diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
index e93c424ba0..1c9c7effe4 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ 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_salloc(&dht->nodeid, dht->pool) != KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
+	}
+	
 	if (ks_dht2_nodeid_init(&dht->nodeid, nodeid) != KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
 	}
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_endpoint-int.h b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_endpoint-int.h
index c8361aca0b..8483a8a038 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_endpoint-int.h
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_endpoint-int.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 KS_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_endpoint_alloc(ks_dht2_endpoint_t **endpoint, ks_pool_t *pool);
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_endpoint_salloc(ks_dht2_endpoint_t *endpoint, ks_pool_t *pool);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_endpoint_free(ks_dht2_endpoint_t *endpoint);
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_endpoint_init(ks_dht2_endpoint_t *endpoint, const ks_sockaddr_t *addr, ks_socket_t sock);
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_endpoint.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_endpoint.c
index 2818a7c98f..3b5d21b474 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_endpoint.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_endpoint.c
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_endpoint_alloc(ks_dht2_endpoint_t **endpoint, ks
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_endpoint_salloc(ks_dht2_endpoint_t *endpoint, ks_pool_t *pool)
+{
+	ks_assert(endpoint);
+	ks_assert(pool);
+
+	endpoint->pool = pool;
+
+	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -28,7 +41,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_endpoint_free(ks_dht2_endpoint_t *endpoint)
 
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
-												
+
 
 /**
  *
@@ -36,6 +49,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_endpoint_free(ks_dht2_endpoint_t *endpoint)
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_endpoint_init(ks_dht2_endpoint_t *endpoint, const ks_sockaddr_t *addr, ks_socket_t sock)
 {
 	ks_assert(endpoint);
+	ks_assert(endpoint->pool);
 	ks_assert(addr);
 	ks_assert(addr->family == AF_INET || addr->family == AF_INET6);
 
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c
index 735213dce2..a3a6296ec2 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_alloc(ks_dht2_nodeid_t **nodeid, ks_pool_
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/**
+ *
+ */
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_salloc(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid, ks_pool_t *pool)
+{
+	ks_assert(nodeid);
+	ks_assert(pool);
+	
+	nodeid->pool = pool;
+
+	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -36,6 +49,7 @@ 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(nodeid->pool);
 
 	if (!id) {
 		randombytes_buf(nodeid->id, KS_DHT_NODEID_LENGTH);
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.h b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.h
index 5eef173b7c..d8b2594a2f 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.h
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct ks_dht2_nodeid_s {
 };
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_alloc(ks_dht2_nodeid_t **nodeid, ks_pool_t *pool);
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_salloc(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid, ks_pool_t *pool);
 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);