diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 417374703..ee21a8f06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "chai-checkmark": "^1.0.1",
     "class-is": "^1.1.0",
+    "delay": "^4.3.0",
     "detect-node": "^2.0.4",
     "dirty-chai": "^2.0.1",
     "err-code": "^2.0.0",
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
     "it-pipe": "^1.0.1",
     "libp2p-tcp": "^0.14.1",
     "multiaddr": "^7.1.0",
+    "p-defer": "^3.0.0",
     "p-limit": "^2.2.2",
     "p-wait-for": "^3.1.0",
     "peer-id": "^0.13.3",
diff --git a/src/peer-discovery/README.md b/src/peer-discovery/README.md
index 74bb96c6b..339ca3e26 100644
--- a/src/peer-discovery/README.md
+++ b/src/peer-discovery/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ It returns a `Promise`
 
 ### discoverying peers
 
-- `discovery.on('peer', (peerInfo) => {})`
+- `discovery.on('peer', (peerData) => {})`
 
-Everytime a peer is discovered by a discovery service, it emmits a `peer` event with the discover peer's [PeerInfo](https://github.com/libp2p/js-peer-info).
+Every time a peer is discovered by a discovery service, it emits a `peer` event with the discovered peer's information, which must contain the following properties:
+
+- `<`[`PeerId`](https://github.com/libp2p/js-peer-id)`>` `peerData.id`
+- `<Array<`[`Multiaddr`](https://github.com/multiformats/js-multiaddr)`>>` `peerData.multiaddrs`
diff --git a/src/peer-discovery/tests/index.js b/src/peer-discovery/tests/index.js
index 343a7db37..bdcda8091 100644
--- a/src/peer-discovery/tests/index.js
+++ b/src/peer-discovery/tests/index.js
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
+const chai = require('chai')
+const expect = chai.expect
+chai.use(require('dirty-chai'))
+
+const multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
+const PeerId = require('peer-id')
+
+const delay = require('delay')
+const pDefer = require('p-defer')
+
 module.exports = (common) => {
   describe('interface-peer-discovery', () => {
     let discovery
 
-    before(async () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
       discovery = await common.setup()
     })
 
-    after(() => common.teardown && common.teardown())
+    afterEach('ensure discovery was stopped', async () => {
+      await discovery.stop()
 
-    afterEach('ensure discovery was stopped', () => discovery.stop())
+      discovery.removeAllListeners()
+
+      common.teardown && common.teardown()
+    })
 
     it('can start the service', async () => {
       await discovery.start()
@@ -30,5 +44,49 @@ module.exports = (common) => {
       await discovery.start()
       await discovery.start()
     })
+
+    it('should emit a peer event after start', async () => {
+      const defer = pDefer()
+      await discovery.start()
+
+      discovery.once('peer', ({ id, multiaddrs }) => {
+        expect(id).to.exist()
+        expect(PeerId.isPeerId(id)).to.eql(true)
+        expect(multiaddrs).to.exist()
+
+        multiaddrs.forEach((m) => expect(multiaddr.isMultiaddr(m)).to.eql(true))
+
+        defer.resolve()
+      })
+
+      await defer.promise
+    })
+
+    it('should not receive a peer event before start', async () => {
+      discovery.once('peer', () => {
+        throw new Error('should not receive a peer event before start')
+      })
+
+      await delay(2000)
+    })
+
+    it('should not receive a peer event after stop', async () => {
+      const deferStart = pDefer()
+
+      await discovery.start()
+
+      discovery.once('peer', () => {
+        deferStart.resolve()
+      })
+
+      await deferStart.promise
+      await discovery.stop()
+
+      discovery.once('peer', () => {
+        throw new Error('should not receive a peer event after stop')
+      })
+
+      await delay(2000)
+    })
   })
 }
diff --git a/test/peer-discovery/compliance.spec.js b/test/peer-discovery/compliance.spec.js
index 6602f097b..7ab0d6ddd 100644
--- a/test/peer-discovery/compliance.spec.js
+++ b/test/peer-discovery/compliance.spec.js
@@ -5,13 +5,20 @@ const tests = require('../../src/peer-discovery/tests')
 const MockDiscovery = require('./mock-discovery')
 
 describe('compliance tests', () => {
+  let intervalId
+
   tests({
-    async setup () {
-      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10))
-      return new MockDiscovery()
+    setup () {
+      const mockDiscovery = new MockDiscovery({
+        discoveryDelay: 1
+      })
+
+      intervalId = setInterval(mockDiscovery._discoverPeer, 1000)
+
+      return mockDiscovery
     },
-    async teardown () {
-      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10))
+    teardown () {
+      clearInterval(intervalId)
     }
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/peer-discovery/mock-discovery.js b/test/peer-discovery/mock-discovery.js
index c64b87846..a9f0ca28c 100644
--- a/test/peer-discovery/mock-discovery.js
+++ b/test/peer-discovery/mock-discovery.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 const { EventEmitter } = require('events')
 
+const multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
 const PeerId = require('peer-id')
-const PeerInfo = require('peer-info')
 
 /**
  * Emits 'peer' events on discovery.
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ class MockDiscovery extends EventEmitter {
     if (!this._isRunning) return
 
     const peerId = await PeerId.create({ bits: 512 })
-    const peerInfo = new PeerInfo(peerId)
 
     this._timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.emit('peer', peerInfo)
+      this.emit('peer', {
+        id: peerId,
+        multiaddrs: [multiaddr('/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8000')]
+      })
     }, this.options.discoveryDelay || 1000)
   }
 }