diff --git a/src/network/dandelion.py b/src/network/dandelion.py
index 6c34f525..e661fffb 100644
--- a/src/network/dandelion.py
+++ b/src/network/dandelion.py
@@ -105,14 +105,13 @@ class Dandelion():      # pylint: disable=old-style-class
                 #hashMap is has any value
             # if not [hasmap for hasmap in  self.hashMap.items()] ==[]:
             try:
-                if self.hashMap:
-                    for k, v in iter({
-                            k: v for k, v in  iter([hasmap for hasmap in  self.hashMap.items()])
-                            if v.child is None
-                    }).items():
-                        self.hashMap[k] = Stem(
-                            connection, v.stream, self.poissonTimeout())
-                        invQueue.put((v.stream, k, v.child))
+                for k, v in {
+                        k: v for k, v in  iter([hasmap for hasmap in  self.hashMap.items()])
+                        if v.child is None
+                }.items():
+                    self.hashMap[k] = Stem(
+                        connection, v.stream, self.poissonTimeout())
+                    invQueue.put((v.stream, k, v.child))
             except AttributeError:
                 pass
 
@@ -139,10 +138,10 @@ class Dandelion():      # pylint: disable=old-style-class
                         k for k, v in iter(self.nodeMap.items()) if v == connection
                 ):
                     self.nodeMap[k] = None
-                for k, v in iter({
+                for k, v in {
                         k: v for k, v in iter(iter([hasmap for hasmap in  self.hashMap.items()]))
                         if v.child == connection
-                }).items():
+                }.items():
                     self.hashMap[k] = Stem(
                         None, v.stream, self.poissonTimeout())