diff --git a/src/communicator/__init__.py b/src/communicator/__init__.py
index 3861ece5..dcb5525f 100755
--- a/src/communicator/__init__.py
+++ b/src/communicator/__init__.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         self.kv.put('dbTimestamps', {})
         self.kv.put('blocksToUpload', [])
         self.kv.put('cooldownPeer', {})
+        self.kv.put('generating_blocks', [])
 
         if config.get('general.offline_mode', False):
             self.isOnline = False
@@ -93,10 +94,6 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         # list of peer's profiles (onionrpeers.PeerProfile instances)
         self.peerProfiles = []
 
-        self.announceProgress = {}
-
-        self.generating_blocks = []
-
         # amount of threads running by name, used to prevent too many
         self.threadCounts = {}
 
diff --git a/src/communicator/daemoneventhooks/removefrominsertqueue.py b/src/communicator/daemoneventhooks/removefrominsertqueue.py
index ff22b1e7..d135ccd9 100644
--- a/src/communicator/daemoneventhooks/removefrominsertqueue.py
+++ b/src/communicator/daemoneventhooks/removefrominsertqueue.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Remove block hash from daemon's upload list.
 """
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from deadsimplekv import DeadSimpleKV
     from communicator import OnionrCommunicatorDaemon
     from onionrtypes import BlockHash
 """
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 def remove_from_insert_queue(comm_inst: "OnionrCommunicatorDaemon",
                              b_hash: "BlockHash"):
     """Remove block hash from daemon's upload list."""
+    kv: "DeadSimpleKV" = comm_inst.shared_state.get_by_string("DeadSimpleKV")
     try:
-        comm_inst.generating_blocks.remove(b_hash)
+        kv.get('generating_blocks').remove(b_hash)
     except ValueError:
         pass
diff --git a/src/communicator/onlinepeers/clearofflinepeer.py b/src/communicator/onlinepeers/clearofflinepeer.py
index a8f14b75..d5b1bbd2 100644
--- a/src/communicator/onlinepeers/clearofflinepeer.py
+++ b/src/communicator/onlinepeers/clearofflinepeer.py
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 def clear_offline_peer(comm_inst: 'OnionrCommunicatorDaemon'):
     """Remove the longest offline peer to retry later."""
+    kv: "DeadSimpleKV" = comm_inst.shared_state.get_by_string("DeadSimpleKV")
     try:
-        removed = comm_inst..pop(0)
+        removed = kv.get('offlinePeers').pop(0)
     except IndexError:
         pass
     else:
diff --git a/src/communicatorutils/announcenode.py b/src/communicatorutils/announcenode.py
index 052486ae..e4580f6d 100755
--- a/src/communicatorutils/announcenode.py
+++ b/src/communicatorutils/announcenode.py
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ def announce_node(daemon):
     if daemon.config.get('general.security_level', 0) == 0:
         # Announce to random online peers
         for i in kv.get('onlinePeers'):
-            if i not in kv.get('announceCache') and\
-                    i not in daemon.announceProgress:
+            if i not in kv.get('announceCache'):
                 peer = i
                 break
         else:
diff --git a/src/httpapi/insertblock.py b/src/httpapi/insertblock.py
index ce25b968..d0aac3b8 100644
--- a/src/httpapi/insertblock.py
+++ b/src/httpapi/insertblock.py
@@ -35,18 +35,17 @@ def client_api_insert_block():
     insert_data: JSONSerializable = request.get_json(force=True)
     message = insert_data['message']
     message_hash = bytesconverter.bytes_to_str(hashers.sha3_hash(message))
+    kv: 'DeadSimpleKV' = g.too_many.get_by_string('DeadSimpleKV')
 
     # Detect if message (block body) is not specified
     if type(message) is None:
         return 'failure due to unspecified message', 400
 
     # Detect if block with same message is already being inserted
-    if message_hash in g.too_many.get_by_string(
-            "OnionrCommunicatorDaemon").generating_blocks:
+    if message_hash in kv.get('generating_blocks'):
         return 'failure due to duplicate insert', 400
     else:
-        g.too_many.get_by_string(
-            "OnionrCommunicatorDaemon").generating_blocks.append(message_hash)
+        kv.get('generating_blocks').append(message_hash)
 
     encrypt_type = ''
     sign = True