diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 1e1b7d2..2adb277 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Config
-config :frajtano,
-  listen_path: Path.expand(System.get_env("FRAJTANO_DIR")) |> Path.join("agent.sock"),
-  initial_peers: System.get_env("FRAJTANO_PEERS", "") |> String.split(":", trim: true) |> Enum.map(&Path.expand/1)
-                
+
+config :frajtano,
+  listen_path: Path.expand(System.get_env("FRAJTANO_DIR")) |> Path.join("agent.sock")
 
diff --git a/lib/agent.ex b/lib/agent.ex
index 4c291c2..fb89c5d 100644
--- a/lib/agent.ex
+++ b/lib/agent.ex
@@ -11,16 +11,9 @@ defmodule Frajtano.Agent do
     {
       :ok,
       %{},
-      {:continue, :init_peers}
     }
   end
 
-  @impl true
-  def handle_continue(:init_peers, state) do
-    for peer <- Application.fetch_env!(:frajtano, :initial_peers), do: {:ok, _} = Peer.start(peer)
-    {:noreply, state}
-  end
-
   # select: list of specs, where specs are a tuple of match, guards, and outputs
   # match is {key, pid, value}, :"$1" is a match variable
   def peer_paths() do