diff --git a/docs/api/v2/node.md b/docs/api/v2/node.md
index f26dcd303..57dabbe5d 100644
--- a/docs/api/v2/node.md
+++ b/docs/api/v2/node.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ five method are:
 5. **Query** - for historical messages.
 
 ```Nim
-proc init*(conf: WakuNodeConf): Future[WakuNode]
+proc init*(T: type WakuNode, conf: WakuNodeConf): Future[T]
   ## Creates and starts a Waku node.
   ##
   ## Status: Implemented.
diff --git a/examples/v2/basic2.nim b/examples/v2/basic2.nim
index 05014f12e..8b62f43bd 100644
--- a/examples/v2/basic2.nim
+++ b/examples/v2/basic2.nim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ let conf = WakuNodeConf.load()
 # Node operations happens asynchronously
 proc runBackground(conf: WakuNodeConf) {.async.} =
   # Create and start the node
-  let node = await init(conf)
+  let node = await WakuNode.init(conf)
 
   # Subscribe to a topic
   let topic = "foobar"
diff --git a/waku/node/v2/wakunode2.nim b/waku/node/v2/wakunode2.nim
index 73a92390c..5465382c3 100644
--- a/waku/node/v2/wakunode2.nim
+++ b/waku/node/v2/wakunode2.nim
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ proc start*(node: WakuNode, conf: WakuNodeConf) {.async.} =
 ## Public API
 ##
 
-method init*(conf: WakuNodeConf): Future[WakuNode] {.async.} =
+method init*(T: type WakuNode, conf: WakuNodeConf): Future[T] {.async.} =
   ## Creates and starts a Waku node.
   ##
   let node = await createWakuNode(conf)
@@ -313,5 +313,5 @@ method query*(w: WakuNode, query: HistoryQuery): HistoryResponse =
 
 when isMainModule:
   let conf = WakuNodeConf.load()
-  discard init(conf)
+  discard WakuNode.init(conf)
   runForever()