diff --git a/src/node/waku_node.py b/src/node/waku_node.py
index 744fd550..d3fa437a 100644
--- a/src/node/waku_node.py
+++ b/src/node/waku_node.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class WakuNode:
     @retry(stop=stop_after_delay(10), wait=wait_fixed(0.1), reraise=True)
     def ensure_ready(self):
         self.info()
-        logger.debug("RPC service is ready.")
+        logger.info("%s service is ready !!", PROTOCOL)
 
     def info(self):
         return self._api.info()
diff --git a/src/steps/relay.py b/src/steps/relay.py
index 4902dc43..f67f602b 100644
--- a/src/steps/relay.py
+++ b/src/steps/relay.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class StepsRelay:
         message = {"payload": to_base64(self.test_payload), "contentTopic": self.test_content_topic, "timestamp": int(time() * 1e9)}
         try:
             self.check_published_message_reaches_peer(message)
+            logger.info("WARM UP successful !!")
         except Exception as ex:
             raise Exception(f"WARM UP FAILED WITH: {ex}")
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ class StepsRelay:
 
     def assert_received_message(self, sent_message, received_message):
         def assert_fail_message(field_name):
-            return f"Incorrect {field_name}. Published {sent_message[field_name]} Received {getattr(received_message, field_name)}"
+            return f"Incorrect field: {field_name}. Published: {sent_message[field_name]} Received: {getattr(received_message, field_name)}"
 
         assert (
             received_message.payload == sent_message["payload"]
@@ -68,3 +69,7 @@ class StepsRelay:
             assert str(received_message.version) == str(sent_message["version"]), assert_fail_message("version")
         if "meta" in sent_message and sent_message["meta"]:
             assert str(received_message.meta) == str(sent_message["meta"]), assert_fail_message("meta")
+        if "ephemeral" in sent_message and sent_message["ephemeral"]:
+            assert str(received_message.ephemeral) == str(sent_message["ephemeral"]), assert_fail_message("ephemeral")
+        if "rateLimitProof" in sent_message and sent_message["rateLimitProof"]:
+            assert str(received_message.rateLimitProof) == str(sent_message["rateLimitProof"]), assert_fail_message("rateLimitProof")
diff --git a/src/test_data.py b/src/test_data.py
index 4b5f018c..9cda6ef7 100644
--- a/src/test_data.py
+++ b/src/test_data.py
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ SAMPLE_TIMESTAMPS = [
     {"description": "Positive number", "value": 1, "valid_for": ["nwaku", "gowaku"]},
     {"description": "Negative number", "value": -1, "valid_for": ["nwaku", "gowaku"]},
     {"description": "DST change", "value": int(datetime(2020, 3, 8, 2, 0, 0).timestamp() * 1e9), "valid_for": ["nwaku", "gowaku"]},  # DST starts
-    {"description": "Timestamp as string number", "value": str(int(time() * 1e9)), "valid_for": ["gowaku"]},
+    {"description": "Timestamp as string number", "value": str(int(time() * 1e9)), "valid_for": []},
     {"description": "Invalid large number", "value": 2**63, "valid_for": []},
-    {"description": "Float number", "value": float(time() * 1e9), "valid_for": ["gowaku"]},
+    {"description": "Float number", "value": float(time() * 1e9), "valid_for": []},
     {"description": "Array instead of timestamp", "value": [int(time() * 1e9)], "valid_for": []},
     {"description": "Object instead of timestamp", "value": {"time": int(time() * 1e9)}, "valid_for": []},
     {"description": "ISO 8601 timestamp", "value": "2023-12-26T10:58:51", "valid_for": []},
diff --git a/tests/relay/test_publish.py b/tests/relay/test_publish.py
index 5cbbeddb..11c55556 100644
--- a/tests/relay/test_publish.py
+++ b/tests/relay/test_publish.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TestRelayPublish(StepsRelay):
                 self.node1.send_message(message, self.test_pubsub_topic)
                 success_payloads.append(payload)
             except Exception as ex:
-                assert "Bad Request" in str(ex)
+                assert "Bad Request" in str(ex) or "Internal Server Error" in str(ex)
         assert not success_payloads, f"Invalid Payloads that didn't failed: {success_payloads}"
 
     def test_publish_with_missing_payload(self):
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@ class TestRelayPublish(StepsRelay):
             self.node1.send_message(message, self.test_pubsub_topic)
             raise AssertionError("Publish with missing payload worked!!!")
         except Exception as ex:
-            if self.node1.is_nwaku():
-                assert "Bad Request" in str(ex)
-            elif self.node1.is_gowaku():
-                assert "Internal Server Error" in str(ex)
-            else:
-                raise Exception("Not implemented")
+            assert "Bad Request" in str(ex) or "Internal Server Error" in str(ex)
 
     def test_publish_with_payload_less_than_one_mb(self):
         payload_length = 1024 * 1023
@@ -83,7 +78,7 @@ class TestRelayPublish(StepsRelay):
                 self.node1.send_message(message, self.test_pubsub_topic)
                 success_content_topics.append(content_topic)
             except Exception as ex:
-                assert "Bad Request" in str(ex)
+                assert "Bad Request" in str(ex) or "Internal Server Error" in str(ex)
         assert not success_content_topics, f"Invalid Content topics that didn't failed: {success_content_topics}"
 
     def test_publish_with_missing_content_topic(self):
@@ -92,24 +87,14 @@ class TestRelayPublish(StepsRelay):
             self.node1.send_message(message, self.test_pubsub_topic)
             raise AssertionError("Publish with missing content_topic worked!!!")
         except Exception as ex:
-            if self.node1.is_nwaku():
-                assert "Bad Request" in str(ex)
-            elif self.node1.is_gowaku():
-                assert "Internal Server Error" in str(ex)
-            else:
-                raise Exception("Not implemented")
+            assert "Bad Request" in str(ex) or "Internal Server Error" in str(ex)
 
     def test_publish_on_unsubscribed_pubsub_topic(self):
         try:
             self.check_published_message_reaches_peer(self.test_message, pubsub_topic="/waku/2/rs/19/1")
             raise AssertionError("Publish on unsubscribed pubsub_topic worked!!!")
         except Exception as ex:
-            if self.node1.is_nwaku():
-                assert "Bad Request" in str(ex)
-            elif self.node1.is_gowaku():
-                assert "Internal Server Error" in str(ex)
-            else:
-                raise Exception("Not implemented")
+            assert "Bad Request" in str(ex) or "Internal Server Error" in str(ex)
 
     def test_publish_with_valid_timestamps(self):
         failed_timestamps = []
@@ -165,6 +150,26 @@ class TestRelayPublish(StepsRelay):
         except Exception as ex:
             assert "Bad Request" in str(ex)
 
+    def test_publish_with_rate_limit_proof(self):
+        self.test_message["rateLimitProof"] = {
+            "proof": to_base64("proofData"),
+            "epoch": to_base64("epochData"),
+            "nullifier": to_base64("nullifierData"),
+        }
+        self.check_published_message_reaches_peer(self.test_message)
+
+    def test_publish_with_ephemeral(self):
+        failed_ephemeral = []
+        for ephemeral in [True, False]:
+            logger.debug("Running test with Ephemeral %s", ephemeral)
+            self.test_message["ephemeral"] = ephemeral
+            try:
+                self.check_published_message_reaches_peer(self.test_message)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("Massage with Ephemeral %s failed: %s", ephemeral, str(e))
+                failed_ephemeral.append(ephemeral)
+        assert not failed_ephemeral, f"Ephemeral that failed: {failed_ephemeral}"
+
     def test_publish_and_retrieve_duplicate_message(self):
         self.check_published_message_reaches_peer(self.test_message)
         try: