diff --git a/packages/net2/__tests__/request.test.ts b/packages/net2/__tests__/request.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d84f014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/net2/__tests__/request.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest"
+import { Nip01Signer } from '@welshman/signer'
+import { LOCAL_RELAY_URL, makeEvent } from '@welshman/util'
+import { ClientMessageType } from "../src/message"
+import { AdapterContext, AbstractAdapter, AdapterEventType } from "../src/adapter"
+import { unireq, multireq, RequestEventType } from "../src/request"
+import { Tracker } from "../src/tracker"
+
+class MockAdapter extends AbstractAdapter {
+  constructor(readonly send) {
+    super()
+
+    this.sockets = []
+    this.urls = [LOCAL_RELAY_URL]
+  }
+
+  receive = (message: RelayMessage) => {
+    this.emit(AdapterEventType.Receive, message, this.url)
+  }
+}
+
+describe("Unireq", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+  })
+
+  it("everything basically works", async () => {
+    const sendSpy = vi.fn()
+    const adapter = new MockAdapter(sendSpy)
+    const req = unireq({
+      relay: 'whatever',
+      filter: {kinds: [1]},
+      context: {getAdapter: () => adapter},
+      autoClose: true,
+    })
+
+    const duplicateSpy = vi.fn()
+    const invalidSpy = vi.fn()
+    const filteredSpy = vi.fn()
+    const eventSpy = vi.fn()
+    const eoseSpy = vi.fn()
+    const closeSpy = vi.fn()
+
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Duplicate, duplicateSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Invalid, invalidSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Filtered, filteredSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Event, eventSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Eose, eoseSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Close, closeSpy)
+
+    await vi.runAllTimers()
+
+    expect(sendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith([ClientMessageType.Req, req._id, {kinds: [1]}])
+
+    const signer = Nip01Signer.ephemeral()
+    const event1 = await signer.sign(makeEvent(1))
+    const event2 = await signer.sign(makeEvent(7))
+    const event3 = makeEvent(1)
+
+    adapter.receive(["EVENT", req._id, event1])
+    adapter.receive(["EVENT", req._id, event2])
+    adapter.receive(["EVENT", req._id, event1])
+    adapter.receive(["EVENT", req._id, event3])
+
+    await vi.runAllTimers()
+
+    expect(duplicateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event1)
+    expect(filteredSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event2)
+    expect(invalidSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event3)
+    expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event1)
+    expect(eoseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+
+    adapter.receive(["EOSE", req._id])
+
+    expect(eoseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(closeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+})
+
+describe("Multireq", () => {
+  it("everything basically works", async () => {
+    const send1Spy = vi.fn()
+    const adapter1 = new MockAdapter(send1Spy)
+    const send2Spy = vi.fn()
+    const adapter2 = new MockAdapter(send2Spy)
+    const req = multireq({
+      autoClose: true,
+      relays: ['1', '2'],
+      filter: {kinds: [1]},
+      context: {
+        getAdapter: (url: string) => url === '1' ? adapter1 : adapter2
+      },
+    })
+
+    const duplicateSpy = vi.fn()
+    const invalidSpy = vi.fn()
+    const filteredSpy = vi.fn()
+    const eventSpy = vi.fn()
+    const eoseSpy = vi.fn()
+    const closeSpy = vi.fn()
+
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Duplicate, duplicateSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Invalid, invalidSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Filtered, filteredSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Event, eventSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Eose, eoseSpy)
+    req.on(RequestEventType.Close, closeSpy)
+
+    await vi.runAllTimers()
+
+    expect(send1Spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith([ClientMessageType.Req, req._children[0]._id, {kinds: [1]}])
+    expect(send2Spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith([ClientMessageType.Req, req._children[1]._id, {kinds: [1]}])
+
+    const signer = Nip01Signer.ephemeral()
+    const event1 = await signer.sign(makeEvent(1))
+    const event2 = await signer.sign(makeEvent(7))
+    const event3 = makeEvent(1)
+    const event4 = await signer.sign(makeEvent(1))
+
+    adapter1.receive(["EVENT", req._children[0]._id, event1])
+    adapter1.receive(["EVENT", req._children[0]._id, event2])
+    adapter1.receive(["EVENT", req._children[0]._id, event3])
+    adapter2.receive(["EVENT", req._children[1]._id, event1])
+    adapter2.receive(["EVENT", req._children[1]._id, event4])
+
+    await vi.runAllTimers()
+
+    expect(duplicateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event1, '2')
+    expect(filteredSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event2, '1')
+    expect(invalidSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event3, '1')
+    expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event1, '1')
+    expect(eoseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+
+    adapter1.receive(["EOSE", req._children[0]._id])
+    adapter2.receive(["EOSE", req._children[1]._id])
+
+    expect(eoseSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(closeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+})
+
diff --git a/packages/net2/src/request.ts b/packages/net2/src/request.ts
index c738a1a..532cf8c 100644
--- a/packages/net2/src/request.ts
+++ b/packages/net2/src/request.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {EventEmitter} from "events"
+import {verifyEvent as nostrToolsVerifyEvent} from 'nostr-tools'
 import {on, call, randomId, yieldThread} from "@welshman/lib"
 import {Filter, matchFilter, SignedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
 import {RelayMessage, ClientMessageType, isRelayEvent, isRelayEose} from "./message.js"
@@ -7,6 +8,14 @@ import {SocketEventType, SocketStatus} from "./socket.js"
 import {TypedEmitter, Unsubscriber} from "./util.js"
 import {Tracker} from "./tracker.js"
 
+export const defaultVerifyEvent = (event: SignedEvent) => {
+  try {
+    return nostrToolsVerifyEvent(event)
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
 export enum RequestEventType {
   Close = "request:event:close",
   Disconnect = "request:event:disconnect",
@@ -48,6 +57,10 @@ export class Unireq extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter<UnireqEvents
   constructor(readonly options: UnireqOptions) {
     super()
 
+    const tracker = options.tracker || new Tracker()
+
+    const verifyEvent = options.verifyEvent || defaultVerifyEvent
+
     // Set up our adapter
     this._adapter = getAdapter(this.options.relay, this.options.context)
 
@@ -59,9 +72,9 @@ export class Unireq extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter<UnireqEvents
 
           if (id !== this._id) return
 
-          if (this.options.tracker?.track(event.id, url)) {
+          if (tracker.track(event.id, url)) {
             this.emit(RequestEventType.Duplicate, event)
-          } else if (this.options.verifyEvent?.(event) === false) {
+          } else if (verifyEvent?.(event) === false) {
             this.emit(RequestEventType.Invalid, event)
           } else if (!matchFilter(this.options.filter, event)) {
             this.emit(RequestEventType.Filtered, event)
@@ -145,8 +158,10 @@ export class Multireq extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEmitter<MultireqEv
   constructor({relays, ...options}: MultireqOptions) {
     super()
 
+    const tracker = new Tracker()
+
     for (const relay of relays) {
-      const req = new Unireq({relay, ...options})
+      const req = new Unireq({relay, tracker, ...options})
 
       req.on(RequestEventType.Event, (event: SignedEvent) => {
         this.emit(RequestEventType.Event, event, relay)