diff --git a/src/kpi_manager/service/database/Kpi_DB.py b/src/kpi_manager/service/database/Kpi_DB.py
index df03deba43d7e54e3774fda5d137708e6a712901..eafa38aad48bac663f2af8651bd1e99b191265a7 100644
--- a/src/kpi_manager/service/database/Kpi_DB.py
+++ b/src/kpi_manager/service/database/Kpi_DB.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Kpi_DB:
             return False
         self.db_name = DB_NAME
         # self.drop_database(self.db_engine)          # added to test
-        self.create_database(self.db_engine)         # to add database
+        # self.create_database(self.db_engine)         # to add database
         self.Session = sessionmaker(bind=self.db_engine)
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/src/kpi_manager/service/KPI_configs.json b/src/kpi_manager/tests/KPI_configs.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/kpi_manager/service/KPI_configs.json
rename to src/kpi_manager/tests/KPI_configs.json
diff --git a/src/kpi_manager/tests/test_kpi_composer.py b/src/kpi_manager/tests/test_kpi_composer.py
index 6b96f4fc2bb8d96dce8c426f0f032c343ce216c0..787ca6676ac5c59b583e6aee2ec3b7fac34370c9 100644
--- a/src/kpi_manager/tests/test_kpi_composer.py
+++ b/src/kpi_manager/tests/test_kpi_composer.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ def test_compose_kpi():
     LOGGER.info(' >>> test_compose_kpi START <<< ')
     KpiValueComposer.compose_kpi()
 
-def test_request_kpi_descriptor_from_db():
-    LOGGER.info(' >>> test_request_kpi_descriptor_from_db START <<< ')
-    KpiValueComposer.request_kpi_descriptor_from_db()
+# def test_request_kpi_descriptor_from_db():
+#     LOGGER.info(' >>> test_request_kpi_descriptor_from_db START <<< ')
+#     KpiValueComposer.request_kpi_descriptor_from_db()
 
 # def test_delete_kpi_by_id():
-#     LOGGER.info(' >>> test_request_kpi_descriptor_from_db START <<< ')
+#     LOGGER.info(' >>> test_test_delete_kpi_by_id START <<< ')
 #     KpiValueComposer.delete_kpi_by_id()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/kpi_manager/tests/test_kpi_manager.py b/src/kpi_manager/tests/test_kpi_manager.py
index 977c85fb8dfb552279bcebe0d19d1ef636df0696..680847005586a57cab5f758f42109f8b45943f1a 100755
--- a/src/kpi_manager/tests/test_kpi_manager.py
+++ b/src/kpi_manager/tests/test_kpi_manager.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def kpi_manager_client(kpi_manager_service : KpiManagerService): # pylint: disab
 # ---------- 2nd Iteration Tests -----------------
 def test_SetKpiDescriptor(kpi_manager_client):
     LOGGER.info(" >>> test_SetKpiDescriptor: START <<< ")
-    with open("kpi_manager/service/KPI_configs.json", 'r') as file:
+    with open("kpi_manager/tests/KPI_configs.json", 'r') as file:
         data = json.load(file)
         _descriptors = data.get('KPIs', [])
     for _descritor_name in _descriptors:
@@ -221,26 +221,26 @@ def test_SetKpiDescriptor(kpi_manager_client):
         LOGGER.info("Response gRPC message object: {:}".format(response))
     assert isinstance(response, KpiId)
 
-def test_GetKpiDescriptor(kpi_manager_client):
-    LOGGER.info(" >>> test_GetKpiDescriptor: START <<< ")
-    response = kpi_manager_client.GetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_id_request())
-    LOGGER.info("Response gRPC message object: {:}".format(response))
-    assert isinstance(response, KpiDescriptor)
-
-def test_DeleteKpiDescriptor(kpi_manager_client):
-    LOGGER.info(" >>> test_DeleteKpiDescriptor: START <<< ")
-    response = kpi_manager_client.SetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_descriptor_request())
-    del_response = kpi_manager_client.DeleteKpiDescriptor(response)
-    kpi_manager_client.GetKpiDescriptor(response)
-    LOGGER.info("Response of delete method gRPC message object: {:}".format(del_response))
-    assert isinstance(del_response, Empty)
-
-def test_SelectKpiDescriptor(kpi_manager_client):
-    LOGGER.info(" >>> test_SelectKpiDescriptor: START <<< ")
-    kpi_manager_client.SetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_descriptor_request_a())
-    response = kpi_manager_client.SelectKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_filter_request_a())
-    LOGGER.info("Response gRPC message object: {:}".format(response))
-    assert isinstance(response, KpiDescriptorList)
+# def test_GetKpiDescriptor(kpi_manager_client):
+#     LOGGER.info(" >>> test_GetKpiDescriptor: START <<< ")
+#     response = kpi_manager_client.GetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_id_request())
+#     LOGGER.info("Response gRPC message object: {:}".format(response))
+#     assert isinstance(response, KpiDescriptor)
+
+# def test_DeleteKpiDescriptor(kpi_manager_client):
+#     LOGGER.info(" >>> test_DeleteKpiDescriptor: START <<< ")
+#     response = kpi_manager_client.SetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_descriptor_request())
+#     del_response = kpi_manager_client.DeleteKpiDescriptor(response)
+#     kpi_manager_client.GetKpiDescriptor(response)
+#     LOGGER.info("Response of delete method gRPC message object: {:}".format(del_response))
+#     assert isinstance(del_response, Empty)
+
+# def test_SelectKpiDescriptor(kpi_manager_client):
+#     LOGGER.info(" >>> test_SelectKpiDescriptor: START <<< ")
+#     kpi_manager_client.SetKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_descriptor_request_a())
+#     response = kpi_manager_client.SelectKpiDescriptor(create_kpi_filter_request_a())
+#     LOGGER.info("Response gRPC message object: {:}".format(response))
+#     assert isinstance(response, KpiDescriptorList)
 
 # ------------- INITIAL TESTs ----------------
 # Test case that makes use of client fixture to test server's CreateKpi method
diff --git a/src/telemetry/backend/service/TelemetryBackendService.py b/src/telemetry/backend/service/TelemetryBackendService.py
index ad0132e47b75c89698030d7146c5f53a0ed80145..ef57ea8e87b46a3aa09da3a8862cf50c923034ae 100755
--- a/src/telemetry/backend/service/TelemetryBackendService.py
+++ b/src/telemetry/backend/service/TelemetryBackendService.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class TelemetryBackendService:
                 if topic not in topic_metadata.topics:
                     # If the topic does not exist, create a new topic
                     print(f"Topic '{topic}' does not exist. Creating...")
-                    LOGGER.info("Topic {:} does not exist. Creating...")
+                    LOGGER.warning("Topic {:} does not exist. Creating...".format(topic))
                     new_topic = NewTopic(topic, num_partitions=1, replication_factor=1)
                     ADMIN_KAFKA_CLIENT.create_topics([new_topic])
             except KafkaException as e:
diff --git a/src/telemetry/backend/tests/testTelemetryBackend.py b/src/telemetry/backend/tests/testTelemetryBackend.py
index f8abc08cf38feb2821a590b7cf05c0ebfcc982a4..5f0697b7281c9a4aea38e02488f7aa294a05eb8f 100644
--- a/src/telemetry/backend/tests/testTelemetryBackend.py
+++ b/src/telemetry/backend/tests/testTelemetryBackend.py
@@ -36,18 +36,18 @@ def test_verify_kafka_topics():
     LOGGER.debug(str(response))
     assert isinstance(response, bool)
 
-def test_run_kafka_listener():
-    LOGGER.info('test_receive_kafka_request requesting')
-    TelemetryBackendServiceObj = TelemetryBackendService()
-    response = TelemetryBackendServiceObj.run_kafka_listener()
-    LOGGER.debug(str(response))
-    assert isinstance(response, bool)
+# def test_run_kafka_listener():
+#     LOGGER.info('test_receive_kafka_request requesting')
+#     TelemetryBackendServiceObj = TelemetryBackendService()
+#     response = TelemetryBackendServiceObj.run_kafka_listener()
+#     LOGGER.debug(str(response))
+#     assert isinstance(response, bool)
 
 # def test_fetch_node_exporter_metrics():
 #     LOGGER.info(' >>> test_fetch_node_exporter_metrics START <<< ')
 #     TelemetryBackendService.fetch_single_node_exporter_metric()
 
-# def test_stream_node_export_metrics_to_raw_topic():
-#     LOGGER.info(' >>> test_stream_node_export_metrics_to_raw_topic START <<< ')
-#     threading.Thread(target=TelemetryBackendService.stream_node_export_metrics_to_raw_topic, args=()).start()
+def test_stream_node_export_metrics_to_raw_topic():
+    LOGGER.info(' >>> test_stream_node_export_metrics_to_raw_topic START <<< ')
+    threading.Thread(target=TelemetryBackendService.stream_node_export_metrics_to_raw_topic, args=()).start()