diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
index 3035b926..dd31b3cc 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_e2e.py
@@ -179,48 +179,45 @@ class TestE2E(StepsFilter, StepsStore, StepsRelay, StepsLightPush):
         # self.node1 relays and we check that self.node10 receives the message
         self.check_published_message_reaches_relay_peer(sender=self.node1, peer_list=[self.node10], message_propagation_delay=1)
 
-    def test_relay_six_nodes(self):
-        logger.debug(f"create additional 6 nodes")
+    def test_store_filter_interaction_with_six_nodes(self):
+        logger.debug(f"create  6 nodes")
         self.node4 = WakuNode(NODE_2, f"node3_{self.test_id}")
         self.node5 = WakuNode(NODE_2, f"node3_{self.test_id}")
         self.node6 = WakuNode(NODE_2, f"node3_{self.test_id}")
 
-        logger.debug(f"start the 6 nodes with their corresponding config")
+        logger.debug(f"start 5 nodes with their corresponding config")
         self.node1.start(relay="true", store="true")
         self.node2.start(relay="true", store="true", discv5_bootstrap_node=self.node1.get_enr_uri())
         self.node3.start(relay="true", store="true", discv5_bootstrap_node=self.node2.get_enr_uri())
-        self.node4.start(relay="true", store="true", filter="true", discv5_bootstrap_node=self.node3.get_enr_uri())
-        self.node5.start(relay="false", storenode=self.node4.get_multiaddr_with_id(), discv5_bootstrap_node=self.node4.get_enr_uri())
-
-        self.node6.start(relay="false", filter="true", filternode=self.node4.get_multiaddr_with_id())
+        self.node4.start(relay="true", filter="true", store="true", discv5_bootstrap_node=self.node3.get_enr_uri())
+        self.node6.start(relay="true", filter="true", filternode=self.node4.get_multiaddr_with_id())
 
         logger.debug(f"subscribe nodes to relay  pubsub topics")
         self.node1.set_relay_subscriptions([self.test_pubsub_topic])
         self.node2.set_relay_subscriptions([self.test_pubsub_topic])
         self.node3.set_relay_subscriptions([self.second_pubsub_topic])
         self.node4.set_relay_subscriptions([self.test_pubsub_topic])
-
-        logger.debug(f" msg1 created")
-        msg1 = self.create_message(contentTopic=self.test_content_topic)
-
-        logger.debug(f"node6 subscribe to filter for pubsubtopic {self.test_pubsub_topic}")
-        # self.node6.set_filter_subscriptions({"requestId": "1", "contentFilters": [self.test_content_topic], "pubsubTopic": self.test_pubsub_topic})
+        self.node6.set_relay_subscriptions([self.test_pubsub_topic])
 
         logger.debug(f"wait for all nodes auto connection")
         node_list = [self.node1, self.node2, self.node3, self.node4]
         self.wait_for_autoconnection(node_list, hard_wait=30)
 
+        logger.debug(f"node6 subscribe to filter for pubsubtopic {self.test_pubsub_topic}")
+        self.node6.set_filter_subscriptions({"requestId": "1", "contentFilters": [self.test_content_topic], "pubsubTopic": self.test_pubsub_topic})
+
         logger.debug(f" node1 publish message for topic {self.test_pubsub_topic}")
-        m = self.publish_message(sender=self.node1, pubsub_topic=self.test_pubsub_topic, message=msg1)
+        message = self.create_message()
+        m = self.publish_message(sender=self.node1, pubsub_topic=self.test_pubsub_topic, message=message)
+        delay(5)
 
         logger.debug(f"node6 inquery for filter messages on pubsubtopic {self.test_pubsub_topic} & contenttopic {self.test_content_topic}")
-        # messages_response = self.get_filter_messages(self.test_content_topic, pubsub_topic=self.test_pubsub_topic, node=self.node6)
-        # logger.debug(f"filter inqeury response is {messages_response}")
-        # assert len(messages_response) == 1 , f"filtered messages count doesn't match published messages"
+        messages_response = self.get_filter_messages(self.test_content_topic, pubsub_topic=self.test_pubsub_topic, node=self.node6)
+        logger.debug(f"filter inqeury response is {messages_response}")
+        assert len(messages_response) == 1, f"filtered messages count doesn't match published messages"
 
-        logger.debug(f"node6 comes online")
-        # self.node5.start(relay="false", store="true",storenode=self.node4.get_multiaddr_with_id(), discv5_bootstrap_node=self.node4.get_enr_uri())
-        # self.wait_for_autoconnection([self.node4, self.node5], hard_wait=30)
-        # self.node5.set_relay_subscriptions([self.test_pubsub_topic])
-        delay(5)
-        self.check_published_message_is_stored(page_size=50, ascending="true", store_node=self.node5)
+        logger.debug(f"node5 goes live !!")
+        self.node5.start(relay="false", storenode=self.node4.get_multiaddr_with_id(), discv5_bootstrap_node=self.node4.get_enr_uri())
+        delay(2)
+        logger.debug(f"node5 makes request to get stored messages ")
+        self.check_published_message_is_stored(page_size=50, ascending="true", store_node=self.node5, messages_to_check=[message])