diff --git a/src/modules/dns.ts b/src/modules/dns.ts
index f5aa561..770cdca 100644
--- a/src/modules/dns.ts
+++ b/src/modules/dns.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function ipUpdate() {
 }
 
 export async function start() {
-  const swarm = (await getSwarm()) as any;
+  const swarm = getSwarm();
 
   await ipUpdate();
 
diff --git a/src/modules/relay.ts b/src/modules/relay.ts
index 4f2328c..68e4ec4 100644
--- a/src/modules/relay.ts
+++ b/src/modules/relay.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { getSslContext } from "./ssl.js";
 export async function start() {
   const relayPort = config.uint("port");
 
-  const dht = await getSwarm();
+  const dht = getSwarm();
 
   const statusCodeServer = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
     // @ts-ignore
diff --git a/src/modules/rpc.ts b/src/modules/rpc.ts
index b173b50..d527d07 100644
--- a/src/modules/rpc.ts
+++ b/src/modules/rpc.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ export async function start() {
     errorExit("Please set pocket-app-id and pocket-app-key config options.");
   }
 
-  (await getSwarm()).on("connection", (stream: SecretStream) =>
+  getSwarm().on("connection", (stream: SecretStream) =>
     getRpcServer().setup(stream)
   );
 }
 
 export async function getRpcByPeer(peer: string) {
-  const swarm = await getSwarm();
+  const swarm = getSwarm();
 
   if (swarm._allConnections.has(peer)) {
     return swarm._allConnections.get(peer)[RPC_PROTOCOL_SYMBOL];
diff --git a/src/modules/rpc/cache.ts b/src/modules/rpc/cache.ts
index 8661454..c22a094 100644
--- a/src/modules/rpc/cache.ts
+++ b/src/modules/rpc/cache.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ export class RPCCache extends EventEmitter {
   constructor(server: RPCServer) {
     super();
     this.server = server;
-    this.init();
+    this._swarm = getSwarm();
+    this.dhtCache = new DHTCache(this._swarm, {
+      protocol: "lumeweb.rpccache",
+    });
   }
 
   public async getNodeQuery(
@@ -125,11 +128,4 @@ export class RPCCache extends EventEmitter {
 
     return true;
   }
-
-  private async init() {
-    this.dhtCache = new DHTCache(await getSwarm(), {
-      protocol: "lumeweb.rpccache",
-    });
-    this._swarm = await getSwarm();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/swarm.ts b/src/modules/swarm.ts
index 6f190b8..4f3766c 100644
--- a/src/modules/swarm.ts
+++ b/src/modules/swarm.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function getKeyPair() {
   return deriveMyskyRootKeypair(seedPhraseToSeed(seed)[0]);
 }
 
-async function start() {
+export async function start() {
   const keyPair = getKeyPair();
 
   node = new Hyperswarm({ keyPair, dht: new DHT({ keyPair }) });
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ async function start() {
   return node;
 }
 
-export async function get(): Promise<Hyperswarm> {
-  if (!node) {
-    await start();
-  }
-
+export function get(): Hyperswarm {
   return node;
 }