diff --git a/Kademlia.go b/Kademlia.go
index f0189be..3eb7cb7 100644
--- a/Kademlia.go
+++ b/Kademlia.go
@@ -182,9 +182,7 @@ func IsNodeContact(nodeID []byte) (node *dht.Node, peer *PeerInfo) {
 // FindNode finds a node via the DHT
 func FindNode(nodeID []byte, Timeout time.Duration) (node *dht.Node, peer *PeerInfo, err error) {
 	// first check if in mirrored node list
-	var nodeID2 [protocol.HashSize]byte
-	copy(nodeID2[:], nodeID)
-	if peer, ok := nodeList[nodeID2]; ok {
+	if peer = NodelistLookup(nodeID); peer != nil {
 		return nil, peer, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/Peer ID.go b/Peer ID.go
index b4786da..3499421 100644
--- a/Peer ID.go	
+++ b/Peer ID.go	
@@ -204,6 +204,17 @@ func PeerlistLookup(publicKey *btcec.PublicKey) (peer *PeerInfo) {
 	return peerList[publicKey2Compressed(publicKey)]
 }
 
+// NodelistLookup returns the peer from the list with the node ID
+func NodelistLookup(nodeID []byte) (peer *PeerInfo) {
+	peerlistMutex.RLock()
+	defer peerlistMutex.RUnlock()
+
+	var nodeID2 [protocol.HashSize]byte
+	copy(nodeID2[:], nodeID)
+
+	return nodeList[nodeID2]
+}
+
 // PeerlistCount returns the current count of peers in the peer list
 func PeerlistCount() (count int) {
 	peerlistMutex.RLock()