diff --git a/app/tests/test_async_stream.py b/app/tests/test_async_stream.py
index afe0039..108aa2c 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_async_stream.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_async_stream.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import time
 
 from app.src.infos import Infos
 from app.src.inverter_base import InverterBase
-from app.src.async_stream import AsyncStreamServer, AsyncStreamClient
-
+from app.src.async_stream import AsyncStreamServer, AsyncStreamClient, StreamPtr
+from app.src.messages import Message
 from app.tests.test_modbus_tcp import FakeReader, FakeWriter
 from app.tests.test_inverter_base import config_conn, patch_open_connection
 
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ pytest_plugins = ('pytest_asyncio',)
 # initialize the proxy statistics
 Infos.static_init()
 
+class FakeProto(Message):
+    def __init__(self, server_side):
+        super().__init__(server_side, None, 10)
+        self.conn_no = 0
+
+def fake_reader_fwd():
+    reader = FakeReader()
+    reader.test  = FakeReader.RD_TEST_13_BYTES
+    reader.on_recv.set()
+    return reader
+
 def test_timeout_cb():
     reader = FakeReader()
     writer =  FakeWriter()
@@ -290,3 +301,80 @@ async def test_os_error():
         print(f'InverterBase refs:{gc.get_referrers(inv)}')
         cnt += 1
     assert cnt == 0
+
+class TestType():
+    FWD_NO_EXCPT = 1
+    FWD_SW_EXCPT = 2
+    FWD_TIMEOUT = 3
+    FWD_OS_ERROR = 4
+
+def create_remote(remote, test_type):
+    def update_hdr(buf):
+        return
+    def callback():
+        if test_type == TestType.FWD_SW_EXCPT:
+            remote.unknown_var += 1    
+        elif test_type == TestType.FWD_TIMEOUT:
+            raise TimeoutError
+        elif test_type == TestType.FWD_OS_ERROR:
+            raise ConnectionRefusedError
+
+    remote.ifc = AsyncStreamClient(
+        FakeReader(), FakeWriter(), StreamPtr(None), None)
+    remote.ifc.prot_set_update_header_cb(update_hdr)
+    remote.ifc.prot_set_init_new_client_conn_cb(callback)
+    remote.stream = FakeProto(False)
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_forward():
+    assert asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    remote = StreamPtr(None)
+    cnt = 0
+
+    async def _create_remote():
+        nonlocal cnt, remote
+        create_remote(remote, TestType.FWD_NO_EXCPT)
+        cnt += 1
+    
+    cnt = 0
+    ifc =  AsyncStreamServer(fake_reader_fwd(), FakeWriter(), None, _create_remote, remote)
+    ifc.fwd_add(b'test-forward_msg')
+    await ifc.server_loop()
+    assert cnt == 1
+    del ifc
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_forward_sw_except():
+    assert asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    remote = StreamPtr(None)
+    cnt = 0
+
+    async def _create_remote():
+        nonlocal cnt, remote
+        create_remote(remote, TestType.FWD_SW_EXCPT)
+        cnt += 1
+    
+    cnt = 0
+    ifc =  AsyncStreamServer(fake_reader_fwd(), FakeWriter(), None, _create_remote, remote)
+    ifc.fwd_add(b'test-forward_msg')
+    await ifc.server_loop()
+    assert cnt == 1
+    del ifc
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_forward_os_error():
+    assert asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    remote = StreamPtr(None)
+    cnt = 0
+
+    async def _create_remote():
+        nonlocal cnt, remote
+        create_remote(remote, TestType.FWD_OS_ERROR)
+        cnt += 1
+    
+    cnt = 0
+    ifc =  AsyncStreamServer(fake_reader_fwd(), FakeWriter(), None, _create_remote, remote)
+    ifc.fwd_add(b'test-forward_msg')
+    await ifc.server_loop()
+    assert cnt == 1
+    del ifc