diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ea2a1c..cb686f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 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.150](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.149...v0.0.1-alpha.150) (2024-10-06)
+
 ### [0.0.1-alpha.149](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.148...v0.0.1-alpha.149) (2024-10-06)
 
 ### [0.0.1-alpha.148](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.147...v0.0.1-alpha.148) (2024-10-06)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8ec205c..aeafeb7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.149",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.150",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.149",
+      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.150",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dignetwork/datalayer-driver": "^0.1.29",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69b66d1..e100775 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.149",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.150",
   "description": "",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/DigNetwork/DigNetwork.ts b/src/DigNetwork/DigNetwork.ts
index 74deb88..90287da 100644
--- a/src/DigNetwork/DigNetwork.ts
+++ b/src/DigNetwork/DigNetwork.ts
@@ -31,20 +31,31 @@ export class DigNetwork {
     // TODO: Implement this method
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Find a peer that has the store key and root hash.
+   *
+   * @param {string} storeId - The ID of the store.
+   * @param {string} rootHash - The root hash of the store.
+   * @param {string} [key] - Optional key to check for in the store.
+   * @param {string[]} [initialBlackList] - Initial list of blacklisted peer IPs.
+   * @returns {Promise<DigPeer | null>} - A valid peer or null if none found.
+   */
   public static async findPeerWithStoreKey(
     storeId: string,
     rootHash: string,
     key?: string,
     initialBlackList: string[] = []
   ): Promise<DigPeer | null> {
-    const peerBlackList: string[] = initialBlackList;
+    const peerBlackList = new Set(initialBlackList);
     const serverCoin = new ServerCoin(storeId);
-    const allPeers: string[] = await serverCoin.getActiveEpochPeers();
 
     while (true) {
       try {
-        // Sample 10 peers from the current epoch
-        const digPeers = await serverCoin.sampleCurrentEpoch(10, peerBlackList);
+        // Sample 10 peers from the current epoch excluding blacklisted peers
+        const digPeers = await serverCoin.sampleCurrentEpoch(
+          10,
+          Array.from(peerBlackList)
+        );
 
         // If no peers are returned, break out of the loop
         if (digPeers.length === 0) {
@@ -98,7 +109,7 @@ export class DigNetwork {
         }
 
         // If none of the peers were valid, add them to the blacklist
-        digPeers.forEach((peerIp) => peerBlackList.push(peerIp));
+        digPeers.forEach((peerIp) => peerBlackList.add(peerIp));
 
         // Retry with the next set of peers
         console.log("No valid peers found, retrying with new peers...");
@@ -243,7 +254,9 @@ export class DigNetwork {
     } finally {
       // Mark synchronization as inactive for this storeId
       DigNetwork.networkSyncMap.set(this.dataStore.StoreId, false);
-      console.log(`Network sync for storeId: ${this.dataStore.StoreId} has completed.`);
+      console.log(
+        `Network sync for storeId: ${this.dataStore.StoreId} has completed.`
+      );
     }
   }