diff --git a/backend/pkg/commons/utils/uuid.go b/backend/pkg/commons/utils/uuid.go
index 6932f1c76..5142a1143 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/commons/utils/uuid.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/commons/utils/uuid.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/snowflake"
 	"github.com/gobitfly/beaconchain/pkg/commons/log"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/rand"
 )
 
 // uuid that you can get  - gets set to a random value on startup/first read
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ func GetSnowflake() int64 {
 		return v.(*snowflake.Node).Generate().Int64()
 	}
 
-	node, err := snowflake.NewNode(1)
+	nodeId := rand.Int63() & 0xFF
+	node, err := snowflake.NewNode(nodeId)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err, "snowflake generator failed to start", 0)
 		return 0
diff --git a/backend/pkg/monitoring/services/base.go b/backend/pkg/monitoring/services/base.go
index 9f5c6e3c3..549b4d67f 100644
--- a/backend/pkg/monitoring/services/base.go
+++ b/backend/pkg/monitoring/services/base.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func NewStatusReport(id string, timeout time.Duration, check_interval time.Durat
 	return func(status constants.StatusType, metadata map[string]string) {
 		// acquire snowflake synchronously
 		flake := utils.GetSnowflake()
+		now := time.Now()
 		go func() {
 			if metadata == nil {
 				metadata = make(map[string]string)
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ func NewStatusReport(id string, timeout time.Duration, check_interval time.Durat
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 			defer cancel()
 
-			timeouts_at := time.Now().Add(1 * time.Minute)
+			timeouts_at := now.Add(1 * time.Minute)
 			if timeout != constants.Default {
-				timeouts_at = time.Now().Add(timeout)
+				timeouts_at = now.Add(timeout)
 			}
 			expires_at := timeouts_at.Add(5 * time.Minute)
 			if check_interval >= 5*time.Minute {