diff --git a/packages/account/src/test-utils/setup-test-provider-and-wallets.ts b/packages/account/src/test-utils/setup-test-provider-and-wallets.ts
index 6ff99aca921..e96963923ab 100644
--- a/packages/account/src/test-utils/setup-test-provider-and-wallets.ts
+++ b/packages/account/src/test-utils/setup-test-provider-and-wallets.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface LaunchCustomProviderAndGetWalletsOptions {
       snapshotConfig: PartialDeep<SnapshotConfigs>;
     }
   >;
+  launchNodeServerPort?: string;
 }
 
 const defaultWalletConfigOptions: WalletsConfigOptions = {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export async function setupTestProviderAndWallets({
   walletsConfig: walletsConfigOptions = {},
   providerOptions,
   nodeOptions = {},
+  launchNodeServerPort = process.env.LAUNCH_NODE_SERVER_PORT || undefined,
 }: Partial<LaunchCustomProviderAndGetWalletsOptions> = {}): Promise<SetupTestProviderAndWalletsReturn> {
   // @ts-expect-error this is a polyfill (see https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-5-2/#using-declarations-and-explicit-resource-management)
   Symbol.dispose ??= Symbol('Symbol.dispose');
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ export async function setupTestProviderAndWallets({
     }
   );
 
-  const launchNodeOptions = {
+  const launchNodeOptions: LaunchNodeOptions = {
     loggingEnabled: false,
     ...nodeOptions,
     snapshotConfig: mergeDeepRight(
@@ -76,8 +78,8 @@ export async function setupTestProviderAndWallets({
 
   let cleanup: () => void;
   let url: string;
-  if (process.env.LAUNCH_NODE_SERVER_PORT) {
-    const serverUrl = `http://localhost:${process.env.LAUNCH_NODE_SERVER_PORT}`;
+  if (launchNodeServerPort) {
+    const serverUrl = `http://localhost:${launchNodeServerPort}`;
     url = await (
       await fetch(serverUrl, { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(launchNodeOptions) })
     ).text();
diff --git a/packages/fuels/src/setup-launch-node-server.test.ts b/packages/fuels/src/setup-launch-node-server.test.ts
index 090b82b1df9..92479b00e54 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/src/setup-launch-node-server.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/src/setup-launch-node-server.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Provider } from '@fuel-ts/account';
 import { waitUntilUnreachable } from '@fuel-ts/utils/test-utils';
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
 
+import { launchTestNode } from './test-utils';
+
 interface ServerInfo extends Disposable {
   serverUrl: string;
   closeServer: () => Promise<void>;
@@ -112,6 +114,18 @@ describe(
       await waitUntilUnreachable(url1);
       await waitUntilUnreachable(url2);
     });
+
+    test('launchTestNode launches and kills node ', async () => {
+      using launchedServer = await startServer();
+      const port = launchedServer.serverUrl.split(':')[2];
+      const { cleanup, provider } = await launchTestNode({
+        launchNodeServerPort: port,
+      });
+
+      cleanup();
+
+      await waitUntilUnreachable(provider.url);
+    });
   },
   { timeout: 25000 }
 );