diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2_api.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2_api.cpp
index ffb18c317..f57ccfe69 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2_api.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2_api.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace {
 
 }
 
+Wallet::~Wallet() {}
 
 ///////////////////////// Wallet implementation ////////////////////////////////
 class WalletImpl : public Wallet
@@ -55,26 +56,26 @@ public:
     bool create(const std::string &path, const std::string &password,
                 const std::string &language);
     bool open(const std::string &path, const std::string &password);
-
     std::string seed() const;
+    std::string getSeedLanguage() const;
+    void setSeedLanguage(const std::string &arg);
 
 private:
-    std::unique_ptr<tools::wallet2> m_wallet;
+    //std::unique_ptr<tools::wallet2> m_wallet;
+    tools::wallet2 * m_wallet;
 
 };
 
 
 WalletImpl::WalletImpl()
+    :m_wallet(nullptr)
 {
 
 }
 
-
-Wallet::~Wallet() {}
-
 WalletImpl::~WalletImpl()
 {
-    //delete m_wallet;
+    delete m_wallet;
 }
 
 bool WalletImpl::create(const std::string &path, const std::string &password, const std::string &language)
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ bool WalletImpl::create(const std::string &path, const std::string &password, co
     bool keys_file_exists;
     bool wallet_file_exists;
     tools::wallet2::wallet_exists(path, keys_file_exists, wallet_file_exists);
+    // TODO: figure out how to setup logger;
     LOG_PRINT_L3("wallet_path: " << path << "");
     LOG_PRINT_L3("keys_file_exists: " << std::boolalpha << keys_file_exists << std::noboolalpha
                  << "  wallet_file_exists: " << std::boolalpha << wallet_file_exists << std::noboolalpha);
@@ -94,12 +96,12 @@ bool WalletImpl::create(const std::string &path, const std::string &password, co
         return false;
 
     }
-
     // TODO: validate language
-
-
     // TODO: create wallet
-    m_wallet.reset(new tools::wallet2());
+    //m_wallet.reset(new tools::wallet2());
+    m_wallet = new tools::wallet2();
+    m_wallet->set_seed_language(language);
+
     crypto::secret_key recovery_val, secret_key;
     try {
         recovery_val = m_wallet->generate(path, password, secret_key, false, false);
@@ -107,14 +109,27 @@ bool WalletImpl::create(const std::string &path, const std::string &password, co
         // TODO: log exception
         return false;
     }
+
     return true;
 }
 
 std::string WalletImpl::seed() const
 {
-    return "";
+    std::string seed;
+    if (m_wallet)
+        m_wallet->get_seed(seed);
+    return seed;
+}
+
+std::string WalletImpl::getSeedLanguage() const
+{
+    return m_wallet->get_seed_language();
 }
 
+void WalletImpl::setSeedLanguage(const std::string &arg)
+{
+    m_wallet->set_seed_language(arg);
+}
 
 
 ///////////////////////// WalletManager implementation /////////////////////////
@@ -141,7 +156,6 @@ Wallet *WalletManagerImpl::createWallet(const std::string &path, const std::stri
         delete wallet;
         wallet = nullptr;
     }
-
     return wallet;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h b/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h
index e1cd29de1..41b64d276 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ namespace Bitmonero {
 struct Wallet
 {
    // TODO define wallet interface (decide what needed from wallet2)
-   virtual ~Wallet() = 0;
-   virtual std::string seed() const = 0;
+    virtual ~Wallet() = 0;
+    virtual std::string seed() const = 0;
+    virtual std::string getSeedLanguage() const = 0;
+    virtual void setSeedLanguage(const std::string &arg) = 0;
+
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/libwallet_api_tests/main.cpp b/tests/libwallet_api_tests/main.cpp
index ab3bba40a..0e28598c8 100644
--- a/tests/libwallet_api_tests/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/libwallet_api_tests/main.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@
 
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet2_api.h"
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+using namespace std;
 //unsigned int epee::g_test_dbg_lock_sleep = 0;
 
 
@@ -39,26 +46,44 @@ struct WalletManagerTest : public testing::Test
 {
     Bitmonero::WalletManager * wmgr;
 
+    const char * WALLET_NAME = "testwallet";
+    const char * WALLET_PASS = "password";
+
+
     WalletManagerTest()
     {
         wmgr = Bitmonero::WalletManagerFactory::getWalletManager();
+        deleteWallet(WALLET_NAME);
     }
 
 
-};
+    ~WalletManagerTest()
+    {
+        deleteWallet(WALLET_NAME);
+    }
 
-TEST(WalletFactoryTest, WalletFactoryReturnsWalletManager)
-{
-     Bitmonero::WalletManager * wmgr = Bitmonero::WalletManagerFactory::getWalletManager();
-     EXPECT_NE(wmgr, nullptr);
-}
+
+    void deleteWallet(const std::string & walletname)
+    {
+        boost::filesystem::remove(walletname);
+        boost::filesystem::remove(walletname + ".address.txt");
+        boost::filesystem::remove(walletname + ".keys");
+    }
+
+};
 
 
-TEST_F(WalletManagerTest, WalletManagerReturnsCreatesWallet)
+TEST_F(WalletManagerTest, WalletManagerCreatesWallet)
 {
-    Bitmonero::Wallet * wallet = wmgr->createWallet("test_wallet", "password", "en_US");
-    EXPECT_TRUE(wallet != nullptr);
 
+    Bitmonero::Wallet * wallet = wmgr->createWallet(WALLET_NAME, WALLET_PASS, "English");
+    EXPECT_TRUE(wallet != nullptr);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(!wallet->seed().empty());
+    std::vector<std::string> words;
+    std::string seed = wallet->seed();
+    boost::split(words, seed, boost::is_any_of(" "), boost::token_compress_on);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(words.size() == 25);
+    std::cout << "** seed: " << wallet->seed() << std::endl;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)