diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 3d72d8123e..fa6f675a54 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ## Binary init checker
 
-
-### WIP
-A simple tool to ensure that all binaries init with the correct format, using the assert.sh library
-
+A simple tool to ensure that all binaries init with the correct format, using the `assert.sh` library
 
 Simply run `./build_and_run.sh $RELEASE_BRANCH` `$CURRENT_PRODUCTION_RELEASE_VERSION`
 
@@ -11,10 +8,10 @@ For example:
 
 `./build_and_run.sh release/v1.1.11 v1.1.10`
 
-This will run through all the binaries anc check the fields that we expect to be initialised when passing the parameters into nyms core binaries
+Currently, this is run on linux based machines as the nym-core binaries are published via a linux build agent
+
+
+This will run through all the binaries and check the fields that we expect to be initialised when passing the parameters into nyms core binaries
 
 ## TODO
-    - Introduce all binaries
-    - Sort paths and locations
-    - Tidy up
-    - Run in CI
+    - Create GH workflow and Run in CI
diff --git a/tests/build_and_run.sh b/tests/build_and_run.sh
index 765e053bf7..b86c74cced 100755
--- a/tests/build_and_run.sh
+++ b/tests/build_and_run.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ PWD="../"
 GIT_BRANCH=$1
 VERSION_NUMBER=$2
 
+# run the script from the correct location 
+
+if [[ $(pwd) != */tests ]]; then
+    echo "Please run the script from the 'tests' directory."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # lets make sure the branch is up to date
 # ---------------------------------------
 git checkout develop 
@@ -20,26 +27,26 @@ cargo build --release --all
 
 #here there should be the applicable binaries to test inits
 echo "running mixnode binary check"
-./nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh "$VERSION_NUMBER"
+./nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh 
 
 sleep 2 
 
 echo "running gateway binary check"
-./nym-gateway-binary-check.sh "$VERSION_NUMBER"
+./nym-gateway-binary-check.sh 
 
 sleep 2 
 
 echo "running socks-5 binary check"
-./nym-socks-5-binary-check.sh "$VERSION_NUMBER"
+./nym-socks-5-binary-check.sh 
 
 sleep 2 
 
 echo "running network-requester binary check"
-./nym-network-requester-binary-check.sh "$VERSION_NUMBER"
+./nym-network-requester-binary-check.sh 
 
 sleep 2 
 
 echo "running client binary check"
-./nym-client-binary-check.sh "$VERSION_NUMBER"
+./nym-client-binary-check.sh 
 
 
diff --git a/tests/nym-client-binary-check.sh b/tests/nym-client-binary-check.sh
index ef22d439cd..ee23bccb64 100755
--- a/tests/nym-client-binary-check.sh
+++ b/tests/nym-client-binary-check.sh
@@ -6,19 +6,14 @@ set -e
 
 PWD="../"
 RELEASE_DIRECTORY="target/release"
-VERSION_NUMBER=$1
 OUTPUT=$(for i in {1..8}; do echo -n $(($RANDOM % 10)); done)
 ID="test-${OUTPUT}"
 BINARY_NAME="nym-client"
 
-echo "the version number is ${VERSION_NUMBER} to be installed from github"
-
-cd ${PWD}${RELEASE_DIRECTORY}
-
 # install the current release binary
 # so this is dependant on running on a linux machine for the time being
 
-curl -L https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/nym-binaries-${RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER}/$BINARY_NAME -o $BINARY_NAME
+curl -L "https://builds.ci.nymte.ch/master/${BINARY_NAME}" -o $BINARY_NAME
 chmod u+x $BINARY_NAME
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,12 +36,9 @@ check_nym_client_binary_build() if [ -f $BINARY_NAME ]; then
     VALUE=${VALUE#\"}
     VALUE=${VALUE%\"}
 
-    echo "${OUTPUT}"
-    sleep 2
-
     # do asserts here based upon the output on init
 
-    assert $(echo ${VALUE}) $(echo ${ID})
+    assert "echo ${VALUE}" $(echo ${ID})
     assert_end nym-client-tests
   else
     echo "exting test no binary found"
@@ -62,7 +54,7 @@ fi
 
 check_nym_client_binary_build
 
-first_init=$(cat /root/.nym/clients/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
+first_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/clients/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # lets remove the binary then navigate to the target/release directory for checking the latest version
@@ -91,7 +83,7 @@ echo "-------------------------------------"
 
 check_nym_client_binary_build
 
-second_init=$(cat /root/.nym/clients/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
+second_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/clients/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
 
 diff -w <(echo "$first_init") <(echo "$second_init")
 
diff --git a/tests/nym-gateway-binary-check.sh b/tests/nym-gateway-binary-check.sh
index 5c8df30fb8..9df6fd80f6 100755
--- a/tests/nym-gateway-binary-check.sh
+++ b/tests/nym-gateway-binary-check.sh
@@ -6,44 +6,41 @@ set -e
 
 PWD="../"
 RELEASE_DIRECTORY="target/release"
-VERSION_NUMBER=$1
 WALLET_ADDRESS_CONST=n1435n84se65tn7yv536am0sfvng4yyrwj7thhxr
 MOCK_HOST="1.2.3.4"
 RANDOM_ID=$(for i in {1..8}; do echo -n $(($RANDOM % 10)); done)
 ID="test-${RANDOM_ID}"
 BINARY_NAME="nym-gateway"
 
-echo "the version number is ${VERSION_NUMBER} to be installed from github"
-
-cd ${PWD}${RELEASE_DIRECTORY}
-
 # install the current release binary
 # so this is dependant on running on a linux machine for the time being
 
-curl -L https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/nym-binaries-${RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER}/$BINARY_NAME -o $BINARY_NAME
+curl -L "https://builds.ci.nymte.ch/master/${BINARY_NAME}" -o $BINARY_NAME
 chmod u+x $BINARY_NAME
 
 #--------------------------------------
 # functions
 #--------------------------------------
 
-check_gateway_binary_build() if [ -f nym-gateway ]; then
+check_gateway_binary_build() if [ -f "$BINARY_NAME" ]; then
   echo "running init tests"
   # we wont use config env files for now
   # unless we want to use a specific environment
-  OUTPUT=$(./nym-gateway --output json init --id ${ID} --host ${MOCK_HOST} --wallet-address ${WALLET_ADDRESS_CONST}) >/dev/null 2>&1
+  OUTPUT=$(./${BINARY_NAME} --output json init --id ${ID} --host ${MOCK_HOST} --wallet-address ${WALLET_ADDRESS_CONST}) >/dev/null 2>&1
 
   # get jq values for things we can assert against
-  VALUE=$(echo ${OUTPUT} | jq .wallet_address)
+  VALUE=$(echo ${OUTPUT} | jq .data_store)
   VALUE=${VALUE#\"}
   VALUE=${VALUE%\"}
 
-  echo $OUTPUT
-  sleep 2
+  #------------------------------------------------------
+  DATA_STORE="${HOME}/.nym/gateways/${ID}/data/db.sqlite"
+  #------------------------------------------------------
 
-  # do asserts here based upon the output on init
+  # do asserts here based upon the output
+  # check the data store path
 
-  assert $(echo ${VALUE}) $(echo ${WALLET_ADDRESS_CONST})
+  assert "echo ${VALUE}" $(echo ${DATA_STORE})
   assert_end nym-gateway-tests
 else
   echo "exting test no binary found"
@@ -57,7 +54,7 @@ fi
 check_gateway_binary_build
 # whoami
 # this is dependant on where it runs on ci potentially, will need to tweak this in the future
-first_init=$(cat /root/.nym/gateways/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[gateway\]$" | grep -v "^version =")
+first_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/gateways/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[gateway\]$" | grep -v "^version =" | grep -v "^cosmos_mnemonic =")
 
 #lets remove the binary then navigate to the target/release directory for checking the latest version
 if [ -f "$BINARY_NAME" ]; then
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ check_gateway_binary_build
 echo "diff the config files after each init"
 echo "-------------------------------------"
 
-second_init=$(cat /root/.nym/gateways/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[gateway\]$" | grep -v "^version =")
+second_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/gateways/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[gateway\]$" | grep -v "^version =" | grep -v "^cosmos_mnemonic =")
 
 diff -w <(echo "$first_init") <(echo "$second_init")
 
diff --git a/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh b/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh
index b670113c0d..cb47ed9b4b 100755
--- a/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh
+++ b/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh
@@ -4,19 +4,17 @@
 
 PWD="../"
 RELEASE_DIRECTORY="target/release"
-RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER=$1
 WALLET_ADDRESS_CONST=n1435n84se65tn7yv536am0sfvng4yyrwj7thhxr
 MOCK_HOST="1.2.3.4"
-OUTPUT=$(for i in {1..8}; do echo -n $(($RANDOM % 10)); done)
-ID="test-${OUTPUT}"
+RANDOM_ID=$(for i in {1..8}; do echo -n $(($RANDOM % 10)); done)
+ID="test-${RANDOM_ID}"
 BINARY_NAME="nym-mixnode"
 
-echo "the version number is ${VERSION_NUMBER} to be installed from github"
-
 # install the current release binary
 # so this is dependant on running on a linux machine for the time being
-curl -L "https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/nym-binaries-${RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER}/${BINARY_NAME}" -o nym-mixnode
-chmod u+x "$BINARY_NAME"
+
+curl -L "https://builds.ci.nymte.ch/master/${BINARY_NAME}" -o $BINARY_NAME
+chmod u+x $BINARY_NAME
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # functions
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ check_mixnode_binary_build() {
   if [ -f "$BINARY_NAME" ]; then
     echo "running init tests"
     # we wont use config env files for now
-    OUTPUT=$(./${BINARY_NAME} --output json init --id ${ID} --host ${MOCK_HOST} --wallet-address ${WALLET_ADDRESS_CONST} >/dev/null)
+    OUTPUT=$(./${BINARY_NAME} --output json init --id ${ID} --host ${MOCK_HOST} --wallet-address ${WALLET_ADDRESS_CONST}) >/dev/null
     # get jq values for things we can assert against
     # tidy this bit up - okay for first push
 
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ check_mixnode_binary_build() {
 check_mixnode_binary_build
 # whoami
 # this is dependant on where it runs on ci potentially, will need to tweak this in the future
-first_init=$(cat /root/.nym/mixnodes/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[mixnode\]$" | grep -v "^version =")
+first_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/mixnodes/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[mixnode\]$" | grep -v "^version =")
 
 #lets remove the binary then navigate to the target/release directory for checking the latest version
 if [ -f "$BINARY_NAME" ]; then
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ check_mixnode_binary_build
 echo "diff the config files after each init"
 echo "-------------------------------------"
 
-second_init=$(cat /root/.nym/mixnodes/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[mixnode\]$" | grep -v "^version =")
+second_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/mixnodes/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[mixnode\]$" | grep -v "^version =")
 
 diff -w <(echo "$first_init") <(echo "$second_init")
 
diff --git a/tests/nym-network-requester-binary-check.sh b/tests/nym-network-requester-binary-check.sh
index a82fe1284e..8f299cc042 100755
--- a/tests/nym-network-requester-binary-check.sh
+++ b/tests/nym-network-requester-binary-check.sh
@@ -6,18 +6,15 @@ set -e
 
 PWD="../"
 RELEASE_DIRECTORY="target/release"
-VERSION_NUMBER=$1
 RANDOM_ID=$(for i in {1..8}; do echo -n $(($RANDOM % 10)); done)
 ID="test-${RANDOM_ID}"
 BINARY_NAME="nym-network-requester"
 
-echo "the version number is ${VERSION_NUMBER} to be installed from github"
-
-cd ${PWD}${RELEASE_DIRECTORY}
+echo "the version number is ${RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER} to be installed from github"
 
 # we have now the bundled the client into the network requester, more a less the same output as the client
 
-curl -L https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/nym-binaries-${RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER}/$BINARY_NAME -o $BINARY_NAME
+curl -L "https://builds.ci.nymte.ch/master/${BINARY_NAME}" -o $BINARY_NAME
 chmod u+x $BINARY_NAME
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -40,12 +37,9 @@ check_nym_network_requester_binary_build() if [ -f $BINARY_NAME ]; then
     VALUE=${VALUE#\"}
     VALUE=${VALUE%\"}
 
-    echo "${OUTPUT}"
-    sleep 2
-
     # do asserts here based upon the output on init
 
-    assert $(echo ${VALUE}) $(echo ${ID})
+    assert "echo ${VALUE}" $(echo ${ID})
     assert_end nym-network-requester-tests
   else
     echo "exting test no binary found"
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ fi
 
 check_nym_network_requester_binary_build
 
-first_init=$(cat /root/.nym/service-providers/network-requester/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
+first_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/service-providers/network-requester/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # lets remove the binary then navigate to the target/release directory for checking the latest version
@@ -90,7 +84,7 @@ echo "-------------------------------------"
 
 check_nym_network_requester_binary_build
 
-second_init=$(cat /root/.nym/service-providers/network-requester/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
+second_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/service-providers/network-requester/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
 
 diff -w <(echo "$first_init") <(echo "$second_init")
 
diff --git a/tests/nym-socks-5-binary-check.sh b/tests/nym-socks-5-binary-check.sh
index b818db3b9a..ebcfe85e14 100755
--- a/tests/nym-socks-5-binary-check.sh
+++ b/tests/nym-socks-5-binary-check.sh
@@ -6,20 +6,15 @@ set -e
 
 PWD="../"
 RELEASE_DIRECTORY="target/release"
-VERSION_NUMBER=$1
 MOCK_SERVICE_PROVIDER="36cUqdggtdXixZhmXfyZm3Dep3Q5QsKVPotMrVSmS4oY.ZCCAdFPwPNSTtUMYveA62ttEFe8FDiB3cdheWHtCytX@6Lnxj9vD2YMtSmfe8zp5RBtj1uZLYQAFRxY9q7ANwrZz"
 RANDOM_ID=$(for i in {1..8}; do echo -n $(($RANDOM % 10)); done)
 ID="test-${RANDOM_ID}"
 BINARY_NAME="nym-socks5-client"
 
-echo "the version number is ${VERSION_NUMBER} to be installed from github"
-
-cd ${PWD}${RELEASE_DIRECTORY}
-
 # install the current release binary
 # so this is dependant on running on a linux machine for the time being
 
-curl -L https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/nym-binaries-${RELEASE_VERSION_NUMBER}/$BINARY_NAME -o $BINARY_NAME
+curl -L "https://builds.ci.nymte.ch/master/${BINARY_NAME}" -o $BINARY_NAME
 chmod u+x $BINARY_NAME
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -42,12 +37,9 @@ check_nym_socks5_client_binary_build() if [ -f $BINARY_NAME ]; then
     VALUE=${VALUE#\"}
     VALUE=${VALUE%\"}
 
-    echo "${OUTPUT}"
-    sleep 2
-
     # do asserts here based upon the output on init
 
-    assert $(echo ${VALUE}) $(echo ${ID})
+    assert "echo ${VALUE}" $(echo ${ID})
     assert_end nym-socks-5-client-tests
   else
     echo "exting test no binary found"
@@ -63,7 +55,7 @@ fi
 
 check_nym_socks5_client_binary_build
 
-first_init=$(cat /root/.nym/socks5-clients/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
+first_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/socks5-clients/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # lets remove the binary then navigate to the target/release directory for checking the latest version
@@ -92,7 +84,7 @@ echo "-------------------------------------"
 
 check_nym_socks5_client_binary_build
 
-second_init=$(cat /root/.nym/socks5-clients/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
+second_init=$(cat ${HOME}/.nym/socks5-clients/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^version =")
 
 diff -w <(echo "$first_init") <(echo "$second_init")