diff --git a/apps/peer_exchange_tester/peer_exchange_tester.nim b/apps/peer_exchange_tester/peer_exchange_tester.nim
index 95f761459..515080128 100644
--- a/apps/peer_exchange_tester/peer_exchange_tester.nim
+++ b/apps/peer_exchange_tester/peer_exchange_tester.nim
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # import random, strutils, asyncdispatch, chronos, chronicles, stew/byteutils, waku/[waku_peer_exchange, node/peer_manager], tests/testlib/wakucore
-import random, chronicles, stew/byteutils
+import random, chronos, chronicles, stew/byteutils, os
 import waku/[waku_peer_exchange, node/peer_manager]
 import tests/testlib/wakucore
-import asyncdispatch
 
 proc createSwitch(): Switch =
+  echo "switch created"
   let addrs = MultiAddress.init("/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0").tryGet()
   return newStandardSwitch(addrs = addrs)
 
@@ -13,18 +13,27 @@ proc connectToPeer(sw: Switch, peerAddr: string) {.async.} =
   let str = "16Uiu2HAkykgaECHswi3YKJ5dMLbq2kPVCo89fcyTd38UcQD6ej5W"
   let peerIdData = cast[seq[byte]](str)
   let peerId = PeerId(data: peerIdData)
-  await sw.connect(peerId, @[ma])
+  echo "trying to connect with peer"
+  # await sw.connect(peerId, @[ma])
+  # discard sw.dial(peerId, "/vac/waku/peer-exchange/2.0.0-alpha1")
   echo "Connected to peer with address: ", peerAddr
 
 proc main() {.async.} =
-  let addrs = "/dns4/node-01.do-ams3.waku.test.status.im/tcp/30303/p2p"
+  echo "main started"
+  let addrs = "/ip4/178.128.141.171/tcp/30303"
   let switch = createSwitch()
   await connectToPeer(switch, addrs)
-  let connectedPeers = switch.connectedPeers()
-  if connectedPeers > 0:
-    echo "Successfully connected with Waku test fleet"
+  if len(switch.connectedPeers(Direction.Out)) > 0:
+    sleep(10000)
+    echo "Successfully out connected with Waku test fleet"
+  elif len(switch.connectedPeers(Direction.In)) > 0:
+    sleep(10000)
+    echo "Successfully in connected with Waku test fleet"
+  else:
+    sleep(10000)
+    echo "Not connected to any peers"
   let peerManager = PeerManager.new(switch)
   let wakuPx = WakuPeerExchange(peerManager: peerManager)
 
 when isMainModule:
-  waitFor main()
+  waitFor main()
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