diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c1620df..c36ffc8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/libcwtch-go
 go 1.17
 
 require (
-	cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.4
+	cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.5
 	git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/server v1.4.5
 	git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/connectivity v1.8.6
 	git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/log v1.0.3
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220825204002-c680a09ffe64 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.1.10 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1 // indirect
-)
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 83ea5cb..dc621ab 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.3 h1:3zBvC4buII6pWQ+OOVUR6WuAwQDKCxSrj0ZOYKEeB6I=
 cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.3/go.mod h1:StheazFFY7PKqBbEyDVLhzWW6WOat41zV0ckC240c5Y=
 cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.4 h1:Oht7rEDVJjVWDOKg0xqDgXvY/H059HMJlOPt/nBGqxk=
 cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.4/go.mod h1:h8S7EgEM+8pE1k+XLB5jAFdIPlOzwoXEY0GH5mQye5A=
+cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.5 h1:yqDns4flbowsbaWjMiUm7Em4IAlM8kkgm79CCcXV1GE=
+cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.5/go.mod h1:h8S7EgEM+8pE1k+XLB5jAFdIPlOzwoXEY0GH5mQye5A=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:N1IkdkCkiLB6tki+MYJoSx2JTY9NUlxZE7eHn5EwJns=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0 h1:0wAIcmJUqRdI8IJ/3eGi5/HwXZWPujYXXlkrQogz0Ek=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0/go.mod h1:N1IkdkCkiLB6tki+MYJoSx2JTY9NUlxZE7eHn5EwJns=
diff --git a/lib.go b/lib.go
index fb6dd5a..20a7d37 100644
--- a/lib.go
+++ b/lib.go
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ func buildACN(settings utils.GlobalSettings, torPath string, appDir string) conn
 	}
 
 	torrc := tor.NewTorrc().WithSocksPort(socksPort).WithOnionTrafficOnly().WithControlPort(controlPort).WithHashedPassword(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(key))
+	// torrc.WithLog(path.Join(appDir, "tor", "tor.log"), tor.TorLogLevelNotice)
 	if settings.UseCustomTorrc {
 		customTorrc := settings.CustomTorrc
 		torrc.WithCustom(strings.Split(customTorrc, "\n"))
diff --git a/utils/eventHandler.go b/utils/eventHandler.go
index 68f4644..68fbb1a 100644
--- a/utils/eventHandler.go
+++ b/utils/eventHandler.go
@@ -100,15 +100,11 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) handleAppBusEvent(e *event.Event) string {
 			if newAcnStatus == 100 {
 				if acnStatus != 100 {
 					// just came online
-					for _, onion := range eh.app.ListProfiles() {
-						// launch a listen thread (internally this does a check that the protocol engine is not listening)
-						// and as such is safe to call.
-						doServers := false
-						if _, err := groups.ExperimentGate(ReadGlobalSettings().Experiments); err == nil {
-							doServers = true
-						}
-						eh.app.ActivePeerEngine(onion, true, true, doServers)
+					doServers := false
+					if _, err := groups.ExperimentGate(ReadGlobalSettings().Experiments); err == nil {
+						doServers = true
 					}
+					eh.app.ActivateEngines(true, true, doServers)
 					eh.api.LaunchServers()
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -144,8 +140,8 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) handleAppBusEvent(e *event.Event) string {
 			}
 
 			profile.SetScopedZonedAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.ProfileZone, constants2.PeerOnline, event.False)
-			eh.app.AddPeerPlugin(onion, plugins.CONNECTIONRETRY)
-			eh.app.AddPeerPlugin(onion, plugins.NETWORKCHECK)
+			// disabeling network check for connection attempt reservation, needs rework
+			//eh.app.AddPeerPlugin(onion, plugins.NETWORKCHECK)
 			eh.app.AddPeerPlugin(onion, plugins.ANTISPAM)
 
 			// If the user has chosen to block unknown profiles
@@ -164,7 +160,7 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) handleAppBusEvent(e *event.Event) string {
 				if _, err := groups.ExperimentGate(ReadGlobalSettings().Experiments); err == nil {
 					doServers = true
 				}
-				eh.app.ActivePeerEngine(onion, true, true, doServers)
+				eh.app.ActivatePeerEngine(onion, true, true, doServers)
 			}
 
 			online, _ := profile.GetScopedZonedAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.ProfileZone, constants2.PeerOnline)