diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.tor.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.tor.spec.ts
index 4e0d85406..369c9d659 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.tor.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.tor.spec.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ describe('Connections manager', () => {
 
     // add 7 random peers to the list
     for (let pCount = 0; pCount < MANY_PEERS_COUNT; pCount++) {
-      peerAddress = createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(56), (await createPeerId()).toString())
+      peerAddress = createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(56), (await createPeerId()).peerId.toString())
       logger.info(`pushing peer ${pCount}: ${peerAddress}`)
       peerList.push(peerAddress)
     }
@@ -203,13 +203,15 @@ describe('Connections manager', () => {
     localDbService.setCurrentCommunityId(community.id)
     logger.info('Launching community', community.id, 'with peer list', peerList)
     await connectionsManagerService.init()
-    await sleep(5000)
 
-    expect(connectionsManagerService.communityState).toBe(ServiceState.LAUNCHED)
+    await waitForExpect(async () => {
+      expect(connectionsManagerService.communityState).toBe(ServiceState.LAUNCHED)
+    }, 20_000)
 
     await waitForExpect(async () => {
       expect(connectionsManagerService.libp2pService.dialedPeers.size).toBe(MANY_PEERS_COUNT)
     }, 15_000)
+
     await waitForExpect(async () => {
       // expect to dial all peers except self
       expect(spyOnDial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(MANY_PEERS_DIALS)
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ describe('Connections manager', () => {
     peerList.push(createLibp2pAddress(userIdentity.hiddenService.onionAddress, userIdentity.peerId.id))
     // add 7 random peers to the list
     for (let pCount = 0; pCount < MANY_PEERS_COUNT; pCount++) {
-      peerAddress = createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(56), (await createPeerId()).toString())
+      peerAddress = createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(56), (await createPeerId()).peerId.toString())
       logger.info(`pushing peer ${pCount}: ${peerAddress}`)
       peerList.push(peerAddress)
     }
@@ -240,11 +242,15 @@ describe('Connections manager', () => {
     expect(connectionsManagerService.communityState).toBe(undefined)
     // community will launch from storage
     await connectionsManagerService.init()
-    expect(connectionsManagerService.communityState).toBe(ServiceState.LAUNCHED)
+
+    await waitForExpect(async () => {
+      expect(connectionsManagerService.communityState).toBe(ServiceState.LAUNCHED)
+    }, 20_000)
 
     await waitForExpect(async () => {
       expect(connectionsManagerService.libp2pService.dialedPeers.size).toBe(MANY_PEERS_COUNT)
     }, 15_000)
+
     await waitForExpect(async () => {
       // expect to dial all peers except self
       expect(spyOnDial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(MANY_PEERS_DIALS)
@@ -261,12 +267,12 @@ describe('Connections manager', () => {
     peerList.push(createLibp2pAddress(userIdentity.hiddenService.onionAddress, userIdentity.peerId.id))
     // add 7 random peers to the list
     for (let pCount = 0; pCount < MANY_PEERS_COUNT; pCount++) {
-      peerAddress = createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(56), (await createPeerId()).toString())
+      peerAddress = createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(56), (await createPeerId()).peerId.toString())
       logger.info(`pushing peer ${pCount}: ${peerAddress}`)
       peerList.push(peerAddress)
     }
     // add invalid peer address (too short)
-    peerList.push(createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(50), (await createPeerId()).toString()))
+    peerList.push(createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(50), (await createPeerId()).peerId.toString()))
     // all addresses are valid
     expect(peerList.length).toBe(filterValidAddresses(peerList).length + 1)
 
@@ -278,11 +284,14 @@ describe('Connections manager', () => {
     // community will launch from storage
     await connectionsManagerService.init()
 
-    expect(connectionsManagerService.communityState).toBe(ServiceState.LAUNCHED)
+    await waitForExpect(async () => {
+      expect(connectionsManagerService.communityState).toBe(ServiceState.LAUNCHED)
+    }, 20_000)
 
     await waitForExpect(async () => {
       expect(connectionsManagerService.libp2pService.dialedPeers.size).toBe(MANY_PEERS_COUNT)
     }, 15_000)
+
     await waitForExpect(async () => {
       // expect to dial all peers except self
       expect(spyOnDial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(MANY_PEERS_DIALS)
@@ -303,12 +312,12 @@ describe('Connections manager', () => {
     peerList.push(createLibp2pAddress(userIdentity.hiddenService.onionAddress, userIdentity.peerId.id))
     // add 7 random peers to the list
     for (let pCount = 0; pCount < MANY_PEERS_COUNT; pCount++) {
-      peerAddress = createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(56), (await createPeerId()).toString())
+      peerAddress = createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(56), (await createPeerId()).peerId.toString())
       logger.info(`pushing peer ${pCount}: ${peerAddress}`)
       peerList.push(peerAddress)
     }
     // add invalid peer address (too short)
-    peerList.push(createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(50), (await createPeerId()).toString()))
+    peerList.push(createLibp2pAddress(generateRandomOnionAddress(50), (await createPeerId()).peerId.toString()))
     // all addresses are valid
     expect(peerList.length).toBe(filterValidAddresses(peerList).length + 1)
     // update level db store of identity to sim saga registration
@@ -319,9 +328,14 @@ describe('Connections manager', () => {
     localDbService.setCurrentCommunityId(community.id)
     await connectionsManagerService.init()
 
+    await waitForExpect(async () => {
+      expect(connectionsManagerService.communityState).toBe(ServiceState.LAUNCHED)
+    }, 20_000)
+
     await waitForExpect(async () => {
       expect(connectionsManagerService.libp2pService.dialedPeers.size).toBe(MANY_PEERS_COUNT)
     }, 15_000)
+
     await waitForExpect(async () => {
       // expect to dial all peers except self
       expect(spyOnDial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(MANY_PEERS_DIALS)
@@ -335,7 +349,9 @@ describe('Connections manager', () => {
     const peerList: string[] = []
     const peersCount = 8
     for (let pCount = 0; pCount < peersCount; pCount++) {
-      peerList.push(createLibp2pAddress(userIdentity.hiddenService.onionAddress, (await createPeerId()).toString()))
+      peerList.push(
+        createLibp2pAddress(userIdentity.hiddenService.onionAddress, (await createPeerId()).peerId.toString())
+      )
     }
 
     await connectionsManagerService.launchCommunity({ ...community, peerList: peerList })
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts
index 60d9c30ca..b4e11aee8 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ export class ConnectionsManagerService extends EventEmitter implements OnModuleI
     const peerId = await createPeerId()
     const peerIdJson: QuietPeerId = {
       id: peerId.peerId.toString(),
-      pubKey: peerId.peerId.publicKey?.toString(),
       privKey: uint8ArrayToString(peerId.privKey!.raw, 'base64'),
     }
     this.logger.info(`Created network for peer ${peerId.toString()}. Address: ${hiddenService.onionAddress}`)
diff --git a/packages/state-manager/src/utils/tests/helpers.ts b/packages/state-manager/src/utils/tests/helpers.ts
index 63383dd56..3b0f303a0 100644
--- a/packages/state-manager/src/utils/tests/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/state-manager/src/utils/tests/helpers.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const notAfterDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2030, 11, 28, 10, 10, 10))
 export const createPeerIdTestHelper = (): PeerId => {
   return {
     id: '12D3KooWRga8g1J1oiH7UYnSQ8YMPRDfVuehuiuAd7PMkcXSxRsp',
-    pubKey: '12D3KooWRga8g1J1oiH7UYnSQ8YMPRDfVuehuiuAd7PMkcXSxRsp',
     privKey: 'jAXL3ZK13AWR9WcwbX8nM/qgQqdaApPDqWj6dK9IPwHru99WpGniLouugCv2+t7QN4xnYLMoAFPRP40xTUTrCw',
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/types/src/identity.ts b/packages/types/src/identity.ts
index 4682cba82..7f7ff151e 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/identity.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/identity.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export interface HiddenService {
 
 export interface PeerId {
   id: string
-  pubKey?: string
   privKey?: string
 }