diff --git a/dist/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.js b/dist/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.js
index a9e750aa0..ad8115f7a 100644
--- a/dist/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.js
+++ b/dist/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const ava_1 = require("ava");
 const invoices_1 = require("../utils/invoices");
 const nodes_1 = require("../nodes");
 const helpers = require("../utils/helpers");
+const get_1 = require("../utils/get");
 /*
   npx ava src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.ts --verbose --serial --timeout=2m
 */
@@ -44,6 +45,15 @@ function invoices(t, node1, node2) {
         const invoiceDetail2 = yield (0, invoices_1.getInvoice)(t, node1, paymentRequest);
         const invoicePaymentStatus = invoiceDetail2.response.settled;
         t.true(invoicePaymentStatus, `Payment should have been made by ${node2.alias} to ${node1.alias}`);
+        if (node2.alias.includes('virtualNode') || node2.alias === 'dave') {
+            const balance = yield (0, get_1.getBalance)(t, node2);
+            yield helpers.sleep(1000);
+            const invoice = yield (0, invoices_1.createInvoice)(t, node1, balance + 100, 'test invoice');
+            const paymentRequest = invoice.response.invoice;
+            yield helpers.sleep(1000);
+            const pay = yield (0, invoices_1.payInvoice)(t, node2, paymentRequest);
+            t.false(pay.success, 'Response is suppose to be false because we have insufficent balance');
+        }
         console.log(`${node2.alias} generating invoice to be paid by ${node1.alias}`);
         //Create an Invoice by node 2
         yield helpers.sleep(1000);
@@ -56,9 +66,6 @@ function invoices(t, node1, node2) {
         //Get Invoice details by node 2
         const invoiceDetail3 = yield (0, invoices_1.getInvoice)(t, node2, paymentRequest2);
         const invoicePaymentRequest2 = invoiceDetail3.response.payment_request;
-        if (node1.alias === 'alice' && node2.alias === 'virtualNode0') {
-            console.log(invoiceDetail3);
-        }
         t.truthy(invoicePaymentRequest2, `Payment request should exist for ${node2.alias} when testing with ${node1.alias}`);
         //Payment request gotten from getInvoice should equal payment request from create invoice
         t.true(paymentRequest2 === invoicePaymentRequest2, 'Payment request gotten from getInvoice should equal payment request from create invoice');
diff --git a/dist/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.js.map b/dist/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.js.map
index 6558db30f..1b3ae8ffc 100644
--- a/dist/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.js.map
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diff --git a/dist/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.js b/dist/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.js
index ea1483b42..f2d11ffa4 100644
--- a/dist/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.js
+++ b/dist/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.js
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ const http = require("ava-http");
 const helpers_1 = require("../../utils/helpers");
 function payInvoice(t, node, payment_request) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const v = { payment_request };
-        const r = yield http.put(node.external_ip + '/invoices', (0, helpers_1.makeArgs)(node, v));
-        t.true(r.success, 'Put method should have succeeded');
-        return r;
+        try {
+            const v = { payment_request };
+            const r = yield http.put(node.external_ip + '/invoices', (0, helpers_1.makeArgs)(node, v));
+            t.true(r.success, 'Put method should have succeeded');
+            return r;
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            return error.error;
+        }
     });
 }
 exports.payInvoice = payInvoice;
diff --git a/dist/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.js.map b/dist/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.js.map
index fbb091ea8..ae72d15fb 100644
--- a/dist/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.js.map
+++ b/dist/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.js.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.ts b/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.ts
index 805c18d4e..7c94311d5 100644
--- a/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import test from 'ava'
 import { createInvoice, getInvoice, payInvoice } from '../utils/invoices'
 import nodes from '../nodes'
 import * as helpers from '../utils/helpers'
+import { getBalance } from '../utils/get'
 
 /*
   npx ava src/tests/controllers/invoices.test.ts --verbose --serial --timeout=2m
@@ -49,6 +50,18 @@ async function invoices(t, node1, node2) {
     `Payment should have been made by ${node2.alias} to ${node1.alias}`
   )
 
+  if (node2.alias.includes('virtualNode') || node2.alias === 'dave') {
+    const balance = await getBalance(t, node2)
+    await helpers.sleep(1000)
+    const invoice = await createInvoice(t, node1, balance + 100, 'test invoice')
+    const paymentRequest = invoice.response.invoice
+    await helpers.sleep(1000)
+    const pay = await payInvoice(t, node2, paymentRequest)
+    t.false(
+      pay.success,
+      'Response is suppose to be false because we have insufficent balance'
+    )
+  }
   console.log(`${node2.alias} generating invoice to be paid by ${node1.alias}`)
 
   //Create an Invoice by node 2
@@ -63,9 +76,6 @@ async function invoices(t, node1, node2) {
   //Get Invoice details by node 2
   const invoiceDetail3 = await getInvoice(t, node2, paymentRequest2)
   const invoicePaymentRequest2 = invoiceDetail3.response.payment_request
-  if (node1.alias === 'alice' && node2.alias === 'virtualNode0') {
-    console.log(invoiceDetail3)
-  }
   t.truthy(
     invoicePaymentRequest2,
     `Payment request should exist for ${node2.alias} when testing with ${node1.alias}`
diff --git a/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.ts b/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.ts
index a3b225773..a83b3a7ff 100644
--- a/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.ts
+++ b/src/tests/utils/invoices/payInvoice.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ import http = require('ava-http')
 import { makeArgs } from '../../utils/helpers'
 
 export async function payInvoice(t, node, payment_request) {
-  const v = { payment_request }
-  const r = await http.put(node.external_ip + '/invoices', makeArgs(node, v))
+  try {
+    const v = { payment_request }
+    const r = await http.put(node.external_ip + '/invoices', makeArgs(node, v))
 
-  t.true(r.success, 'Put method should have succeeded')
+    t.true(r.success, 'Put method should have succeeded')
 
-  return r
+    return r
+  } catch (error) {
+    return error.error
+  }
 }