diff --git a/api/lit_action.js b/api/lit_action.js
index 03441110..4f1389e7 100644
--- a/api/lit_action.js
+++ b/api/lit_action.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     const context = { isPermittedAddress: false, isCreator: false, siweMessage: false };
     const pkpTokenId = Lit.Actions.pubkeyToTokenId({ publicKey });
     const pkpAddress = ethers.utils.computeAddress(publicKey).toLowerCase();
-    const isPermittedAddress = await Lit.Actions.isPermittedAddress({ tokenId: pkpTokenId, address: Lit.Auth.authSigAddress });
+    const isPermittedAddress = await Lit.Actions.isPermittedAddress({ tokenId: pkpTokenId, address: authSig.address });
     context.isPermittedAddress = isPermittedAddress;
     const conditions = getCreatorConditions();
     let isCreator = false;
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
         publicKey,
         sigName
       });
+      context.litAuth = Lit.Auth;
       context.siweMessage = siweMessage;
       LitActions.setResponse({
         response: JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/api/src/clients/lit.js b/api/src/clients/lit.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ef27c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/clients/lit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import * as LitJsSdk from "@lit-protocol/lit-node-client-nodejs";
+
+
+class LitNodeClientSingleton {
+  constructor() {
+    if (!LitNodeClientSingleton.instance) {
+      // Inline configuration
+      const config = {
+        litNetwork: 'habanero',
+        debug: true,
+      };
+
+      this.client = new LitJsSdk.LitNodeClientNodeJs(config);
+      this.connect();
+      LitNodeClientSingleton.instance = this;
+    }
+    return LitNodeClientSingleton.instance.client;
+  }
+
+  async connect() {
+    try {
+      await this.client.connect();
+      console.log('LitNodeClient connected successfully.');
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to connect LitNodeClient:', error);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Ensuring the object is a singleton
+LitNodeClientSingleton.instance = null;
+
+export function getLitNodeClient() {
+  if (!LitNodeClientSingleton.instance) {
+    return new LitNodeClientSingleton();
+  }
+  return LitNodeClientSingleton.instance.client;
+}
diff --git a/api/src/libs/lit/index.js b/api/src/libs/lit/index.js
index a53edc07..be7424d7 100644
--- a/api/src/libs/lit/index.js
+++ b/api/src/libs/lit/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const ec = new elliptic.ec("secp256k1");
 import RedisClient from '../../clients/redis.js';
 import {DIDService} from "../../services/did.js";
 import { definition } from "../../types/merged-runtime.js";
-
+import { getLitNodeClient } from "../../clients/lit.js"
 
 import { DID } from "dids";
 import * as LitJsSdk from "@lit-protocol/lit-node-client-nodejs";
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const config = {
 	domain: "index.network",
 };
 
+const litNodeClient = getLitNodeClient();
+
 const litContracts = new LitContracts({
  network: config.litNetwork
 });
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ export const getPKPSession = async (session, index) => {
       sig: signature.replace('0x', ''),
       derivedVia: 'web3.eth.personal.sign',
       signedMessage: messageToSign,
-      address: userAuthSig.address,
+      address: dappOwnerWallet.address,
     };
 
     return authSig;
@@ -236,12 +238,6 @@ export const getPKPSession = async (session, index) => {
 
 	try {
 
-		const litNodeClient = new LitJsSdk.LitNodeClientNodeJs({
-			litNetwork: config.litNetwork,
-			debug: false,
-		});
-		await litNodeClient.connect();
-
 
   	const { capacityDelegationAuthSig } =
       await litNodeClient.createCapacityDelegationAuthSig({
diff --git a/web-app/src/config/index.ts b/web-app/src/config/index.ts
index cbaaf6f2..7c4c63b2 100644
--- a/web-app/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/web-app/src/config/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export const appConfig = {
   apiUrl: "https://dev.index.network/api", // TODO: handle better
   ipfsProxy: "https://indexas.infura-ipfs.io/ipfs",
   ipfsInfura: "http://localhost:3001/avatar",
-  defaultCID: "QmPAoTyDyaFJJdKK6FQd9pWivAhiNLYxTUpan5zVxbbMUZ", // Empty.
+  defaultCID: "QmUGZYw7xY3VHYnagmaVsmgP2AnuGrqwVryNSgKgcNX9AD", // Empty.
   litNetwork: "habanero" as "cayenne" | "custom" | "localhost" | "manzano" | "habanero",
   testNetwork: {
     chainId: "0x2ac49",