diff --git a/clients/validator/package.json b/clients/validator/package.json
index 5a8c9d9709..25aae110f1 100644
--- a/clients/validator/package.json
+++ b/clients/validator/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "jest --coverage --verbose false",
+    "test": "jest --verbose false",
     "lint": "eslint src",
     "lint:fix": "eslint src --fix",
     "docs": "typedoc --out docs src/index.ts"
diff --git a/clients/validator/tests/integration/client.int.test.ts b/clients/validator/tests/integration/client.int.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ca4b1ffd92..0000000000
--- a/clients/validator/tests/integration/client.int.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-import validatorClient from "../../src/index";
-import { config } from "../test-utils/config";
-
-let client: validatorClient;
-let mnemonic: string;
-
-beforeEach(async () => {
-  mnemonic = validatorClient.randomMnemonic();
-  client = await validatorClient.connect(
-    mnemonic,
-    config.NYMD_URL,
-    config.VALIDATOR_API,
-    config.CURRENCY_DENOM,
-    config.MIXNET_CONTRACT,
-    config.VESTING_CONTRACT
-  );
-});
-
-describe("perform a few non expensive network calls with the validator client", () => {
-  test.skip("get all cached mixnodes", async () => {
-    try {
-      const response = await client.getCachedMixnodes();
-
-      //expect all mixnodes to have their owner address
-      response.forEach((mixnodeDetails) => {
-        expect(mixnodeDetails.owner).toHaveLength(43);
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  });
-
-  test.skip("get minimium pledge amount for a mixnode", async () => {
-    try {
-      const response = await client.minimumMixnodePledge();
-
-      expect(response.amount).toBe("100000000");
-      expect(response.denom).toBe(config.CURRENCY_DENOM);
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  });
-
-  test.skip("get minimium gateway pledge amount", async () => {
-    try {
-      const response = await client.minimumGatewayPledge();
-
-      expect(response.amount).toBe("100000000");
-      expect(response.denom).toBe(config.CURRENCY_DENOM as string);
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  });
-
-  test.skip("ensure the correct mixnet address is being passed", () => {
-    try {
-      //should supply the given value from the client init
-      const mixnet_contract = client.mixnetContract;
-      expect(mixnet_contract).toStrictEqual(config.MIXNET_CONTRACT);
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  });
-
-  test.skip("ensure the correct vesting address is being passed", () => {
-    try {
-      const vesting_contract = client.vestingContract;
-      expect(vesting_contract).toStrictEqual(config.VESTING_CONTRACT);
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  });
-});
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diff --git a/clients/validator/tests/integration/integration.e2e.test.ts b/clients/validator/tests/integration/integration.e2e.test.ts
index 721f10d9b6..47d6c61b0d 100644
--- a/clients/validator/tests/integration/integration.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/clients/validator/tests/integration/integration.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import validator from "../../src/index";
 import { ExecuteResult } from "@cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate";
-import { Coin } from "@cosmjs/proto-signing";
 import { config } from "../test-utils/config";
+import {buildCoin, buildWallet, profitPercentage} from "../test-utils/utils"
 import {
   Gateway,
   GatewayOwnershipResponse,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 });
 
 describe("long running e2e tests", () => {
-  test.only("token transfer", async () => {
+  test.skip("token transfer", async () => {
     try {
       //make sure there's enough balance in the wallet
       
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe("long running e2e tests", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test.only("update mixnode profit percentage", async () => {
+  test.skip("update mixnode profit percentage", async () => {
       const nodeIdentity = config.MIXNODE_IDENTITY;
       const profitPercent = profitPercentage();
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe("long running e2e tests", () => {
       expect(ownsMixNode.mixnode?.mix_node.profit_margin_percent).toStrictEqual(profitPercent);
   });
 
-  test.only("unbond and bond mixnode", async () => {
+  test.skip("unbond and bond mixnode", async () => {
 
       try {
           await validatorClient.unbondMixNode("auto", "unbond-mixnode");
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe("long running e2e tests", () => {
       expect(ownsGateway.address).toStrictEqual(config.USER_WALLET_ADDRESS);
   });
 
-  test.only("delegate to mixnode, then undelegate", async () => {
+  test.skip("delegate to mixnode, then undelegate", async () => {
 
       const pledge = buildCoin("100000000", config.CURRENCY_DENOM)
 
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ describe("long running e2e tests", () => {
               pledge,
               "auto"
           );
+          //todo - we can assert the events for responses
           response.logs.forEach((log) => {
               console.log(log.events);
               console.log(log.log);
@@ -186,8 +187,7 @@ describe("long running e2e tests", () => {
               "auto"
           );
 
-          //see output of events
-          //remove shortly
+        //todo - we can assert the events for responses
           unbond.logs.forEach((logs) => {
               logs.events.forEach((events) => {
                   console.log(events.type);
@@ -199,27 +199,3 @@ describe("long running e2e tests", () => {
       }
   });
 });
-
-const profitPercentage = (): number => {
-  return Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1;
-};
-
-
-const buildCoin = (amount: string, denomination: string): Coin => {
-  return {
-    denom: `u${denomination}`,
-    amount: amount,
-  };
-};
-
-const buildWallet = async (): Promise<string> => {
-    let mnemonic = validator.randomMnemonic();
-   
-    const randomAddress = await validator.mnemonicToAddress(
-      mnemonic,
-      config.NETWORK_BECH
-    );
-    console.log(randomAddress);
-    return randomAddress;
-  };
-  
diff --git a/clients/validator/tests/integration/signing.client.test.ts b/clients/validator/tests/integration/signing.client.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8db61578f5..0000000000
--- a/clients/validator/tests/integration/signing.client.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import SigningClient from "../../src/signing-client";
-import validator from "../../src/index";
-import { CosmWasmClient } from "@cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate";
-import { config } from "../test-utils/config";
-
-let cosmWasmClient: CosmWasmClient;
-let mnemonic: string;
-
-beforeEach(async () => {
-  cosmWasmClient = await SigningClient.connect(config.NYMD_URL);
-});
-
-describe("peform basic network checks with the client", () => {
-  test.skip("retrieve a newly created users balance should be empty", async () => {
-    try {
-      mnemonic = validator.randomMnemonic();
-
-      const randomAddress = await validator.mnemonicToAddress(
-        mnemonic,
-        config.NETWORK_BECH
-      );
-
-      const balance = await cosmWasmClient.getBalance(
-        randomAddress,
-        config.CURRENCY_DENOM
-      );
-
-      expect(balance.denom).toStrictEqual(config.CURRENCY_DENOM);
-      expect(balance.amount).toStrictEqual("0");
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  });
-
-  test.skip("get the chain id of the network", async () => {
-    try {
-      const chainId = await cosmWasmClient.getChainId();
-      expect(chainId).toStrictEqual(config.CHAIN_ID);
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  });
-
-  test.skip("get height then search for it by it's block", async () => {
-    try {
-      const height = await cosmWasmClient.getHeight();
-      const block = await cosmWasmClient.getBlock(height);
-
-      expect(block.header.chainId).toStrictEqual(config.CHAIN_ID);
-      expect(block.header.height).toStrictEqual(height);
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  });
-});
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diff --git a/clients/validator/tests/integration/validator.api.querier.test.ts b/clients/validator/tests/integration/validator.api.querier.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 65befe9eb5..0000000000
--- a/clients/validator/tests/integration/validator.api.querier.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import ValidatorApiQuerier from "../../src/validator-api-querier";
-import { config } from "../test-utils/config";
-
-let client: ValidatorApiQuerier;
-
-beforeEach(() => {
-  client = new ValidatorApiQuerier(config.VALIDATOR_API);
-});
-
-describe("init the validator api querier", () => {
-  test.skip("get rewarded mixnodes", async () => {
-    try {
-      //all mixnodes will have their owners address
-      let response = await client.getRewardedMixnodes();
-
-      console.log(response);
-
-      //this is dependany on config and network amend shortly
-      response.forEach((Node) => {
-        expect(Node.owner.length).toStrictEqual(43);
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw error;
-    }
-  });
-});
diff --git a/clients/validator/tests/mocks/cosmwasm.mock.client.test.ts b/clients/validator/tests/mocks/cosmwasm.mock.client.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdb95f956e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/validator/tests/mocks/cosmwasm.mock.client.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { Mock, Times } from "moq.ts";
+import { Block, BlockHeader } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
+import { CosmWasmClient } from "@cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate";
+
+describe("implement cosmwasm client test", () => {
+  test.only("get height of a block then search for it", async () => {
+    let height = Promise.resolve(200);
+
+    let blockHeader = <BlockHeader>{
+      version: {
+        block: "200",
+        app: "testing",
+      },
+      height: 200,
+      chainId: "nym",
+      time: "today",
+    };
+
+    let block = Promise.resolve(<Block>{
+      header: blockHeader,
+      id: "test",
+      txs: [],
+    });
+
+    const getheight = new Mock<CosmWasmClient>()
+      .setup((nym) => nym.getHeight())
+      .returns(height);
+
+    const getblock = new Mock<CosmWasmClient>()
+      .setup((nym) => nym.getBlock(200))
+      .returns(block);
+
+    let heightC = getheight.object();
+    let blockC = getblock.object();
+
+    let executeHeight = await heightC.getHeight();
+    let executeBlock = await blockC.getBlock(200);
+
+    getheight.verify((nym) => nym.getHeight(), Times.Exactly(1));
+    getblock.verify((nym) => nym.getBlock(200), Times.Exactly(1));
+
+    expect(executeHeight).toStrictEqual(await height);
+    expect(executeBlock.header.height).toStrictEqual(await height);
+    expect(executeBlock.header.chainId).toStrictEqual("nym");
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/clients/validator/tests/mocks/nymd.mock.test.ts b/clients/validator/tests/mocks/nymd.mock.test.ts
index 8f6da6af31..b1e8fc5d1b 100644
--- a/clients/validator/tests/mocks/nymd.mock.test.ts
+++ b/clients/validator/tests/mocks/nymd.mock.test.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ import { Mock, Times } from "moq.ts";
 import { INymdQuery } from "../../src/query-client";
 
 describe("nym-client mocks", () => {
-  beforeAll(() => {});
-
-  afterEach(() => {});
-
-  test.only("nymd mocks", async () => {
+  test.only("gets interval rewarding percent", async () => {
     let contract = "mixnet_contract";
-    let response = Promise.resolve(Number(200));
+    let response = Promise.resolve(Number(2));
 
     const client = new Mock<INymdQuery>()
       .setup((nym) => nym.getIntervalRewardPercent(contract))
diff --git a/clients/validator/tests/mocks/validator.client.mock.test.ts b/clients/validator/tests/mocks/validator.client.mock.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7abe889f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/validator/tests/mocks/validator.client.mock.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import { Coin } from "@cosmjs/proto-signing";
+import { Mock, Times } from "moq.ts";
+import ValidatorClient from "../../src/index";
+import { DeliverTxResponse, logs } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
+import { Gateway, MixNode } from "../../src/types";
+import { ExecuteResult } from "@cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate";
+import { config } from "../test-utils/config";
+import { buildWallet, buildCoin, profitPercentage } from "../test-utils/utils";
+import { promiseExecuteResult } from "../test-utils/expectedResults";
+
+describe("mock validator client tests", () => {
+  test.skip("token transfer", async () => {
+
+    //arrange
+    //todo -- add more here
+    let recipientAddress = "nymt14ev4p8qaa7ayr06cg3z7y2u2kxc9a8f4h9gkch";
+    let sender = "nymt1cv59jumgvz2chn7ffst8tzvnapqzp282m5vat2";
+
+    const coin = buildCoin("50000", "nymt");
+
+    let transaction = Promise.resolve(<DeliverTxResponse>{
+      code: 0,
+      height: 1208302,
+      rawLog: "[]",
+      transactionHash:
+        "9C7BF465AB5CAB0D62446CBB251CF89CD173A640C5DE8DBC14A4BB950916114E",
+      gasUsed: 65042,
+      gasWanted: 67977,
+    });
+
+    console.log(transaction);
+
+    let mockClient = new Mock<ValidatorClient>()
+      .setup((nym) => nym.send(recipientAddress, [coin], "auto", "test")).returns(transaction);
+
+    let token = mockClient.object();
+
+    //act 
+    let response = await token.send(recipientAddress, [coin], "auto", "test");
+    
+    //assert
+    mockClient.verify(cl => cl.send(recipientAddress, [coin], "auto"), Times.Exactly(1));
+  });
+
+  test.only("bond mixnode test", async () => {
+    //arrange
+    let ownerSignature = "ownersignature";
+    let coin = buildCoin("50000", "nymt");
+    let expectedResult = promiseExecuteResult();
+
+    const profitPercent = profitPercentage();
+
+    const mixnode = <MixNode>{
+      host: "1.1.1.1",
+      mix_port: 1789,
+      verloc_port: 1790,
+      http_api_port: 8080,
+      identity_key: "identity",
+      sphinx_key: "identity",
+      version: "0.12.1",
+      profit_margin_percent: profitPercent,
+    };
+
+    let client = new Mock<ValidatorClient>()
+      .setup((client) =>
+        client.bondMixNode(mixnode, ownerSignature, coin, "auto")
+      )
+      .returns(expectedResult);
+
+    let mixnodeBond = client.object();
+
+    //act
+    let response = await mixnodeBond.bondMixNode(
+      mixnode,
+      ownerSignature,
+      coin,
+      "auto"
+    );
+    client.verify((cl) =>
+      cl.bondMixNode(mixnode, ownerSignature, coin, "auto")
+    );
+
+    //assert
+    expect(response.logs[0].log).toStrictEqual("test");
+    expect(response.transactionHash).toStrictEqual(
+      "9C7BF465AB5CAB0D62446CBB251CF89CD173A640C5DE8DBC14A4BB950916114E"
+    );
+  });
+
+  test.only("un-bond mixnode", async () => {
+    //arrange
+    let expectedResult = promiseExecuteResult();
+
+    let client = new Mock<ValidatorClient>()
+      .setup((client) => client.unbondMixNode("auto"))
+      .returns(expectedResult);
+
+    let unbondNode = client.object();
+
+    //act
+    let response = await unbondNode.unbondMixNode("auto");
+    client.verify((cl) => cl.unbondMixNode("auto"));
+
+    //assert
+    expect(response.logs[0].log).toStrictEqual("test");
+    expect(response.transactionHash).toStrictEqual(
+      "9C7BF465AB5CAB0D62446CBB251CF89CD173A640C5DE8DBC14A4BB950916114E"
+    );
+  });
+
+
+  test.only("bond gateway", async () => {
+    //arrange
+    let expectedResult = promiseExecuteResult();
+    let ownerSignature = "ownersigntature";
+    let coin = buildCoin("50000", "nymt");
+
+    const gateway = <Gateway>{
+      host: '1.2.3.4',
+      mix_port: 1789,
+      clients_port: 9000,
+      version: "0.12.1",
+      sphinx_key: "sphinx_key",
+      identity_key: "identity_key",
+      location: "earth"
+  };
+
+    let client = new Mock<ValidatorClient>()
+      .setup((client) => client.bondGateway(gateway, ownerSignature, coin, "auto", "memo"))
+      .returns(expectedResult);
+
+    let mock = client.object();
+
+    //act
+    let response = await mock.bondGateway(gateway, ownerSignature, coin, "auto", "memo");
+    client.verify((cl) => cl.bondGateway(gateway, ownerSignature, coin, "auto", "memo"));
+
+    //assert
+    expect(response.logs[0].log).toStrictEqual("test");
+    expect(response.transactionHash).toStrictEqual(
+      "9C7BF465AB5CAB0D62446CBB251CF89CD173A640C5DE8DBC14A4BB950916114E"
+    );
+  });
+
+  test.only("unbond gateway", async () => {
+    //arrange
+    let expectedResult = promiseExecuteResult();
+    let client = new Mock<ValidatorClient>()
+      .setup((client) => client.unbondGateway())
+      .returns(expectedResult);
+
+    let mock = client.object();
+
+    //act
+    let response = await mock.unbondGateway();
+    client.verify((cl) => cl.unbondGateway());
+
+    //assert
+    expect(response.logs[0].log).toStrictEqual("test");
+    expect(response.transactionHash).toStrictEqual(
+      "9C7BF465AB5CAB0D62446CBB251CF89CD173A640C5DE8DBC14A4BB950916114E"
+    );
+  });
+
+  test.only("retrieve a newly created account and the balance should be empty", async () => {
+    let nymWallet = await buildWallet();
+
+    let coin = Promise.resolve(<Coin>{
+      denom: `${config.CURRENCY_DENOM}`,
+      amount: "0",
+    });
+
+    let client = new Mock<ValidatorClient>()
+      .setup((nym) => nym.getBalance(nymWallet))
+      .returns(coin);
+
+    let obj = client.object();
+
+    let execute = await obj.getBalance(nymWallet);
+
+    client.verify((nym) => nym.getBalance(nymWallet), Times.Exactly(1));
+
+    expect(execute).toStrictEqual(await coin);
+  });
+});
+
+
diff --git a/clients/validator/tests/test-utils/expectedResults.ts b/clients/validator/tests/test-utils/expectedResults.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02b382ad7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/validator/tests/test-utils/expectedResults.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { ExecuteResult } from "@cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate";
+import { logs } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
+
+export const promiseExecuteResult = (): Promise<ExecuteResult> => {
+    let log = <logs.Log>{
+      msg_index: 0,
+      log: "test",
+      events: [],
+    };
+    return Promise.resolve(<ExecuteResult>{
+      logs: [log],
+      transactionHash:
+        "9C7BF465AB5CAB0D62446CBB251CF89CD173A640C5DE8DBC14A4BB950916114E",
+    });
+  };
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diff --git a/clients/validator/tests/test-utils/utils.ts b/clients/validator/tests/test-utils/utils.ts
index 723d12bc7e..a70ef7b8db 100644
--- a/clients/validator/tests/test-utils/utils.ts
+++ b/clients/validator/tests/test-utils/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 // timer actions
+
+import ValidatorClient, { Coin } from "../../src";
+import { config } from "./config";
+
 // Store current time as `start`
 export const now = (eventName = null) => {
     if (eventName) {
@@ -15,4 +19,28 @@ export const now = (eventName = null) => {
     }
     return duration;
   };
+  
+  export const profitPercentage = (): number => {
+    return Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1;
+  };
+  
+  
+  export const buildCoin = (amount: string, denomination: string): Coin => {
+    return {
+      denom: `u${denomination}`,
+      amount: amount,
+    };
+  };
+  
+  export const buildWallet = async (): Promise<string> => {
+      let mnemonic = ValidatorClient.randomMnemonic();
+     
+      const randomAddress = await ValidatorClient.buildWallet(
+        mnemonic,
+        config.NETWORK_BECH
+      );
+    let accountdetails = await randomAddress.getAccounts();
+    let nymWallet = accountdetails[0].address;
+    return nymWallet;
+  };
   
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