diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5c82b7a62d04cac5d9c005dd34bb11969248afcb..58f2604874e8db3cf0d15132e4d2a8ab8cab5d03 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/open-location-code/go v0.0.0-20190903173953-119bc96a3a51
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.1
 	github.com/iotaledger/autopeering-sim v0.0.0-20191206234543-6bc473d306a9
-	github.com/iotaledger/hive.go v0.0.0-20191208004610-567900b261bd
+	github.com/iotaledger/hive.go v0.0.0-20191215153041-f324513d92ce
 	github.com/iotaledger/iota.go v1.0.0-beta.10
 	github.com/labstack/echo v3.3.10+incompatible
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3 // indirect
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.13.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191122220453-ac88ee75c92c
 	golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20191125180803-fdd1cda4f05f // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191207000613-e7e4b65ae663
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191209160850-c0dbc17a3553
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191206220618-eeba5f6aabab // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191206204035-259af5ff87bd // indirect
-	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191210023423-ac6580df4449 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191217033636-bbbf87ae2631 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.7 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 41a838f9d373a1c4c23e962e2ff693cd96f7ab84..67fe4cf700c4c7a1396f1a0ca9bafe9fee98eca3 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ github.com/iotaledger/autopeering-sim v0.0.0-20191206234543-6bc473d306a9/go.mod
 github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer v0.0.0-20191113134331-c2d1b2f9d533/go.mod h1:7vYiofXphp9+PkgVAEM0pvw3aoi4ksrZ7lrEgX50XHs=
 github.com/iotaledger/hive.go v0.0.0-20191118130432-89eebe8fe8eb h1:nuS/LETRJ8obUyBIZeyxeei0ZPlyOMj8YPziOgSM4Og=
 github.com/iotaledger/hive.go v0.0.0-20191118130432-89eebe8fe8eb/go.mod h1:1Thhlil4lHzuy53EVvmEbEvWBFY0Tasp4kCBfxBCPIk=
-github.com/iotaledger/hive.go v0.0.0-20191208004610-567900b261bd h1:hh8iusLOBylWNHeJNiZv6atCbO7vzjCLlg53pNAMkFk=
-github.com/iotaledger/hive.go v0.0.0-20191208004610-567900b261bd/go.mod h1:7iqun29a1x0lymTrn0UJ3Z/yy0sUzUpoOZ1OYMrYN20=
+github.com/iotaledger/hive.go v0.0.0-20191215153041-f324513d92ce h1:+Tdo2OSZ8DCW97GuWLpGP0O64ExMYVnejfqXJZoadV8=
+github.com/iotaledger/hive.go v0.0.0-20191215153041-f324513d92ce/go.mod h1:7iqun29a1x0lymTrn0UJ3Z/yy0sUzUpoOZ1OYMrYN20=
 github.com/iotaledger/iota.go v1.0.0-beta.7/go.mod h1:dMps6iMVU1pf5NDYNKIw4tRsPeC8W3ZWjOvYHOO1PMg=
 github.com/iotaledger/iota.go v1.0.0-beta.9 h1:c654s9pkdhMBkABUvWg+6k91MEBbdtmZXP1xDfQpajg=
 github.com/iotaledger/iota.go v1.0.0-beta.9/go.mod h1:F6WBmYd98mVjAmmPVYhnxg8NNIWCjjH8VWT9qvv3Rc8=
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190404164418-38d8ce5564a5/go.mod h1:WFFai1msRO1wXaE
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190510104115-cbcb75029529/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190829043050-9756ffdc2472 h1:Gv7RPwsi3eZ2Fgewe3CBsuOebPwO27PoXzRpJPsvSSM=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190829043050-9756ffdc2472/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191122220453-ac88ee75c92c h1:/nJuwDLoL/zrqY6gf57vxC+Pi+pZ8bfhpPkicO5H7W4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191122220453-ac88ee75c92c/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181026193005-c67002cb31c3/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190930215403-16217165b5de/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHl
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20191125180803-fdd1cda4f05f h1:J5lckAjkw6qYlOZNj90mLYNTEKDvWeuc1yieZ8qUzUE=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20191125180803-fdd1cda4f05f/go.mod h1:5qLYkcX4OjUUV8bRuDixDT3tpyyb+LUpUlRWLxfhWrs=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.0.0-20190513183733-4bf6d317e70e/go.mod h1:mXi4GBBbnImb6dmsKGUJ2LatrhH/nqhxcFungHvyanc=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.1.1-0.20191105210325-c90efee705ee/go.mod h1:QqPTAvyqsEbceGzBzNggFXnrqF1CaUcvgkdR5Ot7KZg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180906233101-161cd47e91fd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181114220301-adae6a3d119a/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
@@ -284,8 +286,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190827160401-ba9fcec4b297 h1:k7pJ2yAPLPgbskkFdhRCsA77k
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190827160401-ba9fcec4b297/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191119073136-fc4aabc6c914 h1:MlY3mEfbnWGmUi4rtHOtNnnnN4UJRGSyLPx+DXA5Sq4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191119073136-fc4aabc6c914/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191207000613-e7e4b65ae663 h1:Dd5RoEW+yQi+9DMybroBctIdyiwuNT7sJFMC27/6KxI=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191207000613-e7e4b65ae663/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191209160850-c0dbc17a3553 h1:efeOvDhwQ29Dj3SdAV/MJf8oukgn+8D8WgaCaRMchF8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191209160850-c0dbc17a3553/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20180314180146-1d60e4601c6f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181108010431-42b317875d0f/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
@@ -315,8 +317,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191018095205-727590c5006e h1:ZtoklVMHQy6BFRHkbG6JzK+S6
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191018095205-727590c5006e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191120155948-bd437916bb0e h1:N7DeIrjYszNmSW409R3frPPwglRwMkXSBzwVbkOjLLA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191120155948-bd437916bb0e/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191206220618-eeba5f6aabab h1:FvshnhkKW+LO3HWHodML8kuVX8rnJTxKm9dFPuI68UM=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191206220618-eeba5f6aabab/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191210023423-ac6580df4449 h1:gSbV7h1NRL2G1xTg/owz62CST1oJBmxy4QpMMregXVQ=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191210023423-ac6580df4449/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2 h1:tW2bmiBqwgJj/UpqtC8EpXEZVYOwU0yG4iWbprSVAcs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
@@ -332,8 +334,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191029190741-b9c20aec41a5/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtn
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191121040551-947d4aa89328 h1:t3X42h9e6xdbrCD/gPyWqAXr2BEpdJqRd1brThaaxII=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191121040551-947d4aa89328/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191125144606-a911d9008d1f/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191206204035-259af5ff87bd h1:Zc7EU2PqpsNeIfOoVA7hvQX4cS3YDJEs5KlfatT3hLo=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191206204035-259af5ff87bd/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191217033636-bbbf87ae2631 h1:6/HU2wqgxuc1kG3FdVH8K60WlieDAlIYaVc21Cit9Us=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191217033636-bbbf87ae2631/go.mod h1:TB2adYChydJhpapKDTa4BR/hXlZSLoq2Wpct/0txZ28=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7 h1:9zdDQZ7Thm29KFXgAX/+yaf3eVbP7djjWp/dXAppNCc=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898 h1:/atklqdjdhuosWIl6AIbOeHJjicWYPqR9bpxqxYG2pA=