diff --git a/cmd/hivemind-lite/main.go b/cmd/hivemind-lite/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e41a223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/hivemind-lite/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("hivemind lite")
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 033a094..3795d3b 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 )
 
-// TODO: make all configs have a codegen verification and merging
-// assume that 0 and "" are invalid values, i.e. use -1 for unset
-
 type Configs struct {
 	Master MasterConfig
 	Dns    DnsConfig
diff --git a/internal/registry/registry.go b/internal/registry/registry.go
index 9e425d2..610e153 100644
--- a/internal/registry/registry.go
+++ b/internal/registry/registry.go
@@ -123,15 +123,6 @@ func (r *Registry) RemoveNode(node types.Node) error {
 
 func (r *Registry) Set(nodes map[string]types.Node) error {
 	r.lock.Lock()
-	equalFunc := func(a, b types.Node) bool {
-		return a.Hostname == b.Hostname
-	}
-
-	if maps.EqualFunc(r.nodes, nodes, equalFunc) {
-		r.lock.Unlock()
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	r.nodes = maps.Clone(nodes)
 	snapshot := r.snapshot()
 	r.lock.Unlock()