diff --git a/plugins/gossip/gossip.go b/plugins/gossip/gossip.go
index ea81051648c4b951d591e69aa7b0a25008e72cfb..7260f98d0cf387d744f75fdb671d3a5da431b3a5 100644
--- a/plugins/gossip/gossip.go
+++ b/plugins/gossip/gossip.go
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/autopeering/peer/service"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/netutil"
-
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/binary/messagelayer/message"
 	gp "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/gossip"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/gossip/server"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/autopeering/local"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/config"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/messagelayer"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/autopeering/peer/service"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/netutil"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/plugins/gossip/plugin.go b/plugins/gossip/plugin.go
index c2f3a56f696898752b40393da8c799ab04f4ce49..ddc6c4fe50213766569c02e00aa93f2e1897ba87 100644
--- a/plugins/gossip/plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/gossip/plugin.go
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 package gossip
 
 import (
+	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/binary/messagelayer/message"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/binary/messagelayer/tangle"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/gossip"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/shutdown"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/messagelayer"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/autopeering/peer"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/autopeering/selection"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/daemon"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/events"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/node"
-
-	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/binary/messagelayer/message"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/binary/messagelayer/tangle"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/gossip"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/packages/shutdown"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/messagelayer"
 )
 
 const pluginName = "Gossip" // name of the plugin