diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 24d8aa5..d5bcfa4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -30,15 +30,14 @@
                 "loady": "github:LumeWeb/loady",
                 "msgpackr": "^1.8.5",
                 "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
-                "node-cron": "^3.0.2",
                 "node-fetch": "^2.6.9",
+                "p-defer": "^4.0.0",
                 "p-timeout": "git+https://git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/p-timeout.git",
                 "pino": "^8.11.0",
                 "pino-pretty": "^9.4.0",
                 "promise-retry": "^2.0.1",
                 "protomux": "^3.4.1",
                 "protomux-rpc": "^1.3.0",
-                "random-access-memory": "^4.1.0",
                 "random-key": "^0.3.2",
                 "slugify": "^1.6.6",
                 "sodium-universal": "^4.0.0"
@@ -4336,14 +4335,6 @@
                 "node": ">=8"
             }
         },
-        "node_modules/is-options": {
-            "version": "1.0.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-options/-/is-options-1.0.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-u+Ai74c8Q74aS8BuHwPdI1jptGOT1FQXgCq8/zv0xRuE+wRgSMEJLj8lVO8Zp9BeGb29BXY6AsNPinfqjkr7Fg==",
-            "dependencies": {
-                "b4a": "^1.1.1"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/is-plain-obj": {
             "version": "1.1.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-plain-obj/-/is-plain-obj-1.1.0.tgz",
@@ -5405,17 +5396,6 @@
                 "node": ">= 8.0.0"
             }
         },
-        "node_modules/node-cron": {
-            "version": "3.0.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-cron/-/node-cron-3.0.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-iP8l0yGlNpE0e6q1o185yOApANRe47UPbLf4YxfbiNHt/RU5eBcGB/e0oudruheSf+LQeDMezqC5BVAb5wwRcQ==",
-            "dependencies": {
-                "uuid": "8.3.2"
-            },
-            "engines": {
-                "node": ">=6.0.0"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/node-domexception": {
             "version": "1.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-domexception/-/node-domexception-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -8642,6 +8622,17 @@
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ordered-object/-/ordered-object-0.2.3.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-UKBtJiO7PsKqAAenewZ/moHQIRbcjZ4HE0J/+RyzgnpCTIn5ZLe3N2izno1kViTCXtHB4xuewjPgYLEiuS6t5A=="
         },
+        "node_modules/p-defer": {
+            "version": "4.0.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-defer/-/p-defer-4.0.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-Vb3QRvQ0Y5XnF40ZUWW7JfLogicVh/EnA5gBIvKDJoYpeI82+1E3AlB9yOcKFS0AhHrWVnAQO39fbR0G99IVEQ==",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=12"
+            },
+            "funding": {
+                "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/p-each-series": {
             "version": "3.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-each-series/-/p-each-series-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -9362,27 +9353,6 @@
                 "node": ">=8"
             }
         },
-        "node_modules/random-access-memory": {
-            "version": "4.1.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/random-access-memory/-/random-access-memory-4.1.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-vVt75UQpWcaZWlysSmk7isqdhiV10WCovxuKZmBKg5zSsiEXIclJmAlIsMr8usYqfFmXzOGIonWOAyR5u3jhXQ==",
-            "dependencies": {
-                "b4a": "^1.1.0",
-                "inherits": "^2.0.3",
-                "is-options": "^1.0.1",
-                "random-access-storage": "^1.1.1"
-            }
-        },
-        "node_modules/random-access-storage": {
-            "version": "1.4.3",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/random-access-storage/-/random-access-storage-1.4.3.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-D5e2iIC5dNENWyBxsjhEnNOMCwZZ64TARK6dyMN+3g4OTC4MJxyjh9hKLjTGoNhDOPrgjI+YlFEHFnrp/cSnzQ==",
-            "dependencies": {
-                "events": "^3.3.0",
-                "inherits": "^2.0.3",
-                "queue-tick": "^1.0.0"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/random-key": {
             "version": "0.3.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/random-key/-/random-key-0.3.2.tgz",
@@ -10955,14 +10925,6 @@
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             "dev": true
         },
-        "node_modules/uuid": {
-            "version": "8.3.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
-            "bin": {
-                "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/validate-npm-package-license": {
             "version": "3.0.4",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validate-npm-package-license/-/validate-npm-package-license-3.0.4.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fba8df1..672e0f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         "msgpackr": "^1.8.5",
         "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.9",
+        "p-defer": "^4.0.0",
         "p-timeout": "git+https://git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/p-timeout.git",
         "pino": "^8.11.0",
         "pino-pretty": "^9.4.0",
diff --git a/src/plugins/core.ts b/src/plugins/core.ts
index 7aa29e1..b5a328a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/core.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 import { Plugin, PluginAPI } from "@lumeweb/interface-relay";
 
-let pluginsLoadedResolve: () => void;
-let pluginsLoadedPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-  pluginsLoadedResolve = resolve;
-});
+import defer from "p-defer";
 
 const plugin: Plugin = {
   name: "core",
   async plugin(api: PluginAPI): Promise<void> {
+    const pluginsLoaded = defer();
     api.once("core.pluginsLoaded", () => {
-      pluginsLoadedResolve();
+      pluginsLoaded.resolve();
     });
 
     api.registerMethod("ping", {
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ const plugin: Plugin = {
     api.registerMethod("get_methods", {
       cacheable: false,
       async handler(): Promise<any> {
-        await pluginsLoadedPromise;
+        await pluginsLoaded.promise;
 
         return api.rpcServer.getMethods();
       },