diff --git a/daemon-mock/Cargo.lock b/daemon-mock/Cargo.lock
index 2ffd18a..572553c 100644
--- a/daemon-mock/Cargo.lock
+++ b/daemon-mock/Cargo.lock
@@ -230,9 +230,11 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "env_logger",
+ "lazy_static",
  "log",
  "prost",
  "prost-types",
+ "rand",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-stream",
  "tonic",
@@ -541,6 +543,12 @@ version = "1.0.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d75a2a4b1b190afb6f5425f10f6a8f959d2ea0b9c2b1d79553551850539e4674"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lazy_static"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bbd2bcb4c963f2ddae06a2efc7e9f3591312473c50c6685e1f298068316e66fe"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.169"
diff --git a/daemon-mock/Cargo.toml b/daemon-mock/Cargo.toml
index 3a43022..955420f 100644
--- a/daemon-mock/Cargo.toml
+++ b/daemon-mock/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.94"
 env_logger = "0.11.6"
+lazy_static = "1.5.0"
 log = "0.4.22"
 prost = "0.13.4"
 prost-types = "0.13.4"
+rand = "0.8.5"
 tokio = { version = "1.42.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tokio-stream = "0.1.17"
 tonic = "0.12"
diff --git a/daemon-mock/src/main.rs b/daemon-mock/src/main.rs
index 89df882..5eea940 100644
--- a/daemon-mock/src/main.rs
+++ b/daemon-mock/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub mod brain {
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use brain::{
-    brain_daemon_service_client::BrainDaemonServiceClient, NewVmConfirmation, NewVmRequest,
+    brain_daemon_service_client::BrainDaemonServiceClient, NewVmConfirmation, NewVmRequest, DeletedVmUpdate,
     NodePubkey,
 };
 use log::{error, debug, warn, info};
@@ -14,12 +14,27 @@ use tokio::{sync::mpsc::Receiver, sync::mpsc::Sender, task::JoinSet};
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::ReceiverStream;
 use tokio_stream::StreamExt;
 use tonic::transport::Channel;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use rand::{distributions::Alphanumeric, thread_rng, Rng};
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref SECURE_PUBLIC_KEY: String = generate_random_string();
+}
+
+fn generate_random_string() -> String {
+    let rng = thread_rng();
+    rng.sample_iter(&Alphanumeric)
+        .take(16) // Adjust the length as needed
+        .map(char::from)
+        .collect()
+}
 
 async fn listen_for_new_vm_reqs(
     mut client: BrainDaemonServiceClient<Channel>,
     tx: Sender<NewVmRequest>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let node_pubkey = "somePublicKey".to_string();
+    debug!("starting listen_for_new_vm_reqs");
+    let node_pubkey = SECURE_PUBLIC_KEY.clone();
     let mut grpc_stream = client
         .get_new_vm_reqs(NodePubkey { node_pubkey })
         .await?
@@ -36,12 +51,31 @@ async fn send_confirmations(
     mut client: BrainDaemonServiceClient<Channel>,
     rx: Receiver<NewVmConfirmation>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    debug!("starting send_confirmations stream");
     let rx_stream = ReceiverStream::new(rx);
     client.send_vm_confirmations(rx_stream).await?;
     debug!("send_confirmations is about to exit");
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn listen_for_deleted_vms(
+    mut client: BrainDaemonServiceClient<Channel>,
+    tx: Sender<DeletedVmUpdate>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    debug!("starting listen_for_new_vm_reqs");
+    let node_pubkey = SECURE_PUBLIC_KEY.clone();
+    let mut grpc_stream = client
+        .deleted_vm_updates(NodePubkey { node_pubkey })
+        .await?
+        .into_inner();
+    while let Some(deleted_vm) = grpc_stream.next().await {
+        info!("Received deleted vm: {deleted_vm:?}");
+        let _ = tx.send(deleted_vm?).await;
+    }
+    debug!("listen_for_new_vm_reqs is about to exit");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn connect_and_run() -> Result<()> {
     let client = BrainDaemonServiceClient::connect("http://[::1]:31337").await?;
     let mut streaming_tasks = JoinSet::new();
@@ -54,6 +88,10 @@ async fn connect_and_run() -> Result<()> {
     let (_confirm_tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(6);
     streaming_tasks.spawn(send_confirmations(confirm_client, rx));
 
+    let deletevms_client = client.clone();
+    let (tx, _deletevm_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(6);
+    streaming_tasks.spawn(listen_for_deleted_vms(deletevms_client, tx));
+
     let task_output = streaming_tasks.join_next().await;
     warn!("One stream exited: {task_output:?}");
     Ok(())
@@ -74,5 +112,6 @@ async fn main() {
     env_logger::builder()
         .filter_level(log::LevelFilter::Debug)
         .init();
+    info!("Hello! My name is {}", SECURE_PUBLIC_KEY.clone());
     connection_wrapper().await;
 }