diff --git a/subscription_test.go b/subscription_test.go
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+package nostr
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// test if we can connect to wss://relay.damus.io and fetch a couple of random events
+func TestSubscribe(t *testing.T) {
+	rl := mustRelayConnect("wss://relay.damus.io")
+	defer rl.Close("")
+
+	sub, err := rl.Subscribe(context.Background(), Filters{{Kinds: []int{1}, Limit: 2}})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("subscription failed: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	timeout := time.After(5 * time.Second)
+	events := 0
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case event := <-sub.Events:
+			if event == nil {
+				t.Errorf("event is nil: %v", event)
+			}
+			events++
+		case <-sub.EndOfStoredEvents:
+			goto end
+		case <-rl.ConnectionContext.Done():
+			t.Errorf("connection closed: %v", rl.ConnectionContext.Err())
+			goto end
+		case <-timeout:
+			t.Errorf("timeout")
+			goto end
+		}
+	}
+
+end:
+	if events != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 events, got %d", events)
+	}
+}