diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c6c1bf87..024c9f04 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ path = "src/bin/saorsa-cli/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 # Core (provides EVERYTHING: networking, DHT, security, trust, storage)
-saorsa-core = "0.13.0"
+saorsa-core = "0.14.0"
 saorsa-pqc = "0.4.0"
 
 # Payment verification - autonomi network lookup + EVM payment
diff --git a/src/bin/saorsa-cli/main.rs b/src/bin/saorsa-cli/main.rs
index 5d78b1bf..9d8d778f 100644
--- a/src/bin/saorsa-cli/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/saorsa-cli/main.rs
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ async fn create_client_node(bootstrap: Vec<std::net::SocketAddr>) -> Result<Arc<
     core_config.enable_ipv6 = false;
     core_config.bootstrap_peers = bootstrap;
     core_config.max_message_size = Some(MAX_WIRE_MESSAGE_SIZE);
+    core_config.mode = saorsa_core::NodeMode::Client;
 
     let node = P2PNode::new(core_config)
         .await