diff --git a/test/weller/core_test.clj b/test/weller/core_test.clj
index 44ab104..0b79934 100644
--- a/test/weller/core_test.clj
+++ b/test/weller/core_test.clj
@@ -16,16 +16,18 @@
 
 (ns weller.core-test
   (:require [clojure.test :refer :all]
-            [cral.model.alfresco.cm :as cm]
-            [taoensso.telemere :as t]
             [weller.components.component :as component]
             [weller.core :refer :all]
             [weller.event-handler :as handler]
+            [weller.events :as events]
             [weller.filters :as filters]
-            [weller.events :as events]))
+            [weller.test-utils :as tu])
+  (:import (java.util UUID)))
 
 (deftest node-created-test
-  (def res (promise))
-  (def handler (handler/make-handler (filters/event? events/node-created) #(deliver res %)))
-  (println @res)
+  (def resource (promise))
+  (def handler (handler/make-handler (filters/event? events/node-created) #(deliver resource %)))
+  (let [name (.toString (UUID/randomUUID))]
+    (tu/create-then-delete-node name)
+    (is (= (:name @resource)) name))
   (component/stop handler))
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diff --git a/test/weller/test_utils.clj b/test/weller/test_utils.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dce93cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/weller/test_utils.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+;  weller - Alfresco out-of-process extensions in Clojure
+;  Copyright (C) 2024 Saidone
+;
+;  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;  (at your option) any later version.
+;
+;  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;  GNU General Public License for more details.
+;
+;  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(ns weller.test-utils
+  (:require [clojure.test :refer :all]
+            [cral.api.auth :as auth]
+            [cral.api.core.nodes :as nodes]
+            [cral.model.alfresco.cm :as cm]
+            [cral.model.core :as model]
+            [weller.config :as config]))
+
+(defn get-guest-home
+  [ticket]
+  (get-in (nodes/get-node ticket "-root-" (model/map->GetNodeQueryParams {:relative-path "/Guest Home"})) [:body :entry :id]))
+
+(defn create-then-delete-node
+  [name]
+  (let [ticket (get-in (auth/create-ticket (get-in @config/config [:alfresco :user]) (get-in @config/config [:alfresco :password])) [:body :entry])
+        ;; create a node
+        create-node-response (->> (model/map->CreateNodeBody {:name name :node-type cm/type-content})
+                                  (nodes/create-node ticket (get-guest-home ticket)))]
+    (is (= (:status create-node-response) 201))
+    ;; delete node
+    (is (= (:status (nodes/delete-node ticket (get-in create-node-response [:body :entry :id]) {:permanent true})) 204))))