diff --git a/src/go.mod b/src/go.mod
index b9e6778..4a2ec2c 100644
--- a/src/go.mod
+++ b/src/go.mod
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.7 // indirect
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2 v2.19.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/jbenet/go-temp-err-catcher v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4 // indirect
-	github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.9 // indirect
@@ -184,7 +182,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.48.2 // indirect
 	github.com/quic-go/webtransport-go v0.8.1-0.20241018022711-4ac2c9250e66 // indirect
 	github.com/raulk/go-watchdog v1.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.7.1 // indirect
diff --git a/src/go.sum b/src/go.sum
index 6e9c127..4baea14 100644
--- a/src/go.sum
+++ b/src/go.sum
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RHrZQHXnP2xjPF+u1gW/2HnVO7nvIa9PG3Gm
 github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.0 h1:nTuyha1TYqgedzytsKYqna+DfLos46nTv2ygFy86HFU=
 github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.0/go.mod h1:4PMNQiOhvDRa013RKVbsiNwoyezlm2rm0uX/T7kzp5Y=
 github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.1.1/go.mod h1:U7qILu1NlMHj9FlMhZLlkCdDnU1DBEAqr0aevW3Awn0=
-github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2 v2.19.1 h1:B4iLeA0NB/2iO3EKQ7NfKn5KsQgZfjb2fkvoZJU3yBI=
-github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2 v2.19.1/go.mod h1:5lEiCKk1oVJV39Zg7/YG10OnaVrDAV5GGR6O0663k6U=
 github.com/go-errors/errors v1.0.1/go.mod h1:f4zRHt4oKfwPJE5k8C9vpYG+aDHdBFUsgrm6/TyX73Q=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 h1:6pFjapn8bFcIbiKo3XT4j/BhANplGihG6tvd+8rYgrY=
@@ -284,8 +282,6 @@ github.com/jbenet/go-temp-err-catcher v0.1.0/go.mod h1:0kJRvmDZXNMIiJirNPEYfhpPw
 github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4 h1:DRGOFReOMqqDNXwW70QkacFW0YN9QnwLV0Vqk+3oU0o=
 github.com/jbenet/goprocess v0.1.4/go.mod h1:5yspPrukOVuOLORacaBi858NqyClJPQxYZlqdZVfqY4=
 github.com/jellevandenhooff/dkim v0.0.0-20150330215556-f50fe3d243e1/go.mod h1:E0B/fFc00Y+Rasa88328GlI/XbtyysCtTHZS8h7IrBU=
-github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.5.0 h1:Hyh9A8u51kptdkR+cqRpT1EebBwTn1oK9YfGYbdFz6I=
-github.com/jonboulle/clockwork v0.5.0/go.mod h1:3mZlmanh0g2NDKO5TWZVJAfofYk64M7XN3SzBPjZF60=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.6/go.mod h1:+SdeFBvtyEkXs7REEP0seUULqWtbJapLOCVDaaPEHmU=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
@@ -507,8 +503,6 @@ github.com/quic-go/webtransport-go v0.8.1-0.20241018022711-4ac2c9250e66 h1:4WFk6
 github.com/quic-go/webtransport-go v0.8.1-0.20241018022711-4ac2c9250e66/go.mod h1:Vp72IJajgeOL6ddqrAhmp7IM9zbTcgkQxD/YdxrVwMw=
 github.com/raulk/go-watchdog v1.3.0 h1:oUmdlHxdkXRJlwfG0O9omj8ukerm8MEQavSiDTEtBsk=
 github.com/raulk/go-watchdog v1.3.0/go.mod h1:fIvOnLbF0b0ZwkB9YU4mOW9Did//4vPZtDqv66NfsMU=
-github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 h1:WdRxkvbJztn8LMz/QEvLN5sBU+xKpSqwwUO1Pjr4qDs=
-github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:eQICP3HwyT7UooqI/z+Ov+PtYAWygg1TEWWzGIFLtro=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1 h1:KvO1DLK/DRN07sQ1LQKScxyZJuNnedQ5/wKSR38lUII=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1/go.mod h1:uMEvuHeurkdAXX61udpOXGD/AzZDWNMNyH2VO9fmH0o=
diff --git a/src/internal/protocol/host.go b/src/internal/protocol/host.go
index 470ba24..8a342f9 100644
--- a/src/internal/protocol/host.go
+++ b/src/internal/protocol/host.go
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ func GetP2PNode(ds datastore.Batching) (host.Host, dualdht.DHT) {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		host, err := newHost(ctx, seedInt, ds)
-		MyID = host.ID().String()
-		P2PNode = &host
 		if err != nil {
 			common.Logger.Error("Error while creating P2P node: ", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
+		MyID = host.ID().String()
+		P2PNode = &host
 	})
 	return *P2PNode, *ddht
 }