddrWithId();