diff --git a/integration_tests/rabbitmq_test.go b/integration_tests/rabbitmq_test.go
index 54a8476..f14d1dc 100644
--- a/integration_tests/rabbitmq_test.go
+++ b/integration_tests/rabbitmq_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package integration_tests
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"log"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/getAlby/lndhub.go/common"
 	"github.com/getAlby/lndhub.go/controllers"
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ func (suite *RabbitMQTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	suite.invoiceUpdateSubCancelFn = cancel
-	go svc.InvoiceUpdateSubscription(ctx)
 	suite.svc = svc
 
 	e := echo.New()
@@ -72,6 +73,92 @@ func (suite *RabbitMQTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	}()
 }
 
+func (suite *RabbitMQTestSuite) TestConsumeAndPublishInvoice() {
+	conn, err := amqp.Dial(suite.svc.Config.RabbitMQUri)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	ch, err := conn.Channel()
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	//listen to outgoing lndhub invoice channel to test e2e
+	q, err := ch.QueueDeclare(
+		suite.testQueueName,
+		true,
+		false,
+		false,
+		false,
+		nil,
+	)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	err = ch.QueueBind(q.Name, "#", suite.svc.Config.RabbitMQLndhubInvoiceExchange, false, nil)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	defer ch.Close()
+	err = ch.ExchangeDeclare(
+		suite.svc.Config.RabbitMQLndInvoiceExchange,
+		// topic is a type of exchange that allows routing messages to different queue's bases on a routing key
+		"topic",
+		// Durable and Non-Auto-Deleted exchanges will survive server restarts and remain
+		// declared when there are no remaining bindings.
+		true,
+		false,
+		// Non-Internal exchange's accept direct publishing
+		false,
+		// Nowait: We set this to false as we want to wait for a server response
+		// to check whether the exchange was created succesfully
+		false,
+		nil,
+	)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	go func() {
+		err = suite.svc.RabbitMQClient.SubscribeToLndInvoices(context.Background(), suite.svc.ProcessInvoiceUpdate)
+		assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	}()
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	//create payload
+	invoice := suite.createAddInvoiceReq(1000, "integration test rabbitmq", suite.userToken)
+	hash, err := hex.DecodeString(invoice.RHash)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	payload := &lnrpc.Invoice{
+		RHash:      hash,
+		AmtPaidSat: 1000,
+		Settled:    true,
+		SettleDate: time.Now().Unix(),
+	}
+	payloadBytes := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	err = json.NewEncoder(payloadBytes).Encode(payload)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	err = ch.Publish(suite.svc.Config.RabbitMQLndInvoiceExchange, "invoice.incoming.settled", false, false, amqp.Publishing{
+		ContentType: "application/json",
+		Body:        payloadBytes.Bytes(),
+	})
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	m, err := ch.Consume(
+		q.Name,
+		"invoice.*.*",
+		true,
+		false,
+		false,
+		false,
+		nil,
+	)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	msg := <-m
+
+	var receivedInvoice models.Invoice
+	r := bytes.NewReader(msg.Body)
+	err = json.NewDecoder(r).Decode(&receivedInvoice)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), invoice.RHash, receivedInvoice.RHash)
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), common.InvoiceTypeIncoming, receivedInvoice.Type)
+}
+
 func (suite *RabbitMQTestSuite) TestPublishInvoice() {
 	conn, err := amqp.Dial(suite.svc.Config.RabbitMQUri)
 	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
@@ -94,6 +181,8 @@ func (suite *RabbitMQTestSuite) TestPublishInvoice() {
 	err = ch.QueueBind(q.Name, "#", suite.svc.Config.RabbitMQLndhubInvoiceExchange, false, nil)
 	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
 
+	go suite.svc.InvoiceUpdateSubscription(context.Background())
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Microsecond)
 	invoice := suite.createAddInvoiceReq(1000, "integration test rabbitmq", suite.userToken)
 	err = suite.mlnd.mockPaidInvoice(invoice, 0, false, nil)
 	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
diff --git a/integration_tests/util.go b/integration_tests/util.go
index b2851fc..8ab688b 100644
--- a/integration_tests/util.go
+++ b/integration_tests/util.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func LndHubTestServiceInit(lndClientMock lnd.LightningClientWrapper) (svc *servi
 	if ok {
 		c.RabbitMQUri = rabbitmqUri
 		c.RabbitMQLndhubInvoiceExchange = "test_lndhub_invoices"
+		c.RabbitMQLndInvoiceExchange = "test_lnd_invoices"
 		rabbitmqClient, err = rabbitmq.Dial(c.RabbitMQUri,
 			rabbitmq.WithLndInvoiceExchange(c.RabbitMQLndInvoiceExchange),
 			rabbitmq.WithLndHubInvoiceExchange(c.RabbitMQLndhubInvoiceExchange),
diff --git a/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go b/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go
index d53dbad..d250d4e 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go
+++ b/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.go
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ func (client *DefaultClient) SubscribeToLndInvoices(ctx context.Context, handler
 		return err
 	}
 
+	client.logger.Info("Starting RabbitMQ consumer loop")
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():