diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index f15f7cf..30a5ca3 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ type Database struct {
 func (db *Database) init() (error) {
   var err error
 
-  // ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-  ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 600 * time.Second)
-  defer cancel()
+  ctx := context.Background()
 
   db.Logger.Debug("initializing NewOrbitDB ...")
   db.OrbitDB, err = orbitdb.NewOrbitDB(ctx, db.IPFSCoreAPI, &orbitdb.NewOrbitDBOptions{
diff --git a/superhighway84.go b/superhighway84.go
index 0ab40ca..706d9a7 100644
--- a/superhighway84.go
+++ b/superhighway84.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func NewLogger(filename string) (*zap.Logger, error) {
       filename,
     }
   }
+
   return cfg.Build()
 }