diff --git a/relay-server/go.mod b/relay-server/go.mod
index 521484f..4a3e55e 100644
--- a/relay-server/go.mod
+++ b/relay-server/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/kubearmor/KubeArmor/protobuf v0.0.0-20240315075053-fee50c9428b9
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.18.2
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2
 	k8s.io/api v0.30.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.30.1
diff --git a/relay-server/go.sum b/relay-server/go.sum
index 8dfea1e..9d08f06 100644
--- a/relay-server/go.sum
+++ b/relay-server/go.sum
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.21.0/go.mod h1:XYTD2NtWslqkgxebSiOHnXEap4TF09sJSc7H1sXbht
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 h1:YsImfSBoP9QPYL0xyKJPq0gcaJdG3rInoqxTWbfQu9M=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
diff --git a/relay-server/informers/informercache.go b/relay-server/informers/informercache.go
index 0181d7f..60825dc 100644
--- a/relay-server/informers/informercache.go
+++ b/relay-server/informers/informercache.go
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ func StartInformers(client *Client) {
 	podInformer.AddEventHandler(
 		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
+				pod, ok := obj.(*v1.Pod)
+				if !ok {
+					kg.Errf("Failed to cast object to *v1.Pod in AddFunc: received type %T", obj)
+					return
+				}
 
-				pod := obj.(*v1.Pod)
 				deploymentName := getDeploymentNamefromPod(pod)
 				podInfo := PodServiceInfo{
 					Type:           "POD",
@@ -103,29 +107,30 @@ func StartInformers(client *Client) {
 				}
 
 				client.ClusterIPCache.Set(pod.Status.PodIP, podInfo)
-
-				// kg.Printf("POD Added: %s/%s, remoteIP %s\n", pod.Name, deploymentName, pod.Status.PodIP)
 			},
 			UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
+				pod, ok := newObj.(*v1.Pod)
+				if !ok {
+					kg.Errf("Failed to cast object to *v1.Pod in UpdateFunc: received type %T", newObj)
+					return
+				}
 
-				pod := newObj.(*v1.Pod)
 				deploymentName := getDeploymentNamefromPod(pod)
 				podInfo := PodServiceInfo{
-
 					Type:           "POD",
 					PodName:        pod.Name,
 					DeploymentName: deploymentName,
-
-					NamespaceName: pod.Namespace,
+					NamespaceName:  pod.Namespace,
 				}
 
 				client.ClusterIPCache.Set(pod.Status.PodIP, podInfo)
-				// kg.Printf("POD Updated: %s/%s, remoteIP %s\n", pod.Name, deploymentName, pod.Status.PodIP)
-
 			},
 			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-
-				pod := obj.(*v1.Pod)
+				pod, ok := obj.(*v1.Pod)
+				if !ok {
+					kg.Errf("Failed to cast object to *v1.Pod in DeleteFunc: received type %T", obj)
+					return
+				}
 
 				client.ClusterIPCache.Delete(pod.Status.PodIP)
 			},
@@ -139,7 +144,11 @@ func StartInformers(client *Client) {
 	serviceInformer.AddEventHandler(
 		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-				service := obj.(*v1.Service)
+				service, ok := obj.(*v1.Service)
+				if !ok {
+					kg.Errf("Failed to cast object to *v1.Service in AddFunc: received type %T", obj)
+					return
+				}
 
 				svcInfo := PodServiceInfo{
 
@@ -154,8 +163,11 @@ func StartInformers(client *Client) {
 				// kg.Printf("Service Added: %s/%s, remoteIP %s\n", service.Namespace, service.Name, service.Spec.ClusterIP)
 			},
 			UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
-				service := newObj.(*v1.Service)
-
+				service, ok := newObj.(*v1.Service)
+				if !ok {
+					kg.Errf("Failed to cast object to *v1.Service in UpdateFunc: received type %T", newObj)
+					return
+				}
 				svcInfo := PodServiceInfo{
 
 					Type:           "SERVICE",
@@ -164,10 +176,14 @@ func StartInformers(client *Client) {
 					NamespaceName:  service.Namespace,
 				}
 				client.ClusterIPCache.Set(service.Spec.ClusterIP, svcInfo)
-				kg.Printf("Service Updated: %s/%s\n", service.Namespace, service.Name)
+				// kg.Printf("Service Updated: %s/%s\n", service.Namespace, service.Name)
 			},
 			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-				service := obj.(*v1.Service)
+				service, ok := obj.(*v1.Service)
+				if !ok {
+					kg.Errf("Failed to cast object to *v1.Service in DeleteFunc: received type %T", obj)
+					return
+				}
 
 				client.ClusterIPCache.Delete(service.Spec.ClusterIP)
 				// kg.Printf("Service Deleted: %s/%s\n", service.Namespace, service.Name)
diff --git a/relay-server/server/relayServer.go b/relay-server/server/relayServer.go
index cc8227a..fecd140 100644
--- a/relay-server/server/relayServer.go
+++ b/relay-server/server/relayServer.go
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func NewRelayServer(port string) *RelayServer {
 
 	if enableEsDashboards {
 		ESLogChannel = make(chan *pb.Log, 10000)
-		AlertBufferChannel = make(chan *pb.Alert, 1000)
+		ESAlertChannel = make(chan *pb.Alert, 1000)
 	}
 
 	// listen to gRPC port