diff --git a/cmd/yggdrasilsim/node.go b/cmd/yggdrasilsim/node.go
index e23b5109..65e6a805 100644
--- a/cmd/yggdrasilsim/node.go
+++ b/cmd/yggdrasilsim/node.go
@@ -5,19 +5,24 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gologme/log"
 
-	//"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/address"
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/config"
-	//"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/crypto"
+	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/crypto"
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/yggdrasil"
 )
 
 type simNode struct {
-	core yggdrasil.Core
-	id   int
+	core     yggdrasil.Core
+	id       int
+	nodeID   crypto.NodeID
+	dialer   *yggdrasil.Dialer
+	listener *yggdrasil.Listener
 }
 
 func newNode(id int) *simNode {
 	n := simNode{id: id}
 	n.core.Start(config.GenerateConfig(), log.New(ioutil.Discard, "", 0))
+	n.nodeID = *n.core.NodeID()
+	n.dialer, _ = n.core.ConnDialer()
+	n.listener, _ = n.core.ConnListen()
 	return &n
 }