diff --git a/example/src/tests/groupTests.ts b/example/src/tests/groupTests.ts
index 533df4c18..fa2099819 100644
--- a/example/src/tests/groupTests.ts
+++ b/example/src/tests/groupTests.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Platform } from 'expo-modules-core'
 import RNFS from 'react-native-fs'
 import { DecodedMessage } from 'xmtp-react-native-sdk/lib/DecodedMessage'
 
-import { Test, assert, createClients, delayToPropogate } from './test-utils'
+import { Test, assert, createClients, createGroups, delayToPropogate } from './test-utils'
 import {
   Client,
   Conversation,
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ test('can cancel streams', async () => {
 
   assert(
     messageCallbacks === 1,
-    'message stream should have received 1 message'
+    `message stream should have received 1 message but recieved ${messageCallbacks}`
   )
 
   await bo.conversations.cancelStreamAllMessages()
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ test('can cancel streams', async () => {
 
   assert(
     messageCallbacks === 1,
-    'message stream should still only received 1 message'
+    `message stream should still only received 1 message but recieved ${messageCallbacks}`
   )
 
   await bo.conversations.streamAllMessages(async () => {
@@ -949,11 +949,11 @@ test('can cancel streams', async () => {
   }, true)
 
   await group.send('hello')
-  await delayToPropogate()
+  await delayToPropogate(10000)
 
   assert(
     messageCallbacks === 2,
-    'message stream should have received 2 message'
+    `message stream should have received 2 message but recieved ${messageCallbacks}`
   )
 
   return true
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ test('can create new installation without breaking group', async () => {
 
 test('can list many groups members in parallel', async () => {
   const [alix, bo] = await createClients(2)
-  const groups: Group[] = await createGroups(alix, [bo], 20, 0)
+  const groups: Group[] = await createGroups(alix, [bo], 20)
 
   try {
     await Promise.all(groups.slice(0, 10).map((g) => g.membersList()))
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ test('can list many groups members in parallel', async () => {
 
 test('can sync all groups', async () => {
   const [alix, bo] = await createClients(2)
-  const groups: Group[] = await createGroups(alix, [bo], 50, 0)
+  const groups: Group[] = await createGroups(alix, [bo], 50)
 
   const alixGroup = groups[0]
   await bo.conversations.syncGroups()
diff --git a/example/src/tests/test-utils.ts b/example/src/tests/test-utils.ts
index ce7c2209b..43d10b586 100644
--- a/example/src/tests/test-utils.ts
+++ b/example/src/tests/test-utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Platform } from 'expo-modules-core'
-import { Client, GroupUpdatedCodec } from 'xmtp-react-native-sdk'
+import { Client, GroupUpdatedCodec, Group } from 'xmtp-react-native-sdk'
 
 export type Test = {
   name: string
@@ -65,3 +65,21 @@ export async function createV3TestingClients(): Promise<Client[]> {
   clients.push(alix, bo, caro)
   return clients
 }
+
+export async function createGroups(
+  client: Client,
+  peers: Client[],
+  numGroups: number
+): Promise<Group[]> {
+  const groups = []
+  const addresses: string[] = peers.map((client) => client.address)
+  for (let i = 0; i < numGroups; i++) {
+    const group = await client.conversations.newGroup(addresses, {
+      name: `group ${i}`,
+      imageUrlSquare: `www.group${i}.com`,
+      description: `group ${i}`,
+    })
+    groups.push(group)
+  }
+  return groups
+}