diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f66d5c6..675d649 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [0.0.1-alpha.10](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.9...v0.0.1-alpha.10) (2024-09-10)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* better trusted node handling ([0b1fefe](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/commit/0b1fefebbf4b8b3a27a0d8b7af0afe59bc457aef))
+
 ### [0.0.1-alpha.9](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.8...v0.0.1-alpha.9) (2024-09-10)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dba86fe..d9fc7e1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.9",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.10",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.9",
+      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.10",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "bip39": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c94ef06..ffc6542 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.9",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.10",
   "description": "",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts b/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts
index 3c47cb5..8196b46 100644
--- a/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts
+++ b/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts
@@ -60,18 +60,31 @@ export class FullNodePeer {
   private static isValidIpAddress(ip: string): boolean {
     const ipv4Regex =
       /^(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)$/;
-
     return ipv4Regex.test(ip);
   }
 
-  private static async fetchNewPeerIPs(): Promise<string[]> {
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the TRUSTED_FULLNODE IP from the environment
+   * and verifies if it is a valid IP address.
+   * 
+   * @returns {string | null} The valid IP address or null if invalid
+   */
+  private static getTrustedFullNode(): string | null {
     const trustedNodeIp = process.env.TRUSTED_FULLNODE || null;
+
+    if (trustedNodeIp && FullNodePeer.isValidIpAddress(trustedNodeIp)) {
+      return trustedNodeIp;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private static async fetchNewPeerIPs(): Promise<string[]> {
+    const trustedNodeIp = FullNodePeer.getTrustedFullNode();
     const priorityIps: string[] = [];
 
     // Prioritize trustedNodeIp
     if (
       trustedNodeIp &&
-      FullNodePeer.isValidIpAddress(trustedNodeIp) &&
       (await FullNodePeer.isPortReachable(trustedNodeIp, FULLNODE_PORT))
     ) {
       priorityIps.push(trustedNodeIp);