diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 33899cf..61dcdf4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ towerops-agent
 cover.out
 cover.html
 
+# Runtime data
+known_hosts.json
+
 # Database files
 *.db
 *.db-shm
diff --git a/hostkeys_test.go b/hostkeys_test.go
index 7b75675..b36586c 100644
--- a/hostkeys_test.go
+++ b/hostkeys_test.go
@@ -76,10 +76,9 @@ func TestHostKeyStoreConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGetHostKeyStoreDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	// Reset the once for testing
-	origOnce := hostKeysOnce
 	origStore := globalHostKeys
 	defer func() {
-		hostKeysOnce = origOnce
+		hostKeysOnce = sync.Once{}
 		globalHostKeys = origStore
 	}()
 	hostKeysOnce = sync.Once{}
@@ -93,10 +92,9 @@ func TestGetHostKeyStoreDefault(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSSHHostKeyCallback(t *testing.T) {
 	// Reset global state
-	origOnce := hostKeysOnce
 	origStore := globalHostKeys
 	defer func() {
-		hostKeysOnce = origOnce
+		hostKeysOnce = sync.Once{}
 		globalHostKeys = origStore
 	}()
 	hostKeysOnce = sync.Once{}
diff --git a/known_hosts.json b/known_hosts.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4982bec..0000000
--- a/known_hosts.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "127.0.0.1:34241": "7b15d4949c86819c72610bb15661751a258ba039010e1544d8a6a2291411844c",
-  "127.0.0.1:38017": "2aaf02f4a6e47ece1361d10df54c8af2ffd8f43f8d3ad0d3d1b8cf42107e0bea",
-  "127.0.0.1:42691": "fd4c0283f9848d207364b309eb894f54516e0b2d6c0935399a514a0504e31f4d",
-  "127.0.0.1:44377": "a0b1c55bc4c006fe871315e6a95d49afd1af3ac90e0309f1afae98acf003a5b9"
-}
\ No newline at end of file