diff --git a/codex/p2p_test.go b/codex/p2p_test.go
index 5dc9f53..44337fd 100644
--- a/codex/p2p_test.go
+++ b/codex/p2p_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func TestConnectWithAddress(t *testing.T) {
 		LogFormat:      LogFormatNoColors,
 		MetricsEnabled: false,
 		DiscoveryPort:  8091,
+		Nat:            "none",
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create codex2: %v", err)
diff --git a/codex/testutil.go b/codex/testutil.go
index f8ec8f7..5e92bcd 100644
--- a/codex/testutil.go
+++ b/codex/testutil.go
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ func newCodexNode(t *testing.T, opts ...Config) *CodexNode {
 			config.DiscoveryPort = c.DiscoveryPort
 		}
 
+		if c.Nat != "" {
+			config.Nat = c.Nat
+		}
+
 		if c.StorageQuota != 0 {
 			config.StorageQuota = c.StorageQuota
 		}