diff --git a/backend/src/federation/index.ts b/backend/src/federation/index.ts
index d91e1f2ee..8974c4e45 100644
--- a/backend/src/federation/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/federation/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ const nodeAPI = {
   API_2_00: `${nodeURL}/graphql/2_00/`,
 }
 
-export const startDHT = async (connection: Connection, topic: string): Promise<void> => {
+export const startDHT = async (
+  connection: Connection,
+  topic: string,
+): Promise<void> => {
   try {
     const TOPIC = DHT.hash(Buffer.from(topic))
 
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 4c08b422d..5c0f0c293 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
 import createServer from './server/createServer'
+import { startDHT } from '@/federation/index'
 
 // config
 import CONFIG from './config'
 
 async function main() {
-  const { app } = await createServer()
+  const { app, con } = await createServer()
 
   app.listen(CONFIG.PORT, () => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ async function main() {
       console.log(`GraphIQL available at http://localhost:${CONFIG.PORT}`)
     }
   })
+
+  // start DHT hyperswarm when DHT_TOPIC is set in .env
+  if (CONFIG.DHT_TOPIC) {
+    await startDHT(con, CONFIG.DHT_TOPIC)
+  }
 }
 
 main().catch((e) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/server/createServer.ts b/backend/src/server/createServer.ts
index 88a30c93d..8ae4675db 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/createServer.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/createServer.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ import schema from '@/graphql/schema'
 import { elopageWebhook } from '@/webhook/elopage'
 import { Connection } from '@dbTools/typeorm'
 
-// DHT
-import { startDHT } from '@/federation/index'
-
 import { apolloLogger } from './logger'
 import { Logger } from 'log4js'
 
@@ -55,11 +52,6 @@ const createServer = async (
     throw new Error('Fatal: Database Version incorrect')
   }
 
-  // start DHT hyperswarm when DHT_TOPIC is set in .env
-  if (CONFIG.DHT_TOPIC) {
-    await startDHT(con, CONFIG.DHT_TOPIC)
-  }
-
   // Express Server
   const app = express()