diff --git a/mistral/lightnode/src/main.rs b/mistral/lightnode/src/main.rs
index 257c661..eb3f4a4 100644
--- a/mistral/lightnode/src/main.rs
+++ b/mistral/lightnode/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use clap::Parser;
-use evm_lightnode::proofcheck;
+use evm_lightnode::{Credentials, NomosClient, nomos::HeaderId, proofcheck};
+use futures::StreamExt;
 use std::error;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tracing::info;
 use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, fmt};
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ struct Args {
     zeth_binary_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
+const TESTNET_EXECUTOR: &str = "https://testnet.nomos.tech/node/3/";
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn error::Error>> {
     let args = Args::parse();
@@ -48,5 +52,69 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn error::Error>> {
     )
     .await?;
 
+    //todo: use check_da_periodically to check for new blocks from da
+
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+async fn check_da_periodically() -> Result<(), Box<dyn error::Error>> {
+    let url = std::env::var("NOMOS_EXECUTOR").unwrap_or(TESTNET_EXECUTOR.to_string());
+    let user = std::env::var("NOMOS_USER").unwrap_or_default();
+    let password = std::env::var("NOMOS_PASSWORD").unwrap_or_default();
+    let basic_auth = Credentials {
+        username: user,
+        password: Some(password),
+    };
+
+    let nomos_client = NomosClient::new(Url::parse(&url).unwrap(), basic_auth);
+
+    let mut current_tip = HeaderId::default();
+
+    loop {
+        let info = nomos_client.get_cryptarchia_info().await?;
+
+        if info.tip != current_tip {
+            current_tip = info.tip;
+            info!("New tip: {:?}", current_tip);
+            let block = nomos_client.get_block(info.tip).await?;
+            info!("Block: {:?}", block);
+
+            let blobs = block.get("bl_blobs");
+
+            if blobs.is_none() {
+                info!("Parsing error");
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            let blobs = blobs.unwrap().as_array().unwrap();
+            if blobs.is_empty() {
+                info!("No blobs found in block");
+                continue;
+            }
+            for blob in blobs {
+                let id_array = blob.get("id").unwrap().as_array().unwrap();
+
+                let mut blob_id = [0u8; 32];
+                for (i, num) in id_array.iter().enumerate() {
+                    if i < 32 {
+                        blob_id[i] = num.as_u64().unwrap() as u8;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                info!("fetching stream");
+                let shares_stream = nomos_client.get_shares(blob_id).await?;
+
+                let shares = shares_stream.collect::<Vec<_>>().await;
+
+                info!("Shares for blob_id {:?}: {:?}", blob_id, shares);
+
+                // todo: verify proof
+            }
+        } else {
+            info!("No new tip, sleeping...");
+        }
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mistral/lightnode/src/nomos.rs b/mistral/lightnode/src/nomos.rs
index 14cdcd1..325a4b5 100644
--- a/mistral/lightnode/src/nomos.rs
+++ b/mistral/lightnode/src/nomos.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 
 use hex::FromHex;
 
-// tip	"4f573735fb987453f7467688ea4e034b9161e3ca200526faf5c8ce6db09da180"
-// slot	5085
-// height	1245
-
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct CryptarchiaInfo {
     pub tip: HeaderId,
diff --git a/mistral/processor/src/lib.rs b/mistral/processor/src/lib.rs
index 3cba4b5..602a351 100644
--- a/mistral/processor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mistral/processor/src/lib.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl NomosDa {
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn disperse(&self, data: Vec<u8>, metadata: Metadata) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub async fn disperse(&self, data: Vec<u8>, metadata: Metadata) -> Result<[u8; 32], Error> {
         self.client
             .publish_blob(self.url.clone(), data, metadata)
             .await