diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index 2477f02..83ff0d9 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /// <reference types="node" />
 /// <reference types="node" />
 import EventEmitter from "events";
+export declare const FLOOD_SYMBOL: unique symbol;
 export default class DHTFlood extends EventEmitter {
     private id;
     private ttl;
diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts.map b/dist/index.d.ts.map
index 69d447e..7f6d025 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts.map
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":3,"file":"index.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../src/index.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":";;AAAA,OAAO,YAAY,MAAM,QAAQ,CAAC;AAoBlC,MAAM,CAAC,OAAO,OAAO,QAAS,SAAQ,YAAY;IAChD,OAAO,CAAC,EAAE,CAAS;IACnB,OAAO,CAAC,GAAG,CAAS;IACpB,OAAO,CAAC,aAAa,CAAS;IAC9B,OAAO,CAAC,GAAG,CAAM;IACjB,OAAO,CAAC,KAAK,CAAM;gBAEP,EACV,OAAkB,EAClB,GAAS,EACT,aAAiB,EACjB,EAA2B,EAC3B,KAAY,GACb;;;;;;KAAK;IAkBN,OAAO,CAAC,aAAa;IAiCrB,OAAO,CAAC,SAAS;IA6CjB,SAAS,CAAC,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,GAAG,SAAW;IAenC,IAAI,CAAC,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,GAAG,SAAW;CAY1C"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"version":3,"file":"index.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../src/index.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":";;AAAA,OAAO,YAAY,MAAM,QAAQ,CAAC;AAkBlC,eAAO,MAAM,YAAY,eAAuB,CAAC;AAEjD,MAAM,CAAC,OAAO,OAAO,QAAS,SAAQ,YAAY;IAChD,OAAO,CAAC,EAAE,CAAS;IACnB,OAAO,CAAC,GAAG,CAAS;IACpB,OAAO,CAAC,aAAa,CAAS;IAC9B,OAAO,CAAC,GAAG,CAAM;IACjB,OAAO,CAAC,KAAK,CAAM;gBAEP,EACV,OAAkB,EAClB,GAAS,EACT,aAAiB,EACjB,EAA2B,EAC3B,KAAY,GACb;;;;;;KAAK;IAkBN,OAAO,CAAC,aAAa;IAkCrB,OAAO,CAAC,SAAS;IA6CjB,SAAS,CAAC,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,GAAG,SAAW;IAenC,IAAI,CAAC,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,IAAI,EAAE,GAAG,EAAE,GAAG,SAAW;CAY1C"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index f95eb4a..7f1ebef 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
     return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.FLOOD_SYMBOL = void 0;
 const events_1 = __importDefault(require("events"));
 const crypto_1 = __importDefault(require("crypto"));
 // @ts-ignore
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ const debug = (0, debug_1.default)("dht-flood");
 const LRU_SIZE = 255;
 const TTL = 255;
 const PROTOCOL = "lumeweb.flood";
-const FLOOD_SYMBOL = Symbol.for(PROTOCOL);
+exports.FLOOD_SYMBOL = Symbol.for(PROTOCOL);
 class DHTFlood extends events_1.default {
     id;
     ttl;
@@ -51,8 +52,9 @@ class DHTFlood extends events_1.default {
             return debug("Got message that was already seen", originId, messageNumber);
         this.lru.set(key, true);
         this.emit("message", data, originId, messageNumber);
-        if (ttl <= 0)
+        if (ttl <= 0) {
             return debug("Got message at end of TTL", originId, messageNumber, ttl);
+        }
         messenger.send({
             originId,
             messageNumber,
@@ -74,9 +76,9 @@ class DHTFlood extends events_1.default {
                     self.emit("peer-remove", peer);
                 },
             });
-            peer[FLOOD_SYMBOL] = chan;
+            peer[exports.FLOOD_SYMBOL] = chan;
         }
-        chan = peer[FLOOD_SYMBOL];
+        chan = peer[exports.FLOOD_SYMBOL];
         if (!chan) {
             throw new Error("could not find channel");
         }