diff --git a/neo/tests/master/testStorageHandler.py b/neo/tests/master/testStorageHandler.py
index ac1effb73d2aade66797947a38054f487c8c3f72..54e97d48ee0685e8d064098eaf897f8a6d4a1d43 100644
--- a/neo/tests/master/testStorageHandler.py
+++ b/neo/tests/master/testStorageHandler.py
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ class MasterStorageHandlerTests(NeoTestBase):
                              port=10021):
         """Do first step of identification to MN
         """
+        nm = self.app.nm
         uuid = self.getNewUUID()
-        return uuid
+        node = nm.createFromNodeType(node_type, address=(ip, port),
+                uuid=uuid)
+        conn = self.getFakeConnection(node.getUUID(),node.getAddress())
+        return (node, conn)
 
 
     def test_05_notifyNodeInformation(self):