diff --git a/js/models/network/Async.js b/js/models/network/Async.js
index b6fb92cfb..b8c5a5cb8 100644
--- a/js/models/network/Async.js
+++ b/js/models/network/Async.js
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ Network.prototype.send = function(dest, payload, cb) {
 };
 
 
-Network.prototype.encode = function(copayerId, payload) {
+Network.prototype.encode = function(copayerId, payload, nonce) {
   this.iterateNonce();
   var opts = {
-    nonce: this.networkNonce
+    nonce: nonce || this.networkNonce
   };
   var copayerIdBuf = new Buffer(copayerId, 'hex');
   var message = AuthMessage.encode(copayerIdBuf, this.getKey(), payload, opts);
diff --git a/test/test.network.Async.js b/test/test.network.Async.js
index cc8b8886f..75a7feeaf 100644
--- a/test/test.network.Async.js
+++ b/test/test.network.Async.js
@@ -154,30 +154,19 @@ describe('Network / Async', function() {
     });
 
     it('should not reject data sent from a peer with no previously set nonce but who is setting one now', function() {
-      var n = createN(pk2);
+      var n1 = createN(pk1);
+      var n2 = createN(pk2);
+      n2._deletePeer = sinon.spy();
 
       var message = {
         type: 'hello',
-        copayerId: key1.public.toString('hex')
+        copayerId: cid1
       };
-      var messagestr = JSON.stringify(message);
-      var messagebuf = new Buffer(messagestr);
-
-      var opts = {
-        nonce: new Buffer('0000000000000001', 'hex')
-      }; //message send with new nonce
-      var encoded = n._encode(key2.public, key1, messagebuf, opts);
-      var encodedstr = JSON.stringify(encoded);
-      var encodeduint = new Buffer(encodedstr);
-
-      var isInbound = true;
-      var peerId = new bitcore.SIN(key1.public);
-
-      n._deletePeer = sinon.spy();
-
-      n._onMessage(encodeduint, isInbound, peerId);
-      n._deletePeer.calledOnce.should.equal(false);
-      n.getHexNonces()[(new bitcore.SIN(key1.public)).toString()].toString('hex').should.equal('0000000000000001');
+      var nonce = new Buffer('0000000000000001', 'hex');
+      var enc = n1.encode(cid2, message, nonce);
+      n2._onMessage(enc);
+      n2._deletePeer.calledOnce.should.equal(false);
+      n2.getHexNonces()[cid1].toString('hex').should.equal('0000000000000001');
     });
 
     it('should not reject data sent from a peer with a really big new nonce', function() {