diff --git a/zenoh-jni/src/scouting.rs b/zenoh-jni/src/scouting.rs
index 59a429bb..7f219645 100644
--- a/zenoh-jni/src/scouting.rs
+++ b/zenoh-jni/src/scouting.rs
@@ -97,3 +97,14 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn Java_io_zenoh_jni_JNIScout_00024Companion_scoutViaJNI(
         null()
     })
 }
+
+/// Frees the scout.
+#[no_mangle]
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub(crate) unsafe extern "C" fn Java_io_zenoh_jni_JNIScout_00024Companion_freePtrViaJNI(
+    _env: JNIEnv,
+    _: JClass,
+    scout_ptr: *const Scout<()>,
+) {
+    Arc::from_raw(scout_ptr);
+}
diff --git a/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/Zenoh.kt b/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/Zenoh.kt
index d3cfcf51..2942e4e0 100644
--- a/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/Zenoh.kt
+++ b/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/Zenoh.kt
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ object Zenoh {
      * @param callback [Callback] to be run when receiving a [Hello] message.
      * @param whatAmI [WhatAmI] configuration: it indicates the role of the zenoh node sending the HELLO message.
      * @param config Optional [Config] for the scout.
-     * @return A [Scout] object.
+     * @return A result with the [Scout] object.
      */
     fun scout(
         callback: Callback<Hello>,
         whatAmI: Set<WhatAmI> = setOf(Peer, Router),
         config: Config? = null
-    ): Scout<Unit> {
+    ): Result<Scout<Unit>> {
         ZenohLoad
         return JNIScout.scout(whatAmI = whatAmI, callback = callback, receiver = Unit, config = config)
     }
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ object Zenoh {
      * @param handler [Handler] to handle incoming [Hello] messages.
      * @param whatAmI [WhatAmI] configuration: it indicates the role of the zenoh node sending the HELLO message.
      * @param config Optional [Config] for the scout.
-     * @return A [Scout] object.
+     * @return A result with the [Scout] object.
      */
     fun <R> scout(
         handler: Handler<Hello, R>,
         whatAmI: Set<WhatAmI> = setOf(Peer, Router),
         config: Config? = null
-    ): Scout<R> {
+    ): Result<Scout<R>> {
         ZenohLoad
         return JNIScout.scout(
             whatAmI = whatAmI,
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ object Zenoh {
      * @param channel [Channel] upon which the incoming [Hello] messages will be piped.
      * @param whatAmI [WhatAmI] configuration: it indicates the role of the zenoh node sending the HELLO message.
      * @param config Optional [Config] for the scout.
-     * @return A [Scout] object.
+     * @return A result with the [Scout] object.
      */
     fun scout(
         channel: Channel<Hello>,
         whatAmI: Set<WhatAmI> = setOf(Peer, Router),
         config: Config? = null
-    ): Scout<Channel<Hello>> {
+    ): Result<Scout<Channel<Hello>>> {
         ZenohLoad
         val handler = ChannelHandler(channel)
         return JNIScout.scout(
diff --git a/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/jni/JNIScout.kt b/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/jni/JNIScout.kt
index 7a5f0e4f..f3f51f7e 100644
--- a/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/jni/JNIScout.kt
+++ b/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/jni/JNIScout.kt
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ class JNIScout(private val ptr: Long) {
             callback: Callback<Hello>,
             config: Config?,
             receiver: R
-        ): Scout<R> {
+        ): Result<Scout<R>> = runCatching {
             val scoutCallback = JNIScoutCallback { whatAmI2: Int, id: String, locators: List<String> ->
                 callback.run(Hello(WhatAmI.fromInt(whatAmI2), ZenohID(id), locators))
             }
             val binaryWhatAmI: Int = whatAmI.map { it.value }.reduce { acc, it -> acc or it }
             val ptr = scoutViaJNI(binaryWhatAmI, scoutCallback, config?.jniConfig?.ptr)
-            return Scout(receiver, JNIScout(ptr))
+            Scout(receiver, JNIScout(ptr))
         }
 
         @Throws(Exception::class)
diff --git a/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/scouting/Scout.kt b/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/scouting/Scout.kt
index e7f31179..7c9f98b2 100644
--- a/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/scouting/Scout.kt
+++ b/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/zenoh/scouting/Scout.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ import io.zenoh.jni.JNIScout
  * Scout spawns a task that periodically sends scout messages and waits for Hello replies.
  * Drop the returned Scout to stop the scouting task.
  *
+ * To launch a scout, use [io.zenoh.Zenoh.scout]:
+ * ```kotlin
+ * Zenoh.scout(callback = { hello ->
+ *     println(hello)
+ * }).getOrThrow()
+ * ```
+ *
  * @param R The receiver type.
  * @param receiver Receiver to handle incoming hello messages.
  */
diff --git a/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/zenoh/ScoutTest.kt b/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/zenoh/ScoutTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62220471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zenoh-kotlin/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/zenoh/ScoutTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2023 ZettaScale Technology
+//
+// This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+// terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
+// http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0, or the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// which is available at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0
+//
+// Contributors:
+//   ZettaScale Zenoh Team, <zenoh@zettascale.tech>
+//
+
+package io.zenoh
+
+import io.zenoh.scouting.Hello
+import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertNotNull
+
+class ScoutTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `scouting is declared and undeclared properly test`() {
+        val scout = Zenoh.scout(Channel()).getOrThrow()
+        scout.close()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `scouting detects session test`() {
+
+        val config = Config.fromJson("""
+        {
+            "mode": "peer",
+            "connect": {
+                "endpoints": ["tcp/localhost:7450"]
+            },
+        }
+        """.trimIndent()).getOrThrow()
+
+        val session = Session.open(config).getOrThrow()
+
+        var hello: Hello? = null
+        Zenoh.scout(callback = {
+            hello = it
+        }).getOrThrow()
+
+        Thread.sleep(1000)
+
+        assertNotNull(hello)
+        session.close()
+    }
+}
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