diff --git a/testlibs/src/testing-wrappers.go b/testlibs/src/testing-wrappers.go
index 3eb988b..8f91078 100644
--- a/testlibs/src/testing-wrappers.go
+++ b/testlibs/src/testing-wrappers.go
@@ -1,42 +1,92 @@
 package testlibs
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+     utilities "github.com/waku-org/waku-go-bindings/testlibs/utilities"
 	"github.com/waku-org/waku-go-bindings/waku"
-     
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-func Wrappers_CreateWakuNode(customConfig *waku.WakuConfig, logger *zap.Logger) (*waku.WakuNode, error) {
+type WakuNodeWrapper struct {
+	*waku.WakuNode
+}
 
-	config := *DefaultWakuConfig
-	config.Discv5UdpPort = GenerateUniquePort()
-	config.TcpPort = GenerateUniquePort()
+func Wrappers_CreateWakuNode(customCfg *waku.WakuConfig, logger *zap.Logger) (*waku.WakuNode, error) {
 
-	if customConfig != nil {
-		if customConfig.Relay {
-			config.Relay = customConfig.Relay
-		}
-		if customConfig.LogLevel != "" {
-			config.LogLevel = customConfig.LogLevel
-		}
-		if customConfig.Discv5Discovery {
-			config.Discv5Discovery = customConfig.Discv5Discovery
-		}
-		if customConfig.ClusterID != 0 {
-			config.ClusterID = customConfig.ClusterID
-		}
-		if len(customConfig.Shards) > 0 {
-			config.Shards = customConfig.Shards
-		}
-		if customConfig.PeerExchange {
-			config.PeerExchange = customConfig.PeerExchange
-		}
+	var nodeCfg waku.WakuConfig
+
+	
+	if customCfg == nil {
+		nodeCfg = *utilities.DefaultWakuConfig
+	} else {
+		nodeCfg = *customCfg
 	}
 
-	node, err := waku.NewWakuNode(&config, logger)
+	nodeCfg.Discv5UdpPort = utilities.GenerateUniquePort()
+	nodeCfg.TcpPort = utilities.GenerateUniquePort()
+
+	utilities.Debug("Create node with default config")
+	node, err := waku.NewWakuNode(&nodeCfg, logger)
 	if err != nil {
+		utilities.Error("Can't create node")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return node, nil
 }
+
+func (node *WakuNodeWrapper) Wrappers_Start() error {
+	if node== nil || node.WakuNode == nil {
+		err := errors.New("WakuNode instance is nil")
+		utilities.Error("Failed to start WakuNode", zap.Error(err))
+		return err
+	}
+
+	utilities.Debug("Attempting to start WakuNode")
+	err := node.WakuNode.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		utilities.Error("Failed to start WakuNode", zap.Error(err))
+		return err
+	}
+
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully started WakuNode")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Stops the WakuNode instance.
+func (node*WakuNodeWrapper) Wrappers_Stop() error {
+	if node== nil || node.WakuNode == nil {
+		err := errors.New("WakuNode instance is nil")
+		utilities.Error("Failed to stop WakuNode", zap.Error(err))
+		return err
+	}
+
+	utilities.Debug("Attempting to stop WakuNode")
+	err := node.WakuNode.Stop()
+	if err != nil {
+		utilities.Error("Failed to stop WakuNode", zap.Error(err))
+		return err
+	}
+
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully stopped WakuNode")
+	return nil
+}
+
+//  Destroys the WakuNode instance.
+func (node*WakuNodeWrapper) Wrappers_Destroy() error {
+	if node== nil || node.WakuNode == nil {
+		err := errors.New("WakuNode instance is nil")
+		utilities.Error("Failed to destroy WakuNode", zap.Error(err))
+		return err
+	}
+
+	utilities.Debug("Attempting to destroy WakuNode")
+	err := node.WakuNode.Destroy()
+	if err != nil {
+		utilities.Error("Failed to destroy WakuNode", zap.Error(err))
+		return err
+	}
+
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully destroyed WakuNode")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/testlibs/utilities/logging.go b/testlibs/utilities/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d47dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testlibs/utilities/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package utilities
+
+import (
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	
+)
+
+var devLogger *zap.Logger
+
+func init() {
+	var err error
+	devLogger, err = zap.NewDevelopment()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("Failed to create development logger: " + err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func Debug(msg string, fields ...zap.Field) {
+	devLogger.Debug(msg, fields...)
+}
+
+func Info(msg string, fields ...zap.Field) {
+	devLogger.Info(msg, fields...)
+}
+
+func Warn(msg string, fields ...zap.Field) {
+	devLogger.Warn(msg, fields...)
+}
+
+func Error(msg string, fields ...zap.Field) {
+	devLogger.Error(msg, fields...)
+}
+
+func DPanic(msg string, fields ...zap.Field) {
+	devLogger.DPanic(msg, fields...)
+}
+
+func Panic(msg string, fields ...zap.Field) {
+	devLogger.Panic(msg, fields...)
+}
+
+func Fatal(msg string, fields ...zap.Field) {
+	devLogger.Fatal(msg, fields...)
+}
+
+func Sync() {
+	_ = devLogger.Sync()
+}
diff --git a/testlibs/src/utils.go b/testlibs/utilities/utils.go
similarity index 81%
rename from testlibs/src/utils.go
rename to testlibs/utilities/utils.go
index 195783a..4a1c62f 100644
--- a/testlibs/src/utils.go
+++ b/testlibs/utilities/utils.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package testlibs
+package utilities
 
 import (
 	"math/rand"
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ var DefaultWakuConfig = &waku.WakuConfig{
 	ClusterID:       16,
 	Shards:          []uint16{64},
 	PeerExchange:    false,
+	Store:           false,
+	Filter:          false,
+	Lightpush:       false,
 }
 
+// WakuConfigOption is a function that applies a change to a WakuConfig.
+type WakuConfigOption func(*waku.WakuConfig)
+
 func GenerateUniquePort() int {
 	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano())) // Local RNG instance
 
diff --git a/testlibs/waku-go-tests/Nodes_basic_test.go b/testlibs/waku-go-tests/Nodes_basic_test.go
index 43e232d..4879ef4 100644
--- a/testlibs/waku-go-tests/Nodes_basic_test.go
+++ b/testlibs/waku-go-tests/Nodes_basic_test.go
@@ -2,31 +2,63 @@ package waku_go_tests
 
 import (
 	"testing"
-
+    utilities "github.com/waku-org/waku-go-bindings/testlibs/utilities"
 	testlibs "github.com/waku-org/waku-go-bindings/testlibs/src"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	 "github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestCreateTwoWakuNodes(t *testing.T) {
-	logger, _ := zap.NewDevelopment()
+func TestBasicWakuNodes(t *testing.T) {
+     
+	utilities.Debug("Create logger isntance")
+	logger, err := zap.NewDevelopment()
+	defaultConfig := *utilities.DefaultWakuConfig 
 
-	node1, err := testlibs.Wrappers_CreateWakuNode(nil, logger)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to create node1: %v", err)
-	}
+	
+	utilities.Debug("Creating the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+	node1, err := testlibs.Wrappers_CreateWakuNode(&defaultConfig, logger)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully created the first WakuNodeWrapper")
 
-	node2, err := testlibs.Wrappers_CreateWakuNode(nil, logger)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to create node2: %v", err)
-	}
 
-	if err := node1.Start(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to start node1: %v", err)
-	}
-	if err := node2.Start(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to start node2: %v", err)
-	}
+	utilities.Debug("Creating the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+	node2, err := testlibs.Wrappers_CreateWakuNode(&defaultConfig, logger)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully created the second WakuNodeWrapper")
 
-	node1.Stop()
-	node2.Stop()
+	
+	utilities.Debug("Starting the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+	err = 
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to start the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully started the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+
+	
+	utilities.Debug("Starting the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+	err = node2.Wrappers_Start()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to start the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully started the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+
+	
+	utilities.Debug("Stopping the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+	err = node1.Wrappers_Stop()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to stop the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully stopped the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+
+	
+	utilities.Debug("Stopping the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+	err = node2.Wrappers_Stop()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to stop the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully stopped the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+
+	
+	utilities.Debug("Destroying the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+	err = node1.Wrappers_Destroy()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to destroy the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully destroyed the first WakuNodeWrapper")
+
+
+	utilities.Debug("Destroying the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+	err = node2.Wrappers_Destroy()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to destroy the second WakuNodeWrapper")
+	utilities.Debug("Successfully destroyed the second WakuNodeWrapper")
 }