diff --git a/api/utils_test.go b/api/utils_test.go
index a20f1e0bf64a0da34935d467ac483caccd742dce..cff0d76979ea2a75e9d8db400de68bcc6e0f00c8 100644
--- a/api/utils_test.go
+++ b/api/utils_test.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ func getNDF(face interface{}) *ndf.NetworkDefinition {
 				ID:             nodeID.Bytes(),
 				Address:        "",
 				TlsCertificate: string(cert),
+				Status:         ndf.Active,
 			},
 		},
 		Gateways: []ndf.Gateway{
diff --git a/network/message/utils_test.go b/network/message/utils_test.go
index 18284ad0bb6b6693db062f2fb5b048b5e18ca08f..9a8d21dffa42a448c128002a2dad039e6f88f020 100644
--- a/network/message/utils_test.go
+++ b/network/message/utils_test.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ func getNDF() *ndf.NetworkDefinition {
 				ID:             nodeId.Marshal(),
 				Address:        "0.0.0.0",
 				TlsCertificate: "",
+				Status:         ndf.Active,
 			},
 		},
 	}