diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
index 7a25d78b4b..e93c424ba0 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_alloc(ks_dht2_t **dht, ks_pool_t *pool)
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_salloc(ks_dht2_t *dht, ks_pool_t *pool)
+{
+	ks_assert(dht);
+	ks_assert(pool);
+
+	dht->pool = pool;
+	dht->pool_alloc = KS_FALSE;
+
+	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -45,6 +59,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_free(ks_dht2_t *dht)
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_init(ks_dht2_t *dht, const uint8_t *nodeid)
 {
 	ks_assert(dht);
+	ks_assert(dht->pool);
 
 	if (ks_dht2_nodeid_init(&dht->nodeid, nodeid) != KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h
index 63c2852ba3..af5a2d4b79 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct ks_dht2_s {
 
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_alloc(ks_dht2_t **dht, ks_pool_t *pool);
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_salloc(ks_dht2_t *dht, ks_pool_t *pool);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_free(ks_dht2_t *dht);
 
 						
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c
index 752f9ac70e..735213dce2 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_free(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid)
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_init(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid, const uint8_t *id)
 {
 	ks_assert(nodeid);
-	ks_assert(id);
 
 	if (!id) {
 		randombytes_buf(nodeid->id, KS_DHT_NODEID_LENGTH);