diff --git a/extern/sector-storage/stores/remote.go b/extern/sector-storage/stores/remote.go
index c1b51a4a4..c49dddbb4 100644
--- a/extern/sector-storage/stores/remote.go
+++ b/extern/sector-storage/stores/remote.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func (r *Remote) RemoveCopies(ctx context.Context, s abi.SectorID, types storifa
 }
 
 func NewRemote(local Store, index SectorIndex, auth http.Header, fetchLimit int, pfHandler partialFileHandler) *Remote {
+	fmt.Printf("Creating NewRemote: %#v \n", auth)
 	return &Remote{
 		local: local,
 		index: index,
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ func (r *Remote) checkAllocated(ctx context.Context, url string, spt abi.Registe
 		return false, xerrors.Errorf("request: %w", err)
 	}
 	req.Header = r.auth.Clone()
+	fmt.Printf("req using header: %#v \n", r.auth)
 	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
diff --git a/itests/deals_test.go b/itests/deals_test.go
index 59437eccd..6a05e69b7 100644
--- a/itests/deals_test.go
+++ b/itests/deals_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,51 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
+func TestDealWithMarketAndMinerNode(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	kit.QuietMiningLogs()
+
+	oldDelay := policy.GetPreCommitChallengeDelay()
+	policy.SetPreCommitChallengeDelay(5)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		policy.SetPreCommitChallengeDelay(oldDelay)
+	})
+
+	// For these tests where the block time is artificially short, just use
+	// a deal start epoch that is guaranteed to be far enough in the future
+	// so that the deal starts sealing in time
+	startEpoch := abi.ChainEpoch(2 << 12)
+
+	runTest := func(t *testing.T, n int, fastRetrieval bool, carExport bool) {
+		api.RunningNodeType = api.NodeMiner // TODO(anteva): fix me
+
+		client, main, market, _ := kit.EnsembleWithMinerAndMarketNodes(t, kit.ThroughRPC())
+
+		dh := kit.NewDealHarness(t, client, main, market)
+
+		runConcurrentDeals(t, dh, fullDealCyclesOpts{
+			n:             n,
+			fastRetrieval: fastRetrieval,
+			carExport:     carExport,
+			startEpoch:    startEpoch,
+		})
+	}
+
+	// TODO: add 2, 4, 8, more when this graphsync issue is fixed: https://github.com/ipfs/go-graphsync/issues/175#
+	cycles := []int{1}
+	for _, n := range cycles {
+		n := n
+		ns := fmt.Sprintf("%d", n)
+		t.Run(ns+"-fastretrieval-CAR", func(t *testing.T) { runTest(t, n, true, true) })
+		//t.Run(ns+"-fastretrieval-NoCAR", func(t *testing.T) { runTest(t, n, true, false) })
+		//t.Run(ns+"-stdretrieval-CAR", func(t *testing.T) { runTest(t, n, true, false) })
+		//t.Run(ns+"-stdretrieval-NoCAR", func(t *testing.T) { runTest(t, n, false, false) })
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDealCyclesConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping test in short mode")
diff --git a/itests/gateway_test.go b/itests/gateway_test.go
index 15edc3c24..73c5c31b4 100644
--- a/itests/gateway_test.go
+++ b/itests/gateway_test.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func startNodes(
 	handler, err := gateway.Handler(gwapi)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	srv, _ := kit.CreateRPCServer(t, handler)
+	srv, _ := kit.CreateRPCServer(t, handler, nil)
 
 	// Create a gateway client API that connects to the gateway server
 	var gapi api.Gateway
diff --git a/itests/kit/ensemble.go b/itests/kit/ensemble.go
index 860fb5783..be6679121 100644
--- a/itests/kit/ensemble.go
+++ b/itests/kit/ensemble.go
@@ -432,11 +432,14 @@ func (n *Ensemble) Start() *Ensemble {
 		cfg.Subsystems.EnableSectorStorage = m.options.subsystems.Has(SSectorStorage)
 
 		if m.options.mainMiner != nil {
-			token, err := m.options.mainMiner.FullNode.AuthNew(ctx, api.AllPermissions[:3])
+			token, err := m.options.mainMiner.FullNode.AuthNew(ctx, api.AllPermissions[:4])
 			require.NoError(n.t, err)
 
 			cfg.Subsystems.SectorIndexApiInfo = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", token, m.options.mainMiner.ListenAddr)
 			cfg.Subsystems.SealerApiInfo = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", token, m.options.mainMiner.ListenAddr)
+
+			fmt.Println("config for market node, setting SectorIndexApiInfo to: ", cfg.Subsystems.SectorIndexApiInfo)
+			fmt.Println("config for market node, setting SealerApiInfo to: ", cfg.Subsystems.SealerApiInfo)
 		}
 
 		err = lr.SetConfig(func(raw interface{}) {
diff --git a/itests/kit/ensemble_presets.go b/itests/kit/ensemble_presets.go
index bc287770b..afc7c17f2 100644
--- a/itests/kit/ensemble_presets.go
+++ b/itests/kit/ensemble_presets.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func EnsembleMinimal(t *testing.T, opts ...interface{}) (*TestFullNode, *TestMin
 	return &full, &miner, ens
 }
 
-func EnsembleWithMarket(t *testing.T, opts ...interface{}) (*TestFullNode, *TestMiner, *TestMiner, *Ensemble) {
+func EnsembleWithMinerAndMarketNodes(t *testing.T, opts ...interface{}) (*TestFullNode, *TestMiner, *TestMiner, *Ensemble) {
 	eopts, nopts := siftOptions(t, opts)
 
 	var (
diff --git a/itests/kit/rpc.go b/itests/kit/rpc.go
index dab45df07..9b5951af6 100644
--- a/itests/kit/rpc.go
+++ b/itests/kit/rpc.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package kit
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
@@ -13,8 +15,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func CreateRPCServer(t *testing.T, handler http.Handler) (*httptest.Server, multiaddr.Multiaddr) {
+func CreateRPCServer(t *testing.T, handler http.Handler, listener net.Listener) (*httptest.Server, multiaddr.Multiaddr) {
 	testServ := httptest.NewServer(handler)
+	if listener != nil {
+		testServ.Listener = listener
+	}
 	t.Cleanup(testServ.Close)
 	t.Cleanup(testServ.CloseClientConnections)
 
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ func fullRpc(t *testing.T, f *TestFullNode) *TestFullNode {
 	handler, err := node.FullNodeHandler(f.FullNode, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	srv, maddr := CreateRPCServer(t, handler)
+	srv, maddr := CreateRPCServer(t, handler, nil)
 
 	cl, stop, err := client.NewFullNodeRPCV1(context.Background(), "ws://"+srv.Listener.Addr().String()+"/rpc/v1", nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -42,9 +47,11 @@ func minerRpc(t *testing.T, m *TestMiner) *TestMiner {
 	handler, err := node.MinerHandler(m.StorageMiner, false)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	srv, maddr := CreateRPCServer(t, handler)
+	srv, maddr := CreateRPCServer(t, handler, m.RemoteListener)
 
-	cl, stop, err := client.NewStorageMinerRPCV0(context.Background(), "ws://"+srv.Listener.Addr().String()+"/rpc/v0", nil)
+	fmt.Println("creating RPC server for", m.ActorAddr, "at: ", srv.Listener.Addr().String())
+	url := "ws://" + srv.Listener.Addr().String() + "/rpc/v0"
+	cl, stop, err := client.NewStorageMinerRPCV0(context.Background(), url, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(stop)
 
diff --git a/itests/paych_cli_test.go b/itests/paych_cli_test.go
index 495f33ef2..91b7e305d 100644
--- a/itests/paych_cli_test.go
+++ b/itests/paych_cli_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func init() {
 	policy.SetMinVerifiedDealSize(abi.NewStoragePower(256))
 }
 
-// TestPaymentChannels does a basic test to exercise the payment channel CLI
+// TestPaymentChannelsBasic does a basic test to exercise the payment channel CLI
 // commands
 func TestPaymentChannelsBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = os.Setenv("BELLMAN_NO_GPU", "1")
diff --git a/node/modules/storageminer.go b/node/modules/storageminer.go
index 7d36670af..b63281e67 100644
--- a/node/modules/storageminer.go
+++ b/node/modules/storageminer.go
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ func LocalStorage(mctx helpers.MetricsCtx, lc fx.Lifecycle, ls stores.LocalStora
 }
 
 func RemoteStorage(lstor *stores.Local, si stores.SectorIndex, sa sectorstorage.StorageAuth, sc sectorstorage.SealerConfig) *stores.Remote {
+	fmt.Printf("setting RemoteStorage: %#v \n", sa) // TODO(anteva): remove me prior to merge to master
 	return stores.NewRemote(lstor, si, http.Header(sa), sc.ParallelFetchLimit, &stores.DefaultPartialFileHandler{})
 }