diff --git a/src/host/quic.rs b/src/host/quic.rs
index fe173e8..cff9ab2 100644
--- a/src/host/quic.rs
+++ b/src/host/quic.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ pub async fn process_quic(
                         strings.push(name.to_string());
                     }
                 }
+                // Remove default sled tree name
+                let index = strings
+                    .iter()
+                    .position(|x| *x == "__sled__default")
+                    .unwrap();
+                strings.remove(index);
                 if let Ok(data) = to_allocvec(&strings) {
                     let packet: GenericMsg = GenericMsg {
                         msg_type: MsgType::TOPICS,
diff --git a/src/host/udp.rs b/src/host/udp.rs
index 9b2a0fd..e19adf6 100644
--- a/src/host/udp.rs
+++ b/src/host/udp.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ pub async fn process_udp(
     count: Arc<Mutex<usize>>,
     max_buffer_size: usize,
 ) {
-    // let mut buf = [0u8; 10_000];
     let mut buf = vec![0u8; max_buffer_size];
     // TO_DO_PART_B: Tried to with try_read_buf(), but seems to panic?
     // let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(max_buffer_size);
@@ -35,13 +34,12 @@ pub async fn process_udp(
                     Ok(msg) => msg,
                     Err(e) => {
                         error!("Had received Msg of {} bytes: {:?}, Error: {}", n, bytes, e);
-                        panic!("{}", e);
+                        continue;
                     }
                 };
 
                 match msg.msg_type {
                     MsgType::SET => {
-                        // println!("received {} bytes, to be assigned to: {}", n, &msg.name);
                         let tree = db
                             .open_tree(msg.topic.as_bytes())
                             .expect("Error opening tree");
diff --git a/src/node/quic/active.rs b/src/node/quic/active.rs
index c52a03e..fb4178f 100644
--- a/src/node/quic/active.rs
+++ b/src/node/quic/active.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl<T: Message + 'static> Node<Quic, Active, T> {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn topics(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>, Error> {
+    pub fn topics(&self) -> Result<Msg<Vec<String>>, Error> {
         let packet = GenericMsg {
             msg_type: MsgType::TOPICS,
             timestamp: Utc::now(),
@@ -110,23 +110,30 @@ impl<T: Message + 'static> Node<Quic, Active, T> {
         self.rt_handle.block_on(async {
             let mut buf = self.buffer.lock().await;
 
-            if let Some(connection) = self.connection.clone() {
-                let (mut send, mut recv) = connection.open_bi().await.map_err(ConnectionError)?;
-                debug!("Node succesfully opened stream from connection");
-                send.write_all(&packet_as_bytes).await.map_err(WriteError)?;
-                send.finish().await.map_err(WriteError)?;
-
-                if let Some(n) = recv.read(&mut buf).await.map_err(ReadError)? {
-                    let bytes = &buf[..n];
-                    let reply = from_bytes::<GenericMsg>(bytes)?;
-                    let topics = from_bytes::<Vec<String>>(&reply.data)?;
-                    Ok(topics)
-                } else {
-                    Ok(Vec::new())
-                }
-            } else {
-                Ok(Vec::new())
-            }
+            let connection = self.connection.clone().ok_or(Connection)?;
+
+            let (mut send, mut recv) = connection.open_bi().await.map_err(ConnectionError)?;
+            debug!("Node succesfully opened stream from connection");
+            send.write_all(&packet_as_bytes).await.map_err(WriteError)?;
+            send.finish().await.map_err(WriteError)?;
+
+            let n = recv
+                .read(&mut buf)
+                .await
+                .map_err(ReadError)?
+                .ok_or(Connection)?;
+            let bytes = &buf[..n];
+            let reply = from_bytes::<GenericMsg>(bytes)?;
+            let topics: Msg<Vec<String>> = reply.try_into()?;
+            Ok(topics)
+
+            /*                 if let Some(n) = recv.read(&mut buf).await.map_err(ReadError)?? {
+                let bytes = &buf[..n];
+                let reply = from_bytes::<GenericMsg>(bytes)?;
+                let topics = from_bytes::<Vec<String>>(&reply.data)?;
+                // let topics: Msg<Vec<String>> = reply.try_into()?;
+                Ok(topics)
+            } */
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/node/quic/subscription.rs b/src/node/quic/subscription.rs
index b2ceb78..e270538 100644
--- a/src/node/quic/subscription.rs
+++ b/src/node/quic/subscription.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
-// use crate::msg::Message;
-// use crate::Error;
-// use crate::Quic;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::msg::Message;
 use crate::node::network_config::Quic;
 use crate::node::Subscription;
+use crate::Msg;
 use crate::Node;
 
 impl<T: Message + 'static> Node<Quic, Subscription, T> {
     // Should actually return a <T>
-    pub fn get_subscribed_data(&self) -> Result<T, Error> {
+    pub fn get_subscribed_data(&self) -> Result<Msg<T>, Error> {
         let data = self.subscription_data.clone();
         self.rt_handle.block_on(async {
             let data = data.lock().await;
             match data.clone() {
-                Some(value) => Ok(value.data),
+                Some(data) => Ok(data),
                 None => Err(Error::NoSubscriptionValue),
             }
         })
diff --git a/tests/quic_integration.rs b/tests/quic_integration.rs
index 11e280f..3643f1c 100644
--- a/tests/quic_integration.rs
+++ b/tests/quic_integration.rs
@@ -25,19 +25,18 @@ pub fn initialize() {
     });
 }
 
-#[test]
 #[cfg(feature = "quic")]
+type N = Quic;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "quic")]
+#[test]
 fn integrate_host_and_single_node_quic() {
-    initialize();
-    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default()
-        .with_udp_config(None)
-        .build()
-        .expect("Error building Host with default QUIC configuration");
-    host.start().expect("Error starting QUIC-enabled Host");
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().with_udp_config(None).build().unwrap();
+    host.start().unwrap();
     println!("Host should be running in the background");
 
     // Get the host up and running
-    let node: Node<Quic, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("pose").build().unwrap();
+    let node: Node<N, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("pose").build().unwrap();
     let node = node.activate().unwrap();
 
     for i in 0..5 {
@@ -55,3 +54,147 @@ fn integrate_host_and_single_node_quic() {
         assert_eq!(pose, result.data);
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "quic")]
+#[test]
+fn request_non_existent_topic_quic() {
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().with_udp_config(None).build().unwrap();
+    host.start().unwrap();
+    println!("Host should be running in the background");
+
+    // Get the host up and running
+    let node: Node<N, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("doesnt_exist").build().unwrap();
+    let node = node.activate().unwrap();
+
+    // Requesting a topic that doesn't exist should return a recoverable error
+    for i in 0..5 {
+        println!("on loop: {}", i);
+        let result = node.request();
+        dbg!(&result);
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "quic")]
+#[test]
+fn node_send_options_quic() {
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().with_udp_config(None).build().unwrap();
+    host.start().unwrap();
+
+    // Get the host up and running
+    let node_a = NodeConfig::<N, Option<f32>>::new("pose")
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+        .activate()
+        .unwrap();
+    let node_b = NodeConfig::<N, Option<f32>>::new("pose")
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+        .activate()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Send Option with `Some(value)`
+    node_a.publish(Some(1.0)).unwrap();
+    let result = node_b.request().unwrap();
+    dbg!(&result);
+    assert_eq!(result.data.unwrap(), 1.0);
+
+    // Send option with `None`
+    node_a.publish(None).unwrap();
+    let result = node_b.request();
+    dbg!(&result);
+    assert_eq!(result.unwrap().data, None);
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "quic")]
+#[test]
+fn subscription_usize_quic() {
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().with_udp_config(None).build().unwrap();
+    host.start().unwrap();
+
+    // Get the host up and running
+    let writer = NodeConfig::<N, usize>::new("subscription")
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+        .activate()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Create a subscription node with a query rate of 100 Hz
+    let reader = writer
+        .cfg
+        .clone()
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+        .subscribe(Duration::from_millis(10))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    for i in 0..5 {
+        let test_value = i as usize;
+        writer.publish(test_value).unwrap();
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
+        // let result = reader.get_subscribed_data();
+        match reader.get_subscribed_data() {
+            Ok(result) => assert_eq!(test_value, result.data),
+            Err(e) => println!("{:?}", e),
+        }
+        // dbg!(result);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "quic")]
+#[test]
+#[should_panic]
+fn no_subscribed_value_quic() {
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().with_udp_config(None).build().unwrap();
+    host.start().unwrap();
+
+    // Create a subscription node with a query rate of 10 Hz
+    let reader = NodeConfig::<N, usize>::new("subscription")
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+        .subscribe(Duration::from_millis(100))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Unwrapping on an error should lead to panic
+    let _result: usize = reader.get_subscribed_data().unwrap().data;
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "quic")]
+#[test]
+fn topics_list_quic() {
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().with_udp_config(None).build().unwrap();
+    host.start().unwrap();
+    println!("Host should be running in the background");
+
+    // Get the host up and running
+    let topics: Vec<String> = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"]
+        .iter()
+        .map(|x| x.to_string())
+        .collect();
+    dbg!(&topics);
+    let mut nodes = Vec::with_capacity(topics.len());
+    for topic in topics.clone() {
+        let node: Node<N, Idle, usize> = NodeConfig::new(topic).build().unwrap();
+        let node = node.activate().unwrap();
+        nodes.push(node);
+    }
+
+    for i in 0..topics.len() {
+        nodes[i].publish(i).unwrap();
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1));
+        assert_eq!(host.topics(), nodes[i].topics().unwrap().data);
+        let t = if i == 0 {
+            vec![topics[i].to_string()]
+        } else {
+            let mut t = topics[0..i + 1]
+                .iter()
+                .map(|x| x.to_string())
+                .collect::<Vec<String>>();
+            t.sort();
+            t
+        };
+        let mut nt = nodes[i].topics().unwrap().data;
+        nt.sort();
+        assert_eq!(t, nt);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/tcp_integration.rs b/tests/tcp_integration.rs
index 85ce86f..8d5dc01 100644
--- a/tests/tcp_integration.rs
+++ b/tests/tcp_integration.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ use common::Pose;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+type N = Tcp;
+
 #[test]
-fn integrate_host_and_single_node() {
+fn integrate_host_and_single_node_tcp() {
     let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
     host.start().unwrap();
     println!("Host should be running in the background");
 
     // Get the host up and running
-    let node: Node<Tcp, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("pose").build().unwrap();
+    let node: Node<N, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("pose").build().unwrap();
     let node = node.activate().unwrap();
 
     for i in 0..5 {
@@ -34,13 +36,13 @@ fn integrate_host_and_single_node() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn request_non_existent_topic() {
+fn request_non_existent_topic_tcp() {
     let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
     host.start().unwrap();
     println!("Host should be running in the background");
 
     // Get the host up and running
-    let node: Node<Tcp, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("doesnt_exist").build().unwrap();
+    let node: Node<N, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("doesnt_exist").build().unwrap();
     let node = node.activate().unwrap();
 
     // Requesting a topic that doesn't exist should return a recoverable error
@@ -53,17 +55,17 @@ fn request_non_existent_topic() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn node_send_options() {
+fn node_send_options_tcp() {
     let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
     host.start().unwrap();
 
     // Get the host up and running
-    let node_a = NodeConfig::<Tcp, Option<f32>>::new("pose")
+    let node_a = NodeConfig::<N, Option<f32>>::new("pose")
         .build()
         .unwrap()
         .activate()
         .unwrap();
-    let node_b = NodeConfig::<Tcp, Option<f32>>::new("pose")
+    let node_b = NodeConfig::<N, Option<f32>>::new("pose")
         .build()
         .unwrap()
         .activate()
@@ -83,13 +85,12 @@ fn node_send_options() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn subscription_usize() {
+fn subscription_usize_tcp() {
     let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
     host.start().unwrap();
-    println!("Host should be running in the background");
 
     // Get the host up and running
-    let writer = NodeConfig::<Tcp, usize>::new("subscription")
+    let writer = NodeConfig::<N, usize>::new("subscription")
         .build()
         .unwrap()
         .activate()
@@ -119,12 +120,12 @@ fn subscription_usize() {
 
 #[test]
 #[should_panic]
-fn no_subscribed_value() {
+fn no_subscribed_value_tcp() {
     let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
     host.start().unwrap();
 
     // Create a subscription node with a query rate of 10 Hz
-    let reader = NodeConfig::<Tcp, usize>::new("subscription")
+    let reader = NodeConfig::<N, usize>::new("subscription")
         .build()
         .unwrap()
         .subscribe(Duration::from_millis(100))
@@ -136,8 +137,6 @@ fn no_subscribed_value() {
 
 #[test]
 fn topics_list_tcp() {
-    type N = Tcp;
-
     let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
     host.start().unwrap();
     println!("Host should be running in the background");
diff --git a/tests/udp_integration.rs b/tests/udp_integration.rs
index ab0fd8d..15b60bd 100644
--- a/tests/udp_integration.rs
+++ b/tests/udp_integration.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use common::Pose;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+type N = Udp;
+
 #[test]
 fn integrate_host_and_single_node_udp() {
     let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ fn integrate_host_and_single_node_udp() {
     println!("Host should be running in the background");
 
     // Get the host up and running
-    let node: Node<Udp, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("pose").build().unwrap();
+    let node: Node<N, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("pose").build().unwrap();
     let node = node.activate().unwrap();
 
     for i in 0..5 {
@@ -34,68 +36,107 @@ fn integrate_host_and_single_node_udp() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn simple_udp() {
-    let mut host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
+fn request_non_existent_topic_udp() {
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
     host.start().unwrap();
-    println!("Started host");
+    println!("Host should be running in the background");
+
+    // Get the host up and running
+    let node: Node<N, Idle, Pose> = NodeConfig::new("doesnt_exist").build().unwrap();
+    let node = node.activate().unwrap();
 
-    let node = NodeConfig::<Udp, f32>::new("num")
+    // Requesting a topic that doesn't exist should return a recoverable error
+    for i in 0..5 {
+        println!("on loop: {}", i);
+        let result = node.request();
+        dbg!(&result);
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn node_send_options_udp() {
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
+    host.start().unwrap();
+
+    // Get the host up and running
+    let node_a = NodeConfig::<N, Option<f32>>::new("pose")
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+        .activate()
+        .unwrap();
+    let node_b = NodeConfig::<N, Option<f32>>::new("pose")
         .build()
         .unwrap()
         .activate()
         .unwrap();
 
-    for i in 0..10 {
-        let x = i as f32;
-
-        match node.publish(x) {
-            Ok(_) => (),
-            Err(e) => {
-                dbg!(e);
-            }
-        };
-        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1));
-        let result = node.request().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(x, result.data);
-    }
+    // Send Option with `Some(value)`
+    node_a.publish(Some(1.0)).unwrap();
+    let result = node_b.request().unwrap();
+    dbg!(&result);
+    assert_eq!(result.data.unwrap(), 1.0);
+
+    // Send option with `None`
+    node_a.publish(None).unwrap();
+    let result = node_b.request();
+    dbg!(&result);
+    assert_eq!(result.unwrap().data, None);
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn udp_subscription() {
-    let mut host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
+fn subscription_usize_udp() {
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
     host.start().unwrap();
-    println!("Started host");
 
-    let node = NodeConfig::<Udp, f32>::new("num")
+    // Get the host up and running
+    let writer = NodeConfig::<N, usize>::new("subscription")
         .build()
         .unwrap()
         .activate()
         .unwrap();
-    let subscriber = NodeConfig::<Udp, f32>::new("num")
+
+    // Create a subscription node with a query rate of 100 Hz
+    let reader = writer
+        .cfg
+        .clone()
         .build()
         .unwrap()
-        .subscribe(Duration::from_millis(1))
+        .subscribe(Duration::from_millis(10))
         .unwrap();
 
-    for i in 0..10 {
-        let x = i as f32;
-
-        match node.publish(x) {
-            Ok(_) => (),
-            Err(e) => {
-                dbg!(e);
-            }
-        };
-        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(5));
-        let result = subscriber.get_subscribed_data().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(x, result.data);
+    for i in 0..5 {
+        let test_value = i as usize;
+        writer.publish(test_value).unwrap();
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
+        // let result = reader.get_subscribed_data();
+        match reader.get_subscribed_data() {
+            Ok(result) => assert_eq!(test_value, result.data),
+            Err(e) => println!("{:?}", e),
+        }
+        // dbg!(result);
     }
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn topics_list_udp() {
-    type N = Udp;
+#[should_panic]
+fn no_subscribed_value_udp() {
+    let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
+    host.start().unwrap();
+
+    // Create a subscription node with a query rate of 10 Hz
+    let reader = NodeConfig::<N, usize>::new("subscription")
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+        .subscribe(Duration::from_millis(100))
+        .unwrap();
 
+    // Unwrapping on an error should lead to panic
+    let _result: usize = reader.get_subscribed_data().unwrap().data;
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn topics_list_udp() {
     let mut host: Host = HostConfig::default().build().unwrap();
     host.start().unwrap();
     println!("Host should be running in the background");
@@ -115,8 +156,6 @@ fn topics_list_udp() {
 
     for i in 0..topics.len() {
         nodes[i].publish(i).unwrap();
-        dbg!(host.topics());
-        // TO_DO: We really shouldn't need to sleep here
         thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1));
         assert_eq!(host.topics(), nodes[i].topics().unwrap().data);
         let t = if i == 0 {
@@ -129,7 +168,6 @@ fn topics_list_udp() {
             t.sort();
             t
         };
-
         let mut nt = nodes[i].topics().unwrap().data;
         nt.sort();
         assert_eq!(t, nt);