diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f5afeefdad..fca02720c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -96,10 +96,9 @@ jobs:
           path: packages/tests/log/
 
   node_with_go_waku:
-    if: false # Can be removed when upgrading go-waku to 0.4.0 or later
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      GO_WAKU_VERSION: "0.2.2"
+      GO_WAKU_VERSION: "0.5.0"
       WAKU_SERVICE_NODE_DIR: ../../go-waku
       WAKU_SERVICE_NODE_BIN: ./waku
       WAKU_SERVICE_NODE_PARAMS: "--min-relay-peers-to-publish=0" # Can be removed once https://github.com/status-im/nwaku/issues/1004 is done
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/nwaku.ts b/packages/tests/src/nwaku.ts
index 44492151e8..8fee5a02c6 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/nwaku.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/nwaku.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class Nwaku {
     this.logPath = `${LOG_DIR}/nwaku_${logName}.log`;
   }
 
-  async start(args?: Args): Promise<void> {
+  async start(args: Args = {}): Promise<void> {
     try {
       await existsAsync(LOG_DIR);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ export class Nwaku {
 
     this.rpcPort = ports[0];
 
+    const isGoWaku = WAKU_SERVICE_NODE_BIN.endsWith("/waku");
+
+    if (isGoWaku && !args.logLevel) {
+      args.logLevel = LogLevel.Debug;
+    }
+
     // Object.assign overrides the properties with the source (if there are conflicts)
     Object.assign(
       mergedArgs,
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ export class Nwaku {
 
     const argsArray = argsToArray(mergedArgs);
 
-    const natExtIp = "--nat:extip:127.0.0.1";
+    const natExtIp = "--nat=extip:127.0.0.1";
     argsArray.push(natExtIp);
 
     if (WAKU_SERVICE_NODE_PARAMS) {