diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 6a78aba..7486f10 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ description = "A newly created nostr-rs-relay.\n\nCustomize this with your own i
 # Use an in-memory database instead of 'nostr.db'.
 # Requires sqlite engine.
 # Caution; this will not survive a process restart!
-#in_memory = false
+in_memory = true
 
 # Database connection pool settings for subscribers:
 
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.rs b/tests/integration_test.rs
index c95b380..ebe55c3 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_test.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
-
+use futures::SinkExt;
+use futures::StreamExt;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
-
+use tokio_tungstenite::connect_async;
+use tracing::info;
 mod common;
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -45,3 +47,33 @@ async fn relay_home_page() -> Result<()> {
     let _res = relay.shutdown_tx.send(());
     Ok(())
 }
+
+//#[tokio::test]
+// Still inwork
+async fn publish_test() -> Result<()> {
+    // get a relay and wait for startup
+    let relay = common::start_relay()?;
+    common::wait_for_healthy_relay(&relay).await?;
+    // open a non-secure websocket connection.
+    let (mut ws, _res) = connect_async(format!("ws://localhost:{}", relay.port)).await?;
+    // send a simple pre-made message
+    let simple_event = r#"["EVENT", {"content": "hello world","created_at": 1691239763,
+      "id":"f3ce6798d70e358213ebbeba4886bbdfacf1ecfd4f65ee5323ef5f404de32b86",
+      "kind": 1,
+      "pubkey": "79be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798",
+      "sig": "30ca29e8581eeee75bf838171dec818af5e6de2b74f5337de940f5cc91186534c0b20d6cf7ad1043a2c51dbd60b979447720a471d346322103c83f6cb66e4e98",
+      "tags": []}]"#;
+    ws.send(simple_event.into()).await?;
+    // get response from server, confirm it is an array with first element "OK"
+    let event_confirm = ws.next().await;
+    ws.close(None).await?;
+    info!("event confirmed: {:?}", event_confirm);
+    // open a new connection, and wait for some time to get the event.
+    let (mut sub_ws, _res) = connect_async(format!("ws://localhost:{}", relay.port)).await?;
+    let event_sub = r#"["REQ", "simple", {}]"#;
+    sub_ws.send(event_sub.into()).await?;
+    // read from subscription
+    let ws_next = sub_ws.next().await;
+    let _res = relay.shutdown_tx.send(());
+    Ok(())
+}