diff --git a/tests/raft_test_node_standalone.nim b/tests/raft_test_node_standalone.nim
index f016675..0a960de 100644
--- a/tests/raft_test_node_standalone.nim
+++ b/tests/raft_test_node_standalone.nim
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import msgpack4nim
 import strutils
 import std/strformat
 import httpclient
+import os
+import std/threadpool
 
 type
   RaftPeerConf* = object
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ proc loadConfig(): RaftPeersConfContainer =
     conf.add(RaftPeerConf(id: parseUUID(n["id"].getStr), host: n["host"].getStr, port: n["port"].getInt))
   result = conf
 
-proc RaftPipesRead(node: BasicRaftNode, port: int) {.async.}=
+proc RaftPipesRead(node: BasicRaftNode, port: int) =
   var
     fifoRead = fmt"RAFTNODERECEIVEMSGPIPE{port}"
     fifoWrite = fmt"RAFTNODESENDMSGRESPPIPE{port}"
@@ -39,8 +41,10 @@ proc RaftPipesRead(node: BasicRaftNode, port: int) {.async.}=
 
   ss.unpack(xx) #and here too
 
+  debug "reqqqq: ", req=repr(xx)
+
   var
-    r: RaftMessageResponseBase = await RaftNodeMessageDeliver(node, xx)
+    r = waitFor RaftNodeMessageDeliver(node, RaftMessageRequestVote(xx))
     rs = MsgStream.init()
 
   rs.pack(r)
@@ -64,9 +68,6 @@ proc TestRaftMessageSendCallbackCreate(conf: RaftPeersConfContainer, node: Basic
     debug "req: ", req=fmt"http://{host}:{port}", data=s.data
     var
       resp = client.post(fmt"http://{host}:{port}", s.data)
-
-    await RaftPipesRead(node, port)
-
     echo resp.status
 
     var
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ proc main() {.async.} =
     nodesIds.add(c.id)
 
   var
-    nodeId = parseUUID("0edc0976-4f38-11ee-b1ad-5b3b0f690e65")
+    nodeId = parseUUID(paramStr(1))
     peersIds = nodesIds
     port: int
     idx = peersIds.find(nodeId)
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ proc main() {.async.} =
 
   node = BasicRaftNode.new(nodeId, peersIds, TestRaftMessageSendCallbackCreate(conf, node, port))
   RaftNodeStart(node)
+  spawn RaftPipesRead(node, port)
 
 if isMainModule:
   waitFor main()
diff --git a/tests/tornado_simple_raft_node_server.py b/tests/tornado_simple_raft_node_server.py
index 9abba9f..2993858 100644
--- a/tests/tornado_simple_raft_node_server.py
+++ b/tests/tornado_simple_raft_node_server.py
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ writeFIFO = 'RAFTNODERECEIVEMSGPIPE'
 readFIFO = 'RAFTNODESENDMSGRESPPIPE'
 
 def writeFifo(data):
-    with open(writeFIFO, "a") as fw:
+    with open(writeFIFO, "ab") as fw:
         fw.write(data)
         
 def readPipe():
-    with open(readFIFO, "r") as fifo:
+    while True:
+        with open(readFIFO, "rb") as fifo:
             data = fifo.read()
-            # writeFifo(data)
+                # writeFifo(data)
             if len(data) == 0:
                 pass
                 # print("Writer closed")
@@ -26,8 +27,11 @@ def readPipe():
 class MainHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
     def post(self):
         s = self.request.body
+        print(s)
         writeFifo(s)
-        self.write(readPipe())
+        r = readPipe()
+        print(r)
+        self.write(r)
 
     def get(self):
         self.write("Hello, world")