diff --git a/hosts.go b/hosts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b21c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var hosts map[string]Host
+
+type Host struct {
+	// string since why convert it to bytes and handle errors when you can just not
+	Fingerprint string
+	NotAfter    time.Time
+}
+
+func populateHosts() error {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(xdgDataHome(), "konbata", "known_hosts_2"), os.O_RDONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	hosts = make(map[string]Host)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		if scanner.Text() == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		values := strings.Split(scanner.Text(), " ")
+		if len(values) != 3 {
+			return errors.New("malformed host line encountered")
+		}
+		hostname := values[0]
+		fingerprint := values[1]
+		timeInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(values[2], 10, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		hosts[hostname] = Host{
+			Fingerprint: fingerprint,
+			NotAfter:    time.UnixMicro(timeInt),
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func saveHostsTmp(filename string) error {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	err = file.Truncate(0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	writer := bufio.NewWriter(file)
+	for hostname, host := range hosts {
+		_, err = writer.WriteString(hostname)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = writer.WriteRune(' ')
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = writer.WriteString(host.Fingerprint)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = writer.WriteRune(' ')
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = writer.WriteString(strconv.FormatInt(host.NotAfter.UnixMicro(), 10))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = writer.WriteRune('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return writer.Flush()
+}
+
+func saveHosts() error {
+	filename := filepath.Join(xdgDataHome(), "konbata", "known_hosts_2")
+	tmpFilename := filepath.Join(xdgDataHome(), "konbata", "known_hosts_2.tmp")
+	err := saveHostsTmp(tmpFilename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return os.Rename(tmpFilename, filename)
+}
+
+func TrustCertificate(hostname string, cert *x509.Certificate) error {
+	hash := sha256.New()
+	hash.Write(cert.Raw)
+	fingerprint := hex.EncodeToString(hash.Sum(nil))
+	currentTime := time.Now()
+
+	host, ok := hosts[hostname]
+	if !ok || currentTime.After(host.NotAfter) {
+		if currentTime.Before(cert.NotBefore) {
+			return errors.New("cert is used before its not before value")
+		}
+		hosts[hostname] = Host{
+			Fingerprint: fingerprint,
+			NotAfter:    cert.NotAfter,
+		}
+		return saveHosts()
+	} else if host.Fingerprint != fingerprint {
+		return errors.New("fingerprint does not match!")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 74d1078..d5817a9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -10,31 +9,18 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.sr.ht/~adnano/go-gemini"
-	"git.sr.ht/~adnano/go-gemini/tofu"
 )
 
 const TIMEOUT_NS time.Duration = time.Duration(60_000_000_000)
 const MAX_FILE_SIZE int64 = 512 * 1024
 
-var (
-	hosts     tofu.KnownHosts
-	hostsfile *tofu.HostWriter
-)
-
 func init() {
-	path := filepath.Join(xdgDataHome(), "konbata", "known_hosts")
-	err := hosts.Load(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	hostsfile, err = tofu.OpenHostsFile(path)
+	err := populateHosts()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -50,22 +36,6 @@ func init() {
 	}
 }
 
-func trustCertificate(hostname string, cert *x509.Certificate) error {
-	host := tofu.NewHost(hostname, cert.Raw)
-	knownHost, ok := hosts.Lookup(hostname)
-	if ok {
-		// Check fingerprint
-		if knownHost.Fingerprint != host.Fingerprint {
-			return errors.New("fingerprint does not match!")
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	hosts.Add(host)
-	hostsfile.WriteHost(host)
-	return nil
-}
-
 func do(client gemini.Client, ctx context.Context, req *gemini.Request, via []*gemini.Request) (*gemini.Response, *gemini.Request, error) {
 	if target, exists := predirs[req.URL.String()]; exists {
 		via = append(via, req)
@@ -151,7 +121,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	client := gemini.Client{
-		TrustCertificate: trustCertificate,
+		TrustCertificate: TrustCertificate,
 	}
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), TIMEOUT_NS)
 	defer cancel()