diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
index 18f0d5e996..c82b1c49f1 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_init(ks_dht2_t *dht, const ks_dht2_nodeid_raw_t
 	
 	dht->recv_buffer_length = 0;
 
-	dht->transactionid_next = rand() % 0xFFFF;
+	dht->transactionid_next = 1; //rand();
 	ks_hash_create(&dht->transactions_hash, KS_HASH_MODE_INT, KS_HASH_FLAG_RWLOCK, dht->pool);
 	
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_process_response(ks_dht2_t *dht, ks_sockaddr_t *
 {
 	struct bencode *r;
 	ks_dht2_transaction_t *transaction;
+	uint32_t *tid;
 	uint32_t transactionid;
-	uint16_t *tid;
 	ks_status_t ret = KS_STATUS_FAIL;
 
 	ks_assert(dht);
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_process_response(ks_dht2_t *dht, ks_sockaddr_t *
 
 	message->args = r;
 
-	tid = (uint16_t *)message->transactionid;
-	transactionid = ntohs(*tid);
+	tid = (uint32_t *)message->transactionid;
+	transactionid = ntohl(*tid);
 
 	transaction = ks_hash_search(dht->transactions_hash, (void *)&transactionid, KS_READLOCKED);
 	ks_hash_read_unlock(dht->transactions_hash);
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_process_query_ping(ks_dht2_t *dht, ks_sockaddr_t
 		return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
 	}
 
-	//ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Message query ping id is '%s'\n", id->id);
 	ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Message query ping is valid\n");
 
 	ret = ks_dht2_send_response_ping(dht, raddr, message->transactionid, message->transactionid_length);
@@ -560,6 +559,8 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_process_response_ping(ks_dht2_t *dht, ks_sockadd
 	ks_assert(raddr);
 	ks_assert(message);
 
+	ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Message response ping is reached\n");
+
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -600,15 +601,14 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_send_query_ping(ks_dht2_t *dht, ks_sockaddr_t *r
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	// @todo transaction expiration and raddr
-
-	// @todo transactions_hash mutex?
-	ks_hash_insert(dht->transactions_hash, (void *)&transactionid, transaction);
-
+	// @todo transaction expiration and raddr for validation
+	
+	ks_hash_insert(dht->transactions_hash, (void *)&transaction->transactionid, transaction);
+	
 	// @note a joins response.data and will be freed with it
 	ben_dict_set(a, ben_blob("id", 2), ben_blob(dht->nodeid.id, KS_DHT_NODEID_LENGTH));
 
-	ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Sending message query ping\n");
+	ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Sending message query ping with transaction id %d\n", transactionid);
 	ret = ks_dht2_send(dht, raddr, &query);
 
  done:
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h
index 7629d2da3b..b6ed56c3ae 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct ks_dht2_endpoint_s {
 
 struct ks_dht2_transaction_s {
 	ks_pool_t *pool;
-	uint16_t transactionid;
+	uint32_t transactionid;
 	ks_dht2_message_callback_t callback;
 	// @todo expiration data
 };
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct ks_dht2_s {
 	uint8_t recv_buffer[KS_DHT_RECV_BUFFER_SIZE];
 	ks_size_t recv_buffer_length;
 
-	uint16_t transactionid_next;
+	uint32_t transactionid_next;
 	ks_hash_t *transactions_hash;
 };
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_message_deinit(ks_dht2_message_t *message);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_message_parse(ks_dht2_message_t *message, const uint8_t *buffer, ks_size_t buffer_length);
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_message_query(ks_dht2_message_t *message,
-											  uint16_t transactionid,
+											  uint32_t transactionid,
 											  const char *query,
 											  struct bencode **args);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_message_response(ks_dht2_message_t *message,
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_transaction_prealloc(ks_dht2_transaction_t *tras
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_transaction_free(ks_dht2_transaction_t *transaction);
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_transaction_init(ks_dht2_transaction_t *transaction,
-												 uint16_t transactionid,
+												 uint32_t transactionid,
 												 ks_dht2_message_callback_t callback);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_transaction_deinit(ks_dht2_transaction_t *transaction);
 																																				
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_message.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_message.c
index 921038b87b..a84eb60e77 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_message.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_message.c
@@ -153,19 +153,19 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_message_parse(ks_dht2_message_t *message, const
  *
  */
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_message_query(ks_dht2_message_t *message,
-											  uint16_t transactionid,
+											  uint32_t transactionid,
 											  const char *query,
 											  struct bencode **args)
 {
 	struct bencode *a;
-	uint16_t tid;
-	
+	uint32_t tid;
+
 	ks_assert(message);
 	ks_assert(query);
 
-	tid = htons(transactionid);
+	tid = htonl(transactionid);
 	
-    ben_dict_set(message->data, ben_blob("t", 1), ben_blob((uint8_t *)&tid, 2));
+    ben_dict_set(message->data, ben_blob("t", 1), ben_blob((uint8_t *)&tid, sizeof(uint32_t)));
 	ben_dict_set(message->data, ben_blob("y", 1), ben_blob("q", 1));
 	ben_dict_set(message->data, ben_blob("q", 1), ben_blob(query, strlen(query)));
 
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_transaction.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_transaction.c
index 4946e1ceec..9cfe883433 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_transaction.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_transaction.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_transaction_free(ks_dht2_transaction_t *transact
  *
  */
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_transaction_init(ks_dht2_transaction_t *transaction,
-												 uint16_t transactionid,
+												 uint32_t transactionid,
 												 ks_dht2_message_callback_t callback)
 {
 	ks_assert(transaction);
diff --git a/libs/libks/test/testdht2.c b/libs/libks/test/testdht2.c
index d2dfbbd8a6..482449c689 100644
--- a/libs/libks/test/testdht2.c
+++ b/libs/libks/test/testdht2.c
@@ -98,16 +98,22 @@ int main() {
   ok(err == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 
 
-  buflen = strlen(TEST_DHT1_PROCESS_QUERY_PING_BUFFER);
-  memcpy(dht1->recv_buffer, TEST_DHT1_PROCESS_QUERY_PING_BUFFER, buflen);
-  dht1->recv_buffer_length = buflen;
+  //buflen = strlen(TEST_DHT1_PROCESS_QUERY_PING_BUFFER);
+  //memcpy(dht1->recv_buffer, TEST_DHT1_PROCESS_QUERY_PING_BUFFER, buflen);
+  //dht1->recv_buffer_length = buflen;
 
-  err = ks_dht2_process(dht1, &raddr);
+  //err = ks_dht2_process(dht1, &raddr);
+  //ok(err == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
+  
+  err = ks_dht2_send_query_ping(dht1, &raddr);
   ok(err == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 
   err = ks_dht2_pulse(&dht2, 1000);
   ok(err == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 
+  err = ks_dht2_pulse(dht1, 1000);
+  ok(err == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
+
   diag("Cleanup\n");
   /* Cleanup and shutdown */