diff --git a/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl.go b/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl.go
index ffb4800d6..33c55d10a 100644
--- a/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl.go
+++ b/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl.go
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ func NewFromIpfsHost(host host.Host, r routing.ContentRouting) BitSwapNetwork {
 		host:    host,
 		routing: r,
 	}
-	host.SetStreamHandler(ProtocolBitswap, bitswapNetwork.handleNewStream)
-	host.SetStreamHandler(ProtocolBitswapOne, bitswapNetwork.handleNewStream)
-	host.SetStreamHandler(ProtocolBitswapNoVers, bitswapNetwork.handleNewStream)
-	host.Network().Notify((*netNotifiee)(&bitswapNetwork))
-	// TODO: StopNotify.
-
 	return &bitswapNetwork
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +130,12 @@ func (bsnet *impl) SendMessage(
 
 func (bsnet *impl) SetDelegate(r Receiver) {
 	bsnet.receiver = r
+	bsnet.host.SetStreamHandler(ProtocolBitswap, bsnet.handleNewStream)
+	bsnet.host.SetStreamHandler(ProtocolBitswapOne, bsnet.handleNewStream)
+	bsnet.host.SetStreamHandler(ProtocolBitswapNoVers, bsnet.handleNewStream)
+	bsnet.host.Network().Notify((*netNotifiee)(bsnet))
+	// TODO: StopNotify.
+
 }
 
 func (bsnet *impl) ConnectTo(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) error {
diff --git a/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl_test.go b/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cac34f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitswap/network/ipfs_impl_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package network_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	bsmsg "github.com/ipfs/go-bitswap/message"
+	tn "github.com/ipfs/go-bitswap/testnet"
+	blocksutil "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blocksutil"
+	mockrouting "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-routing/mock"
+	peer "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-peer"
+	mocknet "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/net/mock"
+	testutil "github.com/libp2p/go-testutil"
+)
+
+// Receiver is an interface for receiving messages from the GraphSyncNetwork.
+type receiver struct {
+	peers           map[peer.ID]struct{}
+	messageReceived chan struct{}
+	connectionEvent chan struct{}
+	lastMessage     bsmsg.BitSwapMessage
+	lastSender      peer.ID
+}
+
+func (r *receiver) ReceiveMessage(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	sender peer.ID,
+	incoming bsmsg.BitSwapMessage) {
+	r.lastSender = sender
+	r.lastMessage = incoming
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+	case r.messageReceived <- struct{}{}:
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *receiver) ReceiveError(err error) {
+}
+
+func (r *receiver) PeerConnected(p peer.ID) {
+	r.peers[p] = struct{}{}
+	select {
+	case r.connectionEvent <- struct{}{}:
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *receiver) PeerDisconnected(p peer.ID) {
+	delete(r.peers, p)
+	select {
+	case r.connectionEvent <- struct{}{}:
+	}
+}
+func TestMessageSendAndReceive(t *testing.T) {
+	// create network
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	mn := mocknet.New(ctx)
+	mr := mockrouting.NewServer()
+	streamNet, err := tn.StreamNet(ctx, mn, mr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to setup network")
+	}
+	p1 := testutil.RandIdentityOrFatal(t)
+	p2 := testutil.RandIdentityOrFatal(t)
+
+	bsnet1 := streamNet.Adapter(p1)
+	bsnet2 := streamNet.Adapter(p2)
+	r1 := &receiver{
+		peers:           make(map[peer.ID]struct{}),
+		messageReceived: make(chan struct{}),
+		connectionEvent: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+	}
+	r2 := &receiver{
+		peers:           make(map[peer.ID]struct{}),
+		messageReceived: make(chan struct{}),
+		connectionEvent: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+	}
+	bsnet1.SetDelegate(r1)
+	bsnet2.SetDelegate(r2)
+
+	mn.LinkAll()
+	bsnet1.ConnectTo(ctx, p2.ID())
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		t.Fatal("did not connect peer")
+	case <-r1.connectionEvent:
+	}
+	bsnet2.ConnectTo(ctx, p1.ID())
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		t.Fatal("did not connect peer")
+	case <-r2.connectionEvent:
+	}
+	if _, ok := r1.peers[p2.ID()]; !ok {
+		t.Fatal("did to connect to correct peer")
+	}
+	if _, ok := r2.peers[p1.ID()]; !ok {
+		t.Fatal("did to connect to correct peer")
+	}
+	blockGenerator := blocksutil.NewBlockGenerator()
+	block1 := blockGenerator.Next()
+	block2 := blockGenerator.Next()
+	sent := bsmsg.New(false)
+	sent.AddEntry(block1.Cid(), 1)
+	sent.AddBlock(block2)
+
+	bsnet1.SendMessage(ctx, p2.ID(), sent)
+
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		t.Fatal("did not receive message sent")
+	case <-r2.messageReceived:
+	}
+
+	sender := r2.lastSender
+	if sender != p1.ID() {
+		t.Fatal("received message from wrong node")
+	}
+
+	received := r2.lastMessage
+
+	sentWants := sent.Wantlist()
+	if len(sentWants) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Did not add want to sent message")
+	}
+	sentWant := sentWants[0]
+	receivedWants := received.Wantlist()
+	if len(receivedWants) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Did not add want to received message")
+	}
+	receivedWant := receivedWants[0]
+	if receivedWant.Cid != sentWant.Cid ||
+		receivedWant.Priority != receivedWant.Priority ||
+		receivedWant.Cancel != receivedWant.Cancel {
+		t.Fatal("Sent message wants did not match received message wants")
+	}
+	sentBlocks := sent.Blocks()
+	if len(sentBlocks) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Did not add block to sent message")
+	}
+	sentBlock := sentBlocks[0]
+	receivedBlocks := received.Blocks()
+	if len(receivedBlocks) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Did not add response to received message")
+	}
+	receivedBlock := receivedBlocks[0]
+	if receivedBlock.Cid() != sentBlock.Cid() {
+		t.Fatal("Sent message blocks did not match received message blocks")
+	}
+}