diff --git a/src/tests/networkSetup.ts b/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
index 53f27d6b..4ce9ef66 100644
--- a/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
+++ b/src/tests/networkSetup.ts
@@ -1,144 +1,27 @@
-
-import { LoadTestSettingsFromEnv, TestSettings } from "../services/main/settings.js"
+import { LoadTestSettingsFromEnv } from "../services/main/settings.js"
+import { BitcoinCoreWrapper } from "./bitcoinCore.js"
 import LND from '../services/lnd/lnd.js'
-import { AddressType } from '../../proto/autogenerated/ts/types.js';
-import { BitcoinCoreWrapper } from "./bitcoinCore.js";
-// dave <--> alice <--> carol <--> bob
-type LndInstances = { alice: LND; bob: LND; carol: LND; dave: LND; }
-type Addresses = { alice: string, bob: string, carol: string, dave: string }
-type InstanceInfo = { pubkey: string; host: string; }
-type InstancesInfo = { alice: InstanceInfo; bob: InstanceInfo; carol: InstanceInfo; dave: InstanceInfo; }
 export const setupNetwork = async () => {
+
     const settings = LoadTestSettingsFromEnv()
     const core = new BitcoinCoreWrapper(settings)
-    await core.Init()
-    const instances = await initLndInstances(settings)
-    const { alice, bob, carol, dave } = instances
-    const connectInfo = await getConnectInfo(instances)
-    await bob.ConnectPeer(connectInfo.carol)
-    await carol.ConnectPeer(connectInfo.alice)
-    await alice.ConnectPeer(connectInfo.dave)
-    console.log("done connecting peer, sending coins")
-
-    const addresses = await getAddresses(instances)
-    await sendCoinsToAddresses(core, addresses)
-    console.log("done sending coins, opening channels")
-
-    await openChannels(core, instances, connectInfo, addresses)
-    console.log("done opening channels, sending balancing payment")
-    console.log(await getAllBalances(instances))
-    await sendBalancingPayment(instances)
-    stopAllInstances(instances)
-    console.log("network setup complete, starting tests")
-}
-
-const sendBalancingPayment = async (instances: LndInstances) => {
-    const invoice = await instances.dave.NewInvoice(50_000, "balancing_payment", 3600)
-    const payment = await instances.carol.PayInvoice(invoice.payRequest, 0, 50_000)
-    console.log({ payment })
-}
-
-const openChannels = async (core: BitcoinCoreWrapper, instances: LndInstances, info: InstancesInfo, addresses: Addresses) => {
-    await openChannel(instances.bob, info.carol.pubkey, addresses.bob)
-    await openChannel(instances.carol, info.alice.pubkey, addresses.carol)
-    await openChannel(instances.alice, info.dave.pubkey, addresses.alice)
-    await slowMine(core, 6)
-
-}
-
-const openChannel = async (instance: LND, to: string, closeAddr: string) => {
+    await core.InitAddress()
+    await core.Mine(1)
+    const lnd = new LND(settings.lndSettings, () => { }, () => { }, () => { }, () => { })
     for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
         try {
-            await instance.OpenChannel(to, closeAddr, 10_000_000, 0)
-            console.log("success opening channel")
+            const info = await lnd.GetInfo()
+            if (!info.syncedToChain) {
+                throw new Error("not synced to chain")
+            }
+            if (!info.syncedToGraph) {
+                throw new Error("not synced to graph")
+            }
             return
         } catch (e) {
-            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
-            console.log("error opening channel", e)
+            console.log("waiting for lnd to be ready")
+            await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
         }
     }
-    throw new Error("could not open channel after 10 tries")
-}
-
-const sendCoinsToAddresses = async (core: BitcoinCoreWrapper, addresses: Addresses) => {
-    await core.SendToAddress(addresses.alice, 10)
-    await core.SendToAddress(addresses.bob, 10)
-    await core.SendToAddress(addresses.carol, 10)
-    await core.SendToAddress(addresses.dave, 10)
-    await core.Mine(6)
-}
-
-const slowMine = async (core: BitcoinCoreWrapper, blocks: number) => {
-    for (let i = 0; i < blocks; i++) {
-        await core.Mine(1)
-        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
-    }
-}
-
-const getAddresses = async (instances: LndInstances): Promise<Addresses> => {
-    const alice = (await instances.alice.NewAddress(AddressType.WITNESS_PUBKEY_HASH)).address
-    const bob = (await instances.bob.NewAddress(AddressType.WITNESS_PUBKEY_HASH)).address
-    const carol = (await instances.carol.NewAddress(AddressType.WITNESS_PUBKEY_HASH)).address
-    const dave = (await instances.dave.NewAddress(AddressType.WITNESS_PUBKEY_HASH)).address
-    return { alice, bob, carol, dave }
-}
-
-const getAllInfo = async (instances: LndInstances) => {
-    const aliceInfo = await instances.alice.GetInfo()
-    const bobInfo = await instances.bob.GetInfo()
-    const carolInfo = await instances.carol.GetInfo()
-    const daveInfo = await instances.dave.GetInfo()
-    return { aliceInfo, bobInfo, carolInfo, daveInfo }
-
-}
-
-const getAllBalances = async (instances: LndInstances) => {
-    const aliceBal = await instances.alice.GetBalance()
-    const bobBal = await instances.bob.GetBalance()
-    const carolBal = await instances.carol.GetBalance()
-    const daveBal = await instances.dave.GetBalance()
-    return { aliceBal, bobBal, carolBal, daveBal }
-
-}
-
-const getConnectInfo = async (instances: LndInstances) => {
-    const { aliceInfo, bobInfo, carolInfo, daveInfo } = await getAllInfo(instances)
-    const [alicePub, aliceHost] = aliceInfo.uris[0].split('@')
-    const alice = { pubkey: alicePub, host: aliceHost }
-
-    const [bobPub, bobHost] = bobInfo.uris[0].split('@')
-    const bob = { pubkey: bobPub, host: bobHost }
-
-    const [carolPub, carolHost] = carolInfo.uris[0].split('@')
-    const carol = { pubkey: carolPub, host: carolHost }
-
-    const [davePub, daveHost] = daveInfo.uris[0].split('@')
-    const dave = { pubkey: davePub, host: daveHost }
-
-    return { alice, bob, carol, dave }
-}
-
-const initLndInstances = async (settings: TestSettings): Promise<LndInstances> => {
-    const alice = new LND(settings.lndSettings, console.log, console.log, () => { }, () => { })
-    await alice.Warmup()
-
-    const bobSettings = { ...settings.lndSettings, mainNode: settings.lndSettings.otherNode }
-    const bob = new LND(bobSettings, console.log, console.log, () => { }, () => { })
-    await bob.Warmup()
-
-    const carolSettings = { ...settings.lndSettings, mainNode: settings.lndSettings.thirdNode }
-    const carol = new LND(carolSettings, console.log, console.log, () => { }, () => { })
-    await carol.Warmup()
-
-    const daveSettings = { ...settings.lndSettings, mainNode: settings.lndSettings.fourthNode }
-    const dave = new LND(daveSettings, console.log, console.log, () => { }, () => { })
-    await dave.Warmup()
-    return { alice, bob, carol, dave }
-}
-
-const stopAllInstances = (instances: LndInstances) => {
-    instances.alice.Stop()
-    instances.bob.Stop()
-    instances.carol.Stop()
-    instances.dave.Stop()
-}
+    throw new Error("lnd is not ready after 10 seconds")
+}
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diff --git a/src/tests/prepareNetwork.ts b/src/tests/prepareNetwork.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 956cf208..00000000
--- a/src/tests/prepareNetwork.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { LoadTestSettingsFromEnv } from "../services/main/settings.js"
-import { BitcoinCoreWrapper } from "./bitcoinCore.js"
-import LND from '../services/lnd/lnd.js'
-export const prepareNetwork = async () => {
-
-    const settings = LoadTestSettingsFromEnv()
-    const core = new BitcoinCoreWrapper(settings)
-    await core.InitAddress()
-    await core.Mine(1)
-    const lnd = new LND(settings.lndSettings, () => { }, () => { }, () => { }, () => { })
-    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-        try {
-            const info = await lnd.GetInfo()
-            if (!info.syncedToChain) {
-                throw new Error("not synced to chain")
-            }
-            if (!info.syncedToGraph) {
-                throw new Error("not synced to graph")
-            }
-            return
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.log("waiting for lnd to be ready")
-            await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
-        }
-    }
-    throw new Error("lnd is not ready after 10 seconds")
-}
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diff --git a/src/tests/testRunner.ts b/src/tests/testRunner.ts
index 5177ac86..ae3b548b 100644
--- a/src/tests/testRunner.ts
+++ b/src/tests/testRunner.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { globby } from 'globby'
 import { setupNetwork } from './networkSetup.js'
-import { prepareNetwork } from './prepareNetwork.js'
 import { Describe, SetupTest, teardown, TestBase } from './testBase.js'
 
 
@@ -21,11 +20,7 @@ const getDescribe = (fileName: string): Describe => {
     }
 }
 const start = async () => {
-    if (process.argv[2] === 'setup_network') {
-        await setupNetwork()
-    } else {
-        await prepareNetwork()
-    }
+    await setupNetwork()
     const files = await globby(["**/*.spec.js", "!**/node_modules/**"])
     const modules: { file: string, module: TestModule }[] = []
     let devModule = -1
diff --git a/src/tests/userToUserPayment.spec.ts b/src/tests/userToUserPayment.spec.ts
index d2decd0c..7f01c9a2 100644
--- a/src/tests/userToUserPayment.spec.ts
+++ b/src/tests/userToUserPayment.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { defaultInvoiceExpiry } from '../services/storage/paymentStorage.js'
 import { Describe, expect, expectThrowsAsync, runSanityCheck, safelySetUserBalance, SetupTest, TestBase } from './testBase.js'
 export const ignore = false
-export const dev = true
+export const dev = false
 export default async (T: TestBase) => {
     await safelySetUserBalance(T, T.user1, 2000)
     await testSuccessfulU2UPayment(T)