diff --git a/tests/test_multiple_processes.py b/tests/test_multiple_processes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8b9f786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_multiple_processes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import asyncio
+import multiprocessing
+import random
+import sys
+
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+import ucp
+
+
+def listener(ports):
+    ucp.init()
+
+    async def _listener(ports):
+        async def write(ep):
+            close_msg = bytearray(2)
+            msg2send = np.arange(10)
+            msg2recv = np.empty_like(msg2send)
+
+            msgs = [ep.recv(close_msg), ep.send(msg2send), ep.recv(msg2recv)]
+            await asyncio.gather(*msgs, loop=asyncio.get_event_loop())
+
+            close_msg = int.from_bytes(close_msg, sys.byteorder)
+
+            if close_msg != 0:
+                await ep.close()
+                listeners[close_msg].close()
+
+        listeners = {}
+        for port in ports:
+            listeners[port] = ucp.create_listener(write, port=port)
+
+        try:
+            while not all(listener.closed() for listener in listeners.values()):
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+        except ucp.UCXCloseError:
+            pass
+
+    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(_listener(ports))
+
+
+def client(listener_ports):
+    ucp.init()
+
+    async def _client(listener_ports):
+        async def read(port, close):
+            close_msg = bytearray(int(port if close else 0).to_bytes(2, sys.byteorder))
+            msg2send = np.arange(10)
+            msg2recv = np.empty_like(msg2send)
+
+            ep = await ucp.create_endpoint(ucp.get_address(), port)
+            msgs = [ep.send(close_msg), ep.send(msg2send), ep.recv(msg2recv)]
+            await asyncio.gather(*msgs, loop=asyncio.get_event_loop())
+
+        close_after = 100
+        clients = []
+        for i in range(close_after):
+            for port in listener_ports:
+                close = i == close_after - 1
+                clients.append(read(port, close=close))
+
+        await asyncio.gather(*clients, loop=asyncio.get_event_loop())
+
+    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(_client(listener_ports))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("num_listeners", [1, 2, 4, 8])
+def test_send_recv_cu(num_listeners):
+    ports = set()
+    while len(ports) != num_listeners:
+        ports = ports.union(
+            [random.randint(13000, 23000) for n in range(num_listeners)]
+        )
+    ports = list(ports)
+
+    ctx = multiprocessing.get_context("spawn")
+    listener_process = ctx.Process(name="listener", target=listener, args=[ports])
+    client_process = ctx.Process(name="client", target=client, args=[ports])
+
+    listener_process.start()
+    client_process.start()
+
+    listener_process.join()
+    client_process.join()
+
+    assert listener_process.exitcode == 0
+    assert client_process.exitcode == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_multiple_nodes.py b/tests/test_single_process.py
similarity index 69%
rename from tests/test_multiple_nodes.py
rename to tests/test_single_process.py
index 5cb7e875..e512c6e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_multiple_nodes.py
+++ b/tests/test_single_process.py
@@ -29,33 +29,22 @@ async def client_node(port):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_multiple_nodes():
-    lf1 = ucp.create_listener(server_node)
-    lf2 = ucp.create_listener(server_node)
-    assert lf1.port != lf2.port
-
-    nodes = []
-    for _ in range(10):
-        nodes.append(client_node(lf1.port))
-        nodes.append(client_node(lf2.port))
-    await asyncio.gather(*nodes, loop=asyncio.get_event_loop())
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_one_server_many_clients():
+async def test_one_listener_many_clients():
     lf = ucp.create_listener(server_node)
     clients = []
-    for _ in range(100):
+    for _ in range(50):
         clients.append(client_node(lf.port))
     await asyncio.gather(*clients, loop=asyncio.get_event_loop())
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_two_servers_many_clients():
+async def test_two_listeners_many_clients():
     lf1 = ucp.create_listener(server_node)
     lf2 = ucp.create_listener(server_node)
+    assert lf1.port != lf2.port
+
     clients = []
-    for _ in range(100):
+    for _ in range(25):
         clients.append(client_node(lf1.port))
         clients.append(client_node(lf2.port))
     await asyncio.gather(*clients, loop=asyncio.get_event_loop())