diff --git a/go-libp2p-blossomsub/blossomsub.go b/go-libp2p-blossomsub/blossomsub.go
index 0274b5f..43c71df 100644
--- a/go-libp2p-blossomsub/blossomsub.go
+++ b/go-libp2p-blossomsub/blossomsub.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func NewBlossomSubWithRouter(ctx context.Context, h host.Host, rt PubSubRouter,
 }
 
 // NewBlossomSubRouter returns a new BlossomSubRouter with custom parameters.
-func NewBlossomSubRouter(h host.Host, params BlossomSubParams) *BlossomSubRouter {
+func NewBlossomSubRouter(h host.Host, params BlossomSubParams, addrBook peerstore.AddrBook) *BlossomSubRouter {
 	return &BlossomSubRouter{
 		peers:     make(map[peer.ID]protocol.ID),
 		mesh:      make(map[string]map[peer.ID]struct{}),
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func NewBlossomSubRouter(h host.Host, params BlossomSubParams) *BlossomSubRouter
 		lastpub:   make(map[string]int64),
 		gossip:    make(map[peer.ID][]*pb.ControlIHave),
 		control:   make(map[peer.ID]*pb.ControlMessage),
-		cab:       pstoremem.NewAddrBook(),
+		cab:       addrBook,
 		backoff:   make(map[string]map[peer.ID]time.Time),
 		peerhave:  make(map[peer.ID]int),
 		iasked:    make(map[peer.ID]int),
diff --git a/node/config/version.go b/node/config/version.go
index 2a0ea18..92ef409 100644
--- a/node/config/version.go
+++ b/node/config/version.go
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ func FormatVersion(version []byte) string {
 }
 
 func GetPatchNumber() byte {
-	return 0x00
+	return 0x01
 }
diff --git a/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go b/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go
index 6b372fc..63874dc 100644
--- a/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go
+++ b/node/consensus/master/master_clock_consensus_engine.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func NewMasterClockConsensusEngine(
 		report:              report,
 		frameValidationCh:   make(chan *protobufs.ClockFrame),
 		bandwidthTestCh:     make(chan []byte),
-		verifyTestCh:        make(chan verifyChallenge),
+		verifyTestCh:        make(chan verifyChallenge, 120000),
 		engineConfig:        engineConfig,
 	}
 
@@ -403,8 +403,10 @@ func (e *MasterClockConsensusEngine) Start() <-chan error {
 						zap.Uint64("current_frame", e.report.MasterHeadFrame),
 					)
 
-					if err := e.publishMessage(e.filter, e.report); err != nil {
-						e.logger.Debug("error publishing message", zap.Error(err))
+					if increment%30 == 0 {
+						if err := e.publishMessage(e.filter, e.report); err != nil {
+							e.logger.Debug("error publishing message", zap.Error(err))
+						}
 					}
 				} else {
 					skipStore = false
diff --git a/node/main.go b/node/main.go
index 0f61e3c..5e6264d 100644
--- a/node/main.go
+++ b/node/main.go
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	repair(*configDirectory, node)
+	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(1)
 
 	if nodeConfig.ListenGRPCMultiaddr != "" {
 		srv, err := rpc.NewRPCServer(
diff --git a/node/p2p/blossomsub.go b/node/p2p/blossomsub.go
index 97a0322..b129b2a 100644
--- a/node/p2p/blossomsub.go
+++ b/node/p2p/blossomsub.go
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ func getPeerID(p2pConfig *config.P2PConfig) peer.ID {
 	return id
 }
 
+type realclock struct{}
+
+func (rc realclock) Now() time.Time {
+	return time.Now()
+}
+
+func (rc realclock) After(d time.Duration) <-chan time.Time {
+	return time.After(d)
+}
+
 func NewBlossomSub(
 	p2pConfig *config.P2PConfig,
 	peerstore store.Peerstore,
@@ -126,7 +136,14 @@ func NewBlossomSub(
 		opts = append(opts, libp2p.Identity(privKey))
 	}
 
-	ps, err := pstoreds.NewPeerstore(ctx, peerstore, pstoreds.DefaultOpts())
+	ps, err := pstoreds.NewPeerstore(ctx, peerstore, pstoreds.Options{
+		CacheSize:           120000,
+		MaxProtocols:        1024,
+		GCPurgeInterval:     2 * time.Hour,
+		GCLookaheadInterval: 0,
+		GCInitialDelay:      60 * time.Second,
+		Clock:               realclock{},
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -208,7 +225,7 @@ func NewBlossomSub(
 		}))
 
 	params := mergeDefaults(p2pConfig)
-	rt := blossomsub.NewBlossomSubRouter(h, params)
+	rt := blossomsub.NewBlossomSubRouter(h, params, ps)
 	pubsub, err := blossomsub.NewBlossomSubWithRouter(ctx, h, rt, blossomOpts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)