diff --git a/codex/nat.nim b/codex/nat.nim
index 54af777d..0f295be8 100644
--- a/codex/nat.nim
+++ b/codex/nat.nim
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ type NatManager* = ref object
   threadStarted: bool
   natCloseChan: Channel[bool]
 
+export natutils
+
 logScope:
   topics = "nat"
 
diff --git a/codex/node.nim b/codex/node.nim
index d1008c01..544e963c 100644
--- a/codex/node.nim
+++ b/codex/node.nim
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import ./utils/asynciter
 import ./utils/trackedfutures
 import ./nat
 
-export logutils
+export logutils, nat
 
 logScope:
   topics = "codex node"
diff --git a/tests/codex/node/helpers.nim b/tests/codex/node/helpers.nim
index a28a1f37..ad49ca29 100644
--- a/tests/codex/node/helpers.nim
+++ b/tests/codex/node/helpers.nim
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ template setupAndTearDown*() {.dirty.} =
     pendingBlocks: PendingBlocksManager
     discovery: DiscoveryEngine
     advertiser: Advertiser
+    nat: NatManager
 
   let
     path = currentSourcePath().parentDir
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ template setupAndTearDown*() {.dirty.} =
     engine = BlockExcEngine.new(
       localStore, wallet, network, discovery, advertiser, peerStore, pendingBlocks
     )
+    nat = NatManager.new(NatConfig(hasExtIp: false, nat: NatNone))
     store = NetworkStore.new(engine, localStore)
     node = CodexNodeRef.new(
       switch = switch,
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ template setupAndTearDown*() {.dirty.} =
       prover = Prover.none,
       discovery = blockDiscovery,
       taskpool = Taskpool.new(),
+      nat = nat,
     )
 
   teardown: