diff --git a/build_docker.sh b/build_docker.sh
index acec498..8ca9905 100755
--- a/build_docker.sh
+++ b/build_docker.sh
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ docker build \
 docker build \
     -t guilledk/skynet:runtime-cuda-py311 \
     -f docker/Dockerfile.runtime+cuda-py311 .
+
+docker build \
+    -t guilledk/skynet:runtime-cuda \
+    -f docker/Dockerfile.runtime+cuda-py311 .
diff --git a/skynet/cli.py b/skynet/cli.py
index ae56adb..370cda2 100755
--- a/skynet/cli.py
+++ b/skynet/cli.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ def txt2img(*args, **kwargs):
     from . import utils
 
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    hf_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu', 'hf_token')
-    hf_home = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu', 'hf_home')
+    hf_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu.hf_token')
+    hf_home = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu.hf_home')
     set_hf_vars(hf_token, hf_home)
     utils.txt2img(hf_token, **kwargs)
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def txt2img(*args, **kwargs):
 def img2img(model, prompt, input, output, strength, guidance, steps, seed):
     from . import utils
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    hf_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu', 'hf_token')
-    hf_home = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu', 'hf_home')
+    hf_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu.hf_token')
+    hf_home = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu.hf_home')
     set_hf_vars(hf_token, hf_home)
     utils.img2img(
         hf_token,
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ def upscale(input, output, model):
 def download():
     from . import utils
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    hf_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu', 'hf_token')
-    hf_home = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu', 'hf_home')
+    hf_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu.hf_token')
+    hf_home = load_key(config, 'skynet.dgpu.hf_home')
     set_hf_vars(hf_token, hf_home)
     utils.download_all_models(hf_token)
 
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ def enqueue(
 
     config = load_skynet_toml()
 
-    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'key')
-    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'account')
-    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'permission')
-    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'node_url')
+    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.key')
+    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.account')
+    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.permission')
+    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.node_url')
 
     cleos = CLEOS(None, None, url=node_url, remote=node_url)
 
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ def clean(
     from leap.cleos import CLEOS
 
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'key')
-    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'account')
-    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'permission')
-    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'node_url')
+    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.key')
+    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.account')
+    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.permission')
+    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.node_url')
 
     logging.basicConfig(level=loglevel)
     cleos = CLEOS(None, None, url=node_url, remote=node_url)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def clean(
 def queue():
     import requests
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'node_url')
+    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.node_url')
     resp = requests.post(
         f'{node_url}/v1/chain/get_table_rows',
         json={
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def queue():
 def status(request_id: int):
     import requests
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'node_url')
+    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.node_url')
     resp = requests.post(
         f'{node_url}/v1/chain/get_table_rows',
         json={
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ def dequeue(request_id: int):
     from leap.cleos import CLEOS
 
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'key')
-    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'account')
-    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'permission')
-    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'node_url')
+    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.key')
+    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.account')
+    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.permission')
+    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.node_url')
 
     cleos = CLEOS(None, None, url=node_url, remote=node_url)
     res = trio.run(
@@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ def config(
 
     config = load_skynet_toml()
 
-    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'key')
-    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'account')
-    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'permission')
-    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'node_url')
+    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.key')
+    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.account')
+    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.permission')
+    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.node_url')
 
     cleos = CLEOS(None, None, url=node_url, remote=node_url)
     res = trio.run(
@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ def deposit(quantity: str):
 
     config = load_skynet_toml()
 
-    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'key')
-    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'account')
-    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'permission')
-    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user', 'node_url')
+    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.key')
+    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.account')
+    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.permission')
+    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.user.node_url')
     cleos = CLEOS(None, None, url=node_url, remote=node_url)
 
     res = trio.run(
@@ -365,21 +365,21 @@ def telegram(
     logging.basicConfig(level=loglevel)
 
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    tg_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram', 'tg_token')
+    tg_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram.tg_token')
 
-    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram', 'key')
-    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram', 'account')
-    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram', 'permission')
-    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram', 'node_url')
-    hyperion_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram', 'hyperion_url')
+    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram.key')
+    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram.account')
+    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram.permission')
+    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram.node_url')
+    hyperion_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram.hyperion_url')
 
     try:
-        ipfs_gateway_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram', 'ipfs_gateway_url')
+        ipfs_gateway_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram.ipfs_gateway_url')
 
     except ConfigParsingError:
         ipfs_gateway_url = None
 
-    ipfs_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram', 'ipfs_url')
+    ipfs_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.telegram.ipfs_url')
 
     async def _async_main():
         frontend = SkynetTelegramFrontend(
@@ -421,16 +421,16 @@ def discord(
     logging.basicConfig(level=loglevel)
 
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    dc_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord', 'dc_token')
+    dc_token = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord.dc_token')
 
-    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord', 'key')
-    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord', 'account')
-    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord', 'permission')
-    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord', 'node_url')
-    hyperion_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord', 'hyperion_url')
+    key = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord.key')
+    account = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord.account')
+    permission = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord.permission')
+    node_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord.node_url')
+    hyperion_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord.hyperion_url')
 
-    ipfs_gateway_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord', 'ipfs_gateway_url')
-    ipfs_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord', 'ipfs_url')
+    ipfs_gateway_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord.ipfs_gateway_url')
+    ipfs_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.discord.ipfs_url')
 
     async def _async_main():
         frontend = SkynetDiscordFrontend(
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ def pinner(loglevel):
     from .ipfs.pinner import SkynetPinner
 
     config = load_skynet_toml()
-    hyperion_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.pinner', 'hyperion_url')
-    ipfs_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.pinner', 'ipfs_url')
+    hyperion_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.pinner.hyperion_url')
+    ipfs_url = load_key(config, 'skynet.pinner.ipfs_url')
 
     logging.basicConfig(level=loglevel)
     ipfs_node = AsyncIPFSHTTP(ipfs_url)
diff --git a/skynet/dgpu/compute.py b/skynet/dgpu/compute.py
index c343ae7..7df8d95 100644
--- a/skynet/dgpu/compute.py
+++ b/skynet/dgpu/compute.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import trio
 import torch
 
 from skynet.constants import DEFAULT_INITAL_MODELS, MODELS
-from skynet.dgpu.errors import DGPUComputeError
+from skynet.dgpu.errors import DGPUComputeError, DGPUInferenceCancelled
 
 from skynet.utils import convert_from_bytes_and_crop, convert_from_cv2_to_image, convert_from_image_to_cv2, convert_from_img_to_bytes, init_upscaler, pipeline_for
 
@@ -132,16 +132,19 @@ class SkynetMM:
 
     def compute_one(
         self,
+        request_id: int,
         should_cancel_work,
         method: str,
         params: dict,
         binary: bytes | None = None
     ):
-        def callback_fn(step: int, timestep: int, latents: torch.FloatTensor):
-            should_raise = trio.from_thread.run(should_cancel_work)
+        def maybe_cancel_work(step, *args, **kwargs):
+            should_raise = trio.from_thread.run(should_cancel_work, request_id)
             if should_raise:
                 logging.warn(f'cancelling work at step {step}')
-                raise DGPUComputeError('Inference cancelled')
+                raise DGPUInferenceCancelled()
+
+        maybe_cancel_work(0)
 
         try:
             match method:
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ class SkynetMM:
                         guidance_scale=guidance,
                         num_inference_steps=step,
                         generator=seed,
-                        callback=callback_fn,
+                        callback=maybe_cancel_work,
                         callback_steps=2,
                         **extra_params
                     ).images[0]
diff --git a/skynet/dgpu/daemon.py b/skynet/dgpu/daemon.py
index 6fb1c39..5d6971d 100644
--- a/skynet/dgpu/daemon.py
+++ b/skynet/dgpu/daemon.py
@@ -40,15 +40,9 @@ class SkynetDGPUDaemon:
         if 'model_blacklist' in config:
             self.model_blacklist = set(config['model_blacklist'])
 
-        self.current_request = None
-
-    async def should_cancel_work(self):
-        competitors = set((
-            status['worker']
-            for status in
-            (await self.conn.get_status_by_request_id(self.current_request))
-        ))
-        return self.non_compete & competitors
+    async def should_cancel_work(self, request_id: int):
+        competitors = await self.conn.get_competitors_for_req(request_id)
+        return bool(self.non_compete & competitors)
 
     async def serve_forever(self):
         try:
@@ -79,7 +73,7 @@ class SkynetDGPUDaemon:
                         statuses = await self.conn.get_status_by_request_id(rid)
 
                         if len(statuses) == 0:
-                            self.current_request = rid
+                            self.conn.monitor_request(rid)
 
                             binary = await self.conn.get_input_data(req['binary_data'])
 
@@ -107,6 +101,7 @@ class SkynetDGPUDaemon:
                                     img_sha, img_raw = await trio.to_thread.run_sync(
                                         partial(
                                             self.mm.compute_one,
+                                            rid,
                                             self.should_cancel_work,
                                             body['method'], body['params'], binary=binary
                                         )
@@ -115,11 +110,13 @@ class SkynetDGPUDaemon:
                                     ipfs_hash = await self.conn.publish_on_ipfs(img_raw)
 
                                     await self.conn.submit_work(rid, request_hash, img_sha, ipfs_hash)
-                                    break
 
                                 except BaseException as e:
                                     traceback.print_exc()
                                     await self.conn.cancel_work(rid, str(e))
+
+                                finally:
+                                    self.conn.forget_request(rid)
                                     break
 
                     else:
diff --git a/skynet/dgpu/errors.py b/skynet/dgpu/errors.py
index 1f08624..91db585 100644
--- a/skynet/dgpu/errors.py
+++ b/skynet/dgpu/errors.py
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 
 class DGPUComputeError(BaseException):
     ...
+
+class DGPUInferenceCancelled(BaseException):
+    ...
diff --git a/skynet/dgpu/network.py b/skynet/dgpu/network.py
index 83e896d..ad082b3 100644
--- a/skynet/dgpu/network.py
+++ b/skynet/dgpu/network.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-from functools import partial
 import io
 import json
-from pathlib import Path
 import time
 import logging
 
+from pathlib import Path
+from functools import partial
+
 import asks
+import trio
 import anyio
 
 from PIL import Image
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ from skynet.dgpu.errors import DGPUComputeError
 from skynet.ipfs import AsyncIPFSHTTP, get_ipfs_file
 
 
+REQUEST_UPDATE_TIME = 3
+
+
 async def failable(fn: partial, ret_fail=None):
     try:
         return await fn()
@@ -54,6 +59,8 @@ class SkynetGPUConnector:
 
         self.ipfs_client = AsyncIPFSHTTP(self.ipfs_url)
 
+        self._wip_requests = {}
+
     # blockchain helpers
 
     async def get_work_requests_last_hour(self):
@@ -103,6 +110,36 @@ class SkynetGPUConnector:
         else:
             return None
 
+    def monitor_request(self, request_id: int):
+        logging.info(f'begin monitoring request: {request_id}')
+        self._wip_requests[request_id] = {
+            'last_update': None,
+            'competitors': set()
+        }
+
+    async def maybe_update_request(self, request_id: int):
+        now = time.time()
+        stats = self._wip_requests[request_id]
+        if (not stats['last_update'] or
+            (now - stats['last_update']) > REQUEST_UPDATE_TIME):
+            stats['competitors'] = [
+                status['worker']
+                for status in
+                (await self.get_status_by_request_id(request_id))
+                if status['worker'] != self.account
+            ]
+            stats['last_update'] = now
+
+    async def get_competitors_for_req(self, request_id: int) -> set:
+        await self.maybe_update_request(request_id)
+        competitors = set(self._wip_requests[request_id]['competitors'])
+        logging.info(f'competitors: {competitors}')
+        return competitors
+
+    def forget_request(self, request_id: int):
+        logging.info(f'end monitoring request: {request_id}')
+        del self._wip_requests[request_id]
+
     async def begin_work(self, request_id: int):
         logging.info('begin_work')
         return await failable(