diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a2c2c6..ec38062 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.161](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.160...v0.0.1-alpha.161) (2024-10-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* fullnode peer improvements ([1a67878](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/commit/1a67878c198fa05d03bd93e5fecb990c8d930b33))
+
 ### [0.0.1-alpha.160](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.159...v0.0.1-alpha.160) (2024-10-07)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bfdb246..7bf55e0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.160",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.161",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.160",
+      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.161",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dignetwork/datalayer-driver": "^0.1.29",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88716d9..71a0246 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.160",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.161",
   "description": "",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts b/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts
index cea68aa..775dbe5 100644
--- a/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts
+++ b/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ export class FullNodePeer {
   public static async connect(): Promise<Peer> {
     const instance = FullNodePeer.getInstance();
     // Remove cached peer to ensure a new connection each time
-    FullNodePeer.cachedPeer = null;
     await instance.initialize();
     return instance.peer;
   }