diff --git a/p2p/network.go b/p2p/network.go
index 9a19a91..1409243 100644
--- a/p2p/network.go
+++ b/p2p/network.go
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ func GenerateNetwork(g *graph.Graph, nodeLatency, edgeLatency func() float64, cf
 			j := maps[neighbor]
 
 			edge := p2pEdge{
-				TargetID: PeerID(j),
-				Latency:  edgeLatency(),
+				targetID:    PeerID(j),
+				edgeLatency: edgeLatency(),
 			}
 
-			n.edges[edge.TargetID] = edge
+			n.edges[edge.targetID] = edge
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/p2p/node.go b/p2p/node.go
index 9ae851c..6ad51c9 100644
--- a/p2p/node.go
+++ b/p2p/node.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ type p2pNode struct {
 
 // p2pEdge represents a connection from one node to another in the P2P network.
 type p2pEdge struct {
-	TargetID PeerID
-	Latency  float64 // in milliseconds
+	targetID    PeerID
+	edgeLatency float64 // in milliseconds
 }
 
 // newNode creates a new Node with the given ID and node latency.
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ func (n *p2pNode) eachRun(network *Network, wg *sync.WaitGroup, ctx context.Cont
 				return
 			default:
 				first := false
-				var excludeSnapshot map[PeerID]struct{}
 
 				n.mu.Lock()
 				if _, ok := n.recvFrom[msg.Content]; !ok {
@@ -69,32 +68,31 @@ func (n *p2pNode) eachRun(network *Network, wg *sync.WaitGroup, ctx context.Cont
 				if _, ok := n.seenAt[msg.Content]; !ok {
 					n.seenAt[msg.Content] = time.Now()
 					first = true
-					excludeSnapshot = copyIDSet(n.recvFrom[msg.Content])
 				}
 				n.mu.Unlock()
 
 				if first {
-					go func(msg Message, exclude map[PeerID]struct{}) {
+					go func(msg Message) {
 						time.Sleep(time.Duration(n.nodeLatency) * time.Millisecond)
-						n.publish(network, msg, exclude)
-					}(msg, excludeSnapshot)
+						n.publish(network, msg)
+					}(msg)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}(ctx, wg)
 }
 
-// copyIDSet creates a shallow copy of a set of IDs.
-func copyIDSet(src map[PeerID]struct{}) map[PeerID]struct{} {
-	dst := make(map[PeerID]struct{}, len(src))
-	for k := range src {
-		dst[k] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	return dst
-}
+// // copyIDSet creates a shallow copy of a set of IDs.
+// func copyIDSet(src map[PeerID]struct{}) map[PeerID]struct{} {
+// 	dst := make(map[PeerID]struct{}, len(src))
+// 	for k := range src {
+// 		dst[k] = struct{}{}
+// 	}
+// 	return dst
+// }
 
 // publish sends the message to neighbors, excluding 'exclude' and already-sent targets.
-func (n *p2pNode) publish(network *Network, msg Message, exclude map[PeerID]struct{}) {
+func (n *p2pNode) publish(network *Network, msg Message) {
 	content := msg.Content
 	protocol := msg.Protocol
 	hopCount := msg.HopCount
@@ -105,40 +103,46 @@ func (n *p2pNode) publish(network *Network, msg Message, exclude map[PeerID]stru
 	if _, ok := n.sentTo[content]; !ok {
 		n.sentTo[content] = make(map[PeerID]struct{})
 	}
+	if _, ok := n.recvFrom[content]; !ok {
+		n.recvFrom[content] = make(map[PeerID]struct{})
+	}
 
 	willSendEdges := make([]p2pEdge, 0)
 
-	for _, edge := range n.edges {
-		if _, wasSender := exclude[edge.TargetID]; wasSender {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, already := n.sentTo[content][edge.TargetID]; already {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, received := n.recvFrom[content][edge.TargetID]; received {
-			continue
+	if protocol == Flooding || protocol == Gossiping {
+		for _, edge := range n.edges {
+			if _, already := n.sentTo[content][edge.targetID]; already {
+				continue
+			}
+			if _, received := n.recvFrom[content][edge.targetID]; received {
+				continue
+			}
+			n.sentTo[content][edge.targetID] = struct{}{}
+
+			willSendEdges = append(willSendEdges, edge)
 		}
-		n.sentTo[content][edge.TargetID] = struct{}{}
 
-		willSendEdges = append(willSendEdges, edge)
-	}
+		if protocol == Gossiping && len(willSendEdges) > 0 {
+			rand.Shuffle(len(willSendEdges), func(i, j int) {
+				willSendEdges[i], willSendEdges[j] = willSendEdges[j], willSendEdges[i]
+			})
 
-	if protocol == Gossiping && len(willSendEdges) > 0 {
-		rand.Shuffle(len(willSendEdges), func(i, j int) {
-			willSendEdges[i], willSendEdges[j] = willSendEdges[j], willSendEdges[i]
-		})
+			k := int(float64(len(willSendEdges)) * network.cfg.GossipFactor)
+			willSendEdges = willSendEdges[:k]
+		}
+	} else if protocol == Custom {
 
-		k := int(float64(len(willSendEdges)) * network.cfg.GossipFactor)
-		willSendEdges = willSendEdges[:k]
+	} else {
+		return
 	}
 
 	for _, edge := range willSendEdges {
 		edgeCopy := edge
 
 		go func(e p2pEdge) {
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(e.Latency) * time.Millisecond)
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(e.edgeLatency) * time.Millisecond)
 
-			network.nodes[e.TargetID].msgQueue <- Message{
+			network.nodes[e.targetID].msgQueue <- Message{
 				From:     n.id,
 				Content:  content,
 				Protocol: protocol,