diff --git a/apps/peer_exchange_tester/peer_exchange_tester.nim b/apps/peer_exchange_tester/peer_exchange_tester.nim
index 77d2250622..07774f4cc4 100644
--- a/apps/peer_exchange_tester/peer_exchange_tester.nim
+++ b/apps/peer_exchange_tester/peer_exchange_tester.nim
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 import random, chronos, chronicles, stew/byteutils, os
+import libp2p/peerId
 import waku/[waku_peer_exchange, node/peer_manager]
 import tests/testlib/wakucore
 
 proc connectToPeer(sw: Switch, peerAddr: string) {.async.} =
   let ma = MultiAddress.init(peerAddr).tryGet()
   let str = "16Uiu2HAkykgaECHswi3YKJ5dMLbq2kPVCo89fcyTd38UcQD6ej5W"
-  let peerIdData = cast[seq[byte]](str)
-  let peerId = PeerId(data: peerIdData)
-  echo "2) ---------------> trying to connect with peer"
+  # let peerIdData = cast[seq[byte]](str)
+  let peerId = PeerId.init(str).tryGet()
   await sw.connect(peerId, @[ma])
-  # discard sw.dial(peerId, @[ma], "/vac/waku/peer-exchange/2.0.0-alpha1")
+  discard sw.dial(peerId, @[ma], "/vac/waku/peer-exchange/2.0.0-alpha1")
   echo "Connected to peer with address: ", peerAddr
 
 proc main() {.async.} =
   echo "main started"
-  let addrs =
-    "/ip4/178.128.141.171/tcp/30303/16Uiu2HAkykgaECHswi3YKJ5dMLbq2kPVCo89fcyTd38UcQD6ej5W"
+  let addrs = "/ip4/178.128.141.171/tcp/30303/"
   let switch = newStandardSwitch()
   discard switch.start()
-
+  echo "\n ---------------------------------- switch started ----------------------------------------- \n"
   await connectToPeer(switch, addrs)
   if len(switch.connectedPeers(Direction.Out)) > 0:
     echo "Successfully out connected with Waku test fleet"
@@ -26,14 +25,31 @@ proc main() {.async.} =
     echo "Successfully in connected with Waku test fleet"
   else:
     echo "Not connected to any peers"
+  
+  echo "\n ---------------------------------- connection completed -------------------------------- \n"
 
   let peerManager = PeerManager.new(switch)
   let wakuPx = WakuPeerExchange(peerManager: peerManager)
-
+  
+  echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
   for i in 1 .. 20:
-    sleep(1000000)
-    let response = await wakuPx.request(5)
-    # check how many peerid arn't stale
-
+    echo "Seq No :- " & $i & " ---> "
+    echo $wakuPx.enrCache 
+    sleep(120000)
+  # let res1 = await wakuPx.request(1)
+  # echo "\n -------------------------------- response -------------------------------------\n"
+  # if res1.isOk:
+      # echo "response count :- " & $res1.get().peerInfos.len
+  # echo "\n -------------- requested 4 peer through px protocol ------------------------------------\n"
+  # echo res1
+  # for i in 1 .. 20: 
+  #   echo "Request no :- " & $i & " ------> "
+  #   let res1 = await wakuPx.request(5)
+  #   if res1.get().peerInfos.len == 5:
+  #     echo "It's 5 peers"
+  #   else:
+  #     echo "it isn't 5 peers" 
+  #   sleep(300000)
+  echo "---------------------------- Done ------------------------------- " 
 when isMainModule:
   waitFor main()