diff --git a/network/network.go b/network/network.go
index c4e9c3a2c..e97d26a64 100644
--- a/network/network.go
+++ b/network/network.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ type network struct {
 	// Adding these linter later:  contextcheck and containedctx
 	ctx            context.Context
 	cancel         func()
-	name           string
 	config         *Config
 	host           lp2phost.Host
 	mdns           *mdnsService
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ func newNetwork(conf *Config, log *logger.SubLogger, opts []lp2p.Option) (*netwo
 	n := &network{
 		ctx:          ctx,
 		cancel:       cancel,
-		name:         conf.NetworkName,
 		config:       conf,
 		logger:       log,
 		host:         host,
@@ -208,8 +206,8 @@ func newNetwork(conf *Config, log *logger.SubLogger, opts []lp2p.Option) (*netwo
 
 	log.SetObj(n)
 
-	kadProtocolID := lp2pcore.ProtocolID(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/gossip/v1", n.name)) // TODO: better name?
-	streamProtocolID := lp2pcore.ProtocolID(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/stream/v1", n.name))
+	kadProtocolID := lp2pcore.ProtocolID(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/gossip/v1", conf.NetworkName)) // TODO: better name?
+	streamProtocolID := lp2pcore.ProtocolID(fmt.Sprintf("/%s/stream/v1", conf.NetworkName))
 
 	if conf.EnableMdns {
 		n.mdns = newMdnsService(ctx, n.host, n.logger)
@@ -333,7 +331,7 @@ func (n *network) consensusTopicName() string {
 }
 
 func (n *network) TopicName(topic string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("/%s/topic/%s/v1", n.name, topic)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("/%s/topic/%s/v1", n.config.NetworkName, topic)
 }
 
 func (n *network) CloseConnection(pid lp2ppeer.ID) {
diff --git a/tests/main_test.go b/tests/main_test.go
index 94ab8d846..648006e67 100644
--- a/tests/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/main_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		tValKeys[i][0] = bls.NewValidatorKey(key0)
 		tValKeys[i][1] = bls.NewValidatorKey(key1)
 		tValKeys[i][2] = bls.NewValidatorKey(key2)
-		tConfigs[i] = config.DefaultConfigLocalnet()
+		tConfigs[i] = config.DefaultConfigMainnet()
 
 		tConfigs[i].Store.Path = util.TempDirPath()
 		tConfigs[i].Consensus.ChangeProposerTimeout = 4 * time.Second
@@ -83,17 +83,20 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		tConfigs[i].Sync.Firewall.Enabled = false
 		tConfigs[i].Network.EnableMdns = true
 		tConfigs[i].Network.ForcePrivateNetwork = true
-		tConfigs[i].Network.Bootstrapper = true
+		tConfigs[i].Network.Bootstrapper = false
 		tConfigs[i].Network.NetworkKey = util.TempFilePath()
+		tConfigs[i].Network.NetworkName = "test"
 		tConfigs[i].Network.ListenAddrStrings = []string{"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0", "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/0/quic-v1"}
 		tConfigs[i].Network.BootstrapAddrStrings = []string{}
-		tConfigs[i].Network.MinConns = 3
+		tConfigs[i].Network.MinConns = 4
+		tConfigs[i].Network.MaxConns = 8
 		tConfigs[i].HTTP.Enable = false
 		tConfigs[i].GRPC.Enable = false
 
 		sync.LatestBlockInterval = 10
 
 		if i == 0 {
+			tConfigs[i].Network.Bootstrapper = true
 			tConfigs[i].Sync.NodeNetwork = true
 			tConfigs[i].GRPC.Enable = true
 			tConfigs[i].GRPC.Listen = tGRPCAddress