diff --git a/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs b/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
index 661f50e..f195da1 100644
--- a/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
+++ b/crates/bft-json-crdt/tests/byzantine.rs
@@ -25,41 +25,6 @@ struct ListExample {
     list: ListCrdt<char>,
 }
 
-// case 1 - send valid updates
-#[test]
-fn test_valid_updates() {
-    // Insert to crdt.doc on local node, test applying the same operation to a remote node
-    // and check that the view is the same
-    let key = make_keypair();
-    let mut crdt = BaseCrdt::<ListExample>::new(&key);
-    let _a = crdt.doc.list.insert(ROOT_ID, 'a').sign(&key);
-    let _b = crdt.doc.list.insert(_a.id(), 'b').sign(&key);
-    let _c = crdt.doc.list.insert(_b.id(), 'c').sign(&key);
-
-    assert_eq!(crdt.doc.list.view(), vec!['a', 'b', 'c']);
-
-    let key2 = make_keypair();
-    let mut crdt2 = BaseCrdt::<ListExample>::new(&key2);
-    crdt2.apply(_a.clone());
-    crdt2.apply(_b);
-    crdt2.apply(_c.clone());
-
-    assert_eq!(
-        crdt2.doc.list.view(),
-        crdt.doc.list.view(),
-        "views should be equal"
-    );
-
-    crdt2.apply(_a.clone());
-    crdt2.apply(_a);
-
-    assert_eq!(
-        crdt.doc.list.view(),
-        crdt2.doc.list.view(),
-        "views are still equal after repeated applies"
-    );
-}
-
 // case 2a + 2b
 #[test]
 fn test_equivocation() {
diff --git a/side-node/tests/crdt.rs b/side-node/tests/crdt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a97da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/side-node/tests/crdt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use bft_crdt_derive::add_crdt_fields;
+use bft_json_crdt::json_crdt::{BaseCrdt, CrdtNode, IntoCrdtNode};
+use bft_json_crdt::op::ROOT_ID;
+use bft_json_crdt::{keypair::make_keypair, list_crdt::ListCrdt};
+
+#[add_crdt_fields]
+#[derive(Clone, CrdtNode)]
+struct ListExample {
+    list: ListCrdt<char>,
+}
+
+// case 1 - send valid updates
+#[test]
+fn test_valid_updates() {
+    // Insert to crdt.doc on local node, test applying the same operation to a remote node
+    // and check that the view is the same
+    let key = make_keypair();
+    let mut crdt = BaseCrdt::<ListExample>::new(&key);
+    let _a = crdt.doc.list.insert(ROOT_ID, 'a').sign(&key);
+    let _b = crdt.doc.list.insert(_a.id(), 'b').sign(&key);
+    let _c = crdt.doc.list.insert(_b.id(), 'c').sign(&key);
+
+    assert_eq!(crdt.doc.list.view(), vec!['a', 'b', 'c']);
+
+    let key2 = make_keypair();
+    let mut crdt2 = BaseCrdt::<ListExample>::new(&key2);
+    crdt2.apply(_a.clone());
+    crdt2.apply(_b);
+    crdt2.apply(_c.clone());
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        crdt2.doc.list.view(),
+        crdt.doc.list.view(),
+        "views should be equal"
+    );
+
+    crdt2.apply(_a.clone());
+    crdt2.apply(_a);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        crdt.doc.list.view(),
+        crdt2.doc.list.view(),
+        "views are still equal after repeated applies"
+    );
+}