diff --git a/__tests__/peer-address.ts b/__tests__/peer-address.ts
index 38b7f99..3dbaafc 100644
--- a/__tests__/peer-address.ts
+++ b/__tests__/peer-address.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
-import {PeerAddress} from '../src/types.js';
+import {parseAddressList, PeerAddress} from '../src/peers.js';
 
 describe('PeerAddress', () => {
   it('toString()', () => {
     const addr = new PeerAddress('localhost', 1000);
     expect(addr.toAddrString()).toBe("localhost:1000");
   });
+
   it('fromString()', () => {
     const addr = PeerAddress.fromString("localhost:1000");
     expect(addr.addr).toBe("localhost");
     expect(addr.port).toBe(1000);
   });
+
+  it('parseAddressList()', () => {
+    const input = "255.255.255.255:99999, 0.0.0.0:0";
+    const result = parseAddressList(input);
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(result[0].isEqual(new PeerAddress("255.255.255.255", 99999))).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(result[1].isEqual(new PeerAddress("0.0.0.0", 0))).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/run/002-two-nodes.ts b/__tests__/run/002-two-nodes.ts
index 5bebf55..98e6f25 100644
--- a/__tests__/run/002-two-nodes.ts
+++ b/__tests__/run/002-two-nodes.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ describe('Run', () => {
       // Make the apps use the same pubsub topic so they can talk to each other
       pubSubTopic: apps[0].config.pubSubTopic,
     });
+    debug('app[0].config.seedPeers before adding:', JSON.stringify(apps[0].config.seedPeers));
     apps[0].config.seedPeers.push(apps[1].myRequestAddr);
+    debug('app[0].config.seedPeers after adding:', JSON.stringify(apps[0].config.seedPeers));
+    debug('app[1].config.seedPeers before adding:', JSON.stringify(apps[1].config.seedPeers));
     apps[1].config.seedPeers.push(apps[0].myRequestAddr);
+    debug('app[1].config.seedPeers after adding:', JSON.stringify(apps[1].config.seedPeers));
+    debug('app[0].config.seedPeers after adding:', JSON.stringify(apps[0].config.seedPeers));
 
     await Promise.all(apps.map((app) => app.start()));
   });
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 9e179d2..41448f7 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {randomUUID} from "crypto";
-import {PeerAddress} from "./types.js";
 
 // _HOST refers to the address from an external perspective
 // _ADDR refers to the interface address from the service's perspective
@@ -8,6 +7,9 @@ export const LEVEL_DB_DIR = process.env.RHIZOME_LEVEL_DB_DIR ?? './data';
 export const CREATOR = process.env.USER!;
 export const PEER_ID = process.env.RHIZOME_PEER_ID || randomUUID();
 export const ADDRESS = process.env.RHIZOME_ADDRESS ?? 'localhost';
+
+export const SEED_PEERS = process.env.RHIZOME_SEED_PEERS || '';
+
 export const REQUEST_BIND_ADDR = process.env.RHIZOME_REQUEST_BIND_ADDR || ADDRESS;
 export const REQUEST_BIND_PORT = parseInt(process.env.RHIZOME_REQUEST_BIND_PORT || '4000');
 export const REQUEST_BIND_HOST = process.env.RHIZOME_REQUEST_BIND_HOST || REQUEST_BIND_ADDR;
@@ -17,8 +19,5 @@ export const PUBLISH_BIND_HOST = process.env.RHIZOME_PUBLISH_BIND_HOST || PUBLIS
 export const HTTP_API_ADDR = process.env.RHIZOME_HTTP_API_ADDR || ADDRESS || 'localhost';
 export const HTTP_API_PORT = parseInt(process.env.RHIZOME_HTTP_API_PORT || '3000');
 export const HTTP_API_ENABLE = process.env.RHIZOME_HTTP_API_ENABLE === 'true';
-export const SEED_PEERS: PeerAddress[]  = (process.env.RHIZOME_SEED_PEERS || '').split(',')
-  .filter(x => !!x)
-  .map((peer: string) => PeerAddress.fromString(peer));
 
 export const PUB_SUB_TOPIC = process.env.RHIZOME_PUB_SUB_TOPIC || `deltas-${randomUUID()}`;
diff --git a/src/delta.ts b/src/delta.ts
index 10a33e4..1cc2d28 100644
--- a/src/delta.ts
+++ b/src/delta.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {randomUUID} from "crypto";
 import microtime from 'microtime';
-import {CreatorID, HostID, PeerAddress, Timestamp, TransactionID} from "./types.js";
+import {CreatorID, HostID, Timestamp, TransactionID} from "./types.js";
+import {PeerAddress} from "./peers.js";
 
 export type DeltaID = string;
 
diff --git a/src/node.ts b/src/node.ts
index 9f64b35..4560a99 100644
--- a/src/node.ts
+++ b/src/node.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ import {CREATOR, HTTP_API_ADDR, HTTP_API_ENABLE, HTTP_API_PORT, PEER_ID, PUB_SUB
 import {DeltaStream} from './deltas.js';
 import {HttpServer} from './http/index.js';
 import {Lossless} from './lossless.js';
-import {Peers} from './peers.js';
+import {parseAddressList, PeerAddress, Peers} from './peers.js';
 import {PubSub} from './pub-sub.js';
 import {RequestReply} from './request-reply.js';
-import {PeerAddress} from './types.js';
 const debug = Debug('rz:rhizome-node');
 
 export type RhizomeNodeConfig = {
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ export class RhizomeNode {
       httpAddr: HTTP_API_ADDR,
       httpPort: HTTP_API_PORT,
       httpEnable: HTTP_API_ENABLE,
-      seedPeers: SEED_PEERS,
+      seedPeers: parseAddressList(SEED_PEERS),
       peerId: PEER_ID,
       creator: CREATOR,
       pubSubTopic: PUB_SUB_TOPIC,
@@ -107,5 +106,6 @@ export class RhizomeNode {
     await this.pubSub.stop();
     await this.requestReply.stop();
     await this.httpServer.stop();
+    debug(`[${this.config.peerId}]`, 'stopped');
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/peers.ts b/src/peers.ts
index 059bf66..faba3da 100644
--- a/src/peers.ts
+++ b/src/peers.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
 import Debug from 'debug';
 import {Message} from 'zeromq';
-import {SEED_PEERS} from "./config.js";
 import {Delta} from "./delta.js";
 import {RhizomeNode} from "./node.js";
 import {Subscription} from './pub-sub.js';
 import {PeerRequest, RequestSocket, ResponseSocket} from "./request-reply.js";
-import {PeerAddress} from "./types.js";
 const debug = Debug('rz:peers');
 
+export class PeerAddress {
+  addr: string;
+  port: number;
+
+  constructor(addr: string, port: number) {
+    this.addr = addr;
+    this.port = port;
+  }
+
+  static fromString(addrString: string): PeerAddress {
+    const [addr, port] = addrString.trim().split(':');
+    return new PeerAddress(addr, parseInt(port));
+  }
+
+  toAddrString() {
+    return `${this.addr}:${this.port}`;
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return this.toAddrString();
+  }
+
+  isEqual(other: PeerAddress) {
+    return this.addr === other.addr && this.port === other.port;
+  }
+};
+
+export function parseAddressList(input: string): PeerAddress[] {
+  return input.split(',')
+    .filter(x => !!x)
+    .map((peer: string) => PeerAddress.fromString(peer));
+}
+
 export enum RequestMethods {
   GetPublishAddress,
   AskForDeltas
@@ -26,7 +57,7 @@ class Peer {
     this.rhizomeNode = rhizomeNode;
     this.reqAddr = reqAddr;
     this.isSelf = reqAddr.isEqual(this.rhizomeNode.myRequestAddr);
-    this.isSeedPeer = !!SEED_PEERS.find((seedPeer) => reqAddr.isEqual(seedPeer));
+    this.isSeedPeer = this.rhizomeNode.config.seedPeers.some((seedPeer) => reqAddr.isEqual(seedPeer));
   }
 
   async request(method: RequestMethods): Promise<Message> {
@@ -44,6 +75,9 @@ class Peer {
       debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `received publish addr ${this.publishAddr.toAddrString()} from peer ${this.reqAddr.toAddrString()}`);
     }
 
+    debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `subscribing to peer ${this.reqAddr.toAddrString()}`);
+
+    // ZeroMQ subscription
     this.subscription = this.rhizomeNode.pubSub.subscribe(
       this.publishAddr,
       this.rhizomeNode.config.pubSubTopic,
@@ -121,17 +155,24 @@ export class Peers {
   }
 
   async subscribeToSeeds() {
-    SEED_PEERS.forEach(async (addr, idx) => {
-      debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `SEED PEERS[${idx}]=${addr.toAddrString()}`);
+    const {seedPeers} = this.rhizomeNode.config;
+    debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `subscribeToSeeds, seedPeers: ${JSON.stringify(seedPeers)}`);
+    seedPeers.forEach(async (addr, idx) => {
       const peer = this.addPeer(addr);
-      await peer.subscribeDeltas();
+
+      debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `SEED PEERS[${idx}]=${addr.toAddrString()}, isSelf:`, peer.isSelf);
+      if (!peer.isSelf) {
+        await peer.subscribeDeltas();
+      }
     });
   }
 
   //! TODO Expect abysmal scaling properties with this function
   async askAllPeersForDeltas() {
-    this.peers.filter(({isSelf}) => !isSelf)
+    this.peers
       .forEach(async (peer, idx) => {
+        debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `peer ${peer.reqAddr.toAddrString()} isSelf`, peer.isSelf);
+        if (peer.isSelf) return;
         debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `Asking peer ${idx} for deltas`);
         const deltas = await peer.askForDeltas();
         debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `received ${deltas.length} deltas from ${peer.reqAddr.toAddrString()}`);
diff --git a/src/pub-sub.ts b/src/pub-sub.ts
index 5e98e95..d87e45a 100644
--- a/src/pub-sub.ts
+++ b/src/pub-sub.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Debug from 'debug';
 import {Libp2p, createLibp2p} from 'libp2p';
 import {Publisher, Subscriber} from 'zeromq';
 import {RhizomeNode} from './node.js';
-import {PeerAddress} from './types.js';
+import {PeerAddress} from './peers.js';
 const debug = Debug('rz:pub-sub');
 
 export type SubscribedMessageHandler = (sender: PeerAddress, msg: string) => void;
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ export class Subscription {
       debug(`[${this.pubSub.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `ZeroMQ subscribtion received msg: ${msgStr}`);
       this.cb(senderStr, msgStr);
     }
+
+    debug(`[${this.pubSub.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `done waiting for subscription socket for topic ${this.topic}`);
   }
 }
 
@@ -89,12 +91,12 @@ export class PubSub {
     });
 
     this.libp2p.addEventListener("peer:discovery", (event) => {
-      debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `found peer: ${JSON.stringify(event.detail, null, 2)}`);
+      debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `found peer: ${JSON.stringify(event.detail)}`);
       this.libp2p?.dial(event.detail.multiaddrs);
     });
 
     this.libp2p.addEventListener("peer:connect", (event) => {
-      debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `connected to peer: ${JSON.stringify(event.detail, null, 2)}`);
+      debug(`[${this.rhizomeNode.config.peerId}]`, `connected to peer: ${JSON.stringify(event.detail)}`);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/request-reply.ts b/src/request-reply.ts
index 5463af5..73a8814 100644
--- a/src/request-reply.ts
+++ b/src/request-reply.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import Debug from 'debug';
 import {EventEmitter} from 'node:events';
 import {Message, Reply, Request} from 'zeromq';
 import {RhizomeNode} from './node.js';
-import {RequestMethods} from './peers.js';
-import {PeerAddress} from './types.js';
+import {PeerAddress, RequestMethods} from './peers.js';
 const debug = Debug('rz:request-reply');
 
 export type PeerRequest = {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 0e3916e..3f1faca 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -18,31 +18,3 @@ export type ViewMany<T> = {
   [key: DomainEntityID]: T;
 };
 
-// TODO: Move to ./peers.ts
-export class PeerAddress {
-  addr: string;
-  port: number;
-
-  constructor(addr: string, port: number) {
-    this.addr = addr;
-    this.port = port;
-  }
-
-  static fromString(addrString: string): PeerAddress {
-    const [addr, port] = addrString.trim().split(':');
-    return new PeerAddress(addr, parseInt(port));
-  }
-
-  toAddrString() {
-    return `${this.addr}:${this.port}`;
-  }
-
-  toJSON() {
-    return this.toAddrString();
-  }
-
-  isEqual(other: PeerAddress) {
-    return this.addr === other.addr && this.port === other.port;
-  }
-};
-