diff --git a/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js b/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js
index c57091fa..e84ac866 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js
@@ -538,40 +538,23 @@ const register = async (alias, pass) => {
 
   if (theresPeers && !atLeastOneIsConnected) {
     throw new Error(
-      'No connected to any peers for checking of duplicate aliases'
+      'Not connected to any peers for checking of duplicate aliases'
     )
   }
 
   if (theresPeers && atLeastOneIsConnected) {
-    // this import is done here to avoid circular dependency hell
-    const { timeout5 } = require('../contact-api/utils')
-
-    let userData = await timeout5(
-      new Promise(res => {
-        gun.get(`~@${alias}`).once(ud => res(ud))
-      })
-    )
-
-    if (userData) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'The given alias has been used before, use an unique alias instead.'
-      )
-    }
-
     await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 300))
 
-    userData = await timeout5(
-      new Promise(res => {
-        gun.get(`~@${alias}`).once(ud => res(ud), {
-          // https://github.com/amark/gun/pull/971#issue-438630761
-          wait: 1500
-        })
+    const userData = await new Promise(res => {
+      gun.get(`~@${alias}`).once(ud => res(ud), {
+        // https://github.com/amark/gun/pull/971#issue-438630761
+        wait: 1500
       })
-    )
+    })
 
     if (userData) {
       throw new Error(
-        'The given alias has been used before, use an unique alias instead. (Caught at 2nd try)'
+        'The given alias has been used before, use a unique alias instead. (Caught at 2nd try)'
       )
     }
   }