diff --git a/eventhandler.go b/eventhandler.go
index c657c7f..1051338 100644
--- a/eventhandler.go
+++ b/eventhandler.go
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ func printContainerInfo(pid, ppid string) {
 
 func (eventHandler *EventHandler) handleNetworkEvent(event *Event) {
 
+	// sinkhole is returned in-case of dns-block
+	if event.IPAddress == StepSecuritySinkHoleIPAddress {
+		return
+	}
+
 	if !isPrivateIPAddress(event.IPAddress) &&
 		// commenting out AzureIPAddress since it should not be called
 		// strings.Compare(event.IPAddress, AzureIPAddress) != 0 &&
@@ -191,16 +196,10 @@ func (eventHandler *EventHandler) handleNetworkEvent(event *Event) {
 			} else {
 				tool = Tool{Name: image, SHA256: image} // TODO: Set container image checksum
 			}
+
 			reverseLookUp := eventHandler.DNSProxy.GetReverseIPLookup(event.IPAddress)
-			status := ""
-			matchedPolicy := ""
-			reason := ""
-			if eventHandler.DNSProxy.GlobalBlocklist != nil && eventHandler.DNSProxy.GlobalBlocklist.IsIPAddressBlocked(event.IPAddress) {
-				status = "Dropped"
-				matchedPolicy = GlobalBlocklistMatchedPolicy
-				reason = eventHandler.DNSProxy.GlobalBlocklist.BlockedIPAddressReason(event.IPAddress)
-			}
-			eventHandler.ApiClient.sendNetConnection(eventHandler.CorrelationId, eventHandler.Repo, event.IPAddress, event.Port, reverseLookUp, status, matchedPolicy, reason, event.Timestamp, tool)
+			eventHandler.ApiClient.sendNetConnection(eventHandler.CorrelationId, eventHandler.Repo, event.IPAddress, event.Port, reverseLookUp, "", "", "", event.Timestamp, tool)
+
 			process := ""
 			if image == "" {
 				process = tool.Name
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index feee67c..1e7e808 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jarcoal/httpmock v1.3.0
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.57
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/step-security/armour v1.2.1
+	github.com/step-security/armour v1.2.4
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 86e9aec..420ae0d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -187,10 +187,8 @@ github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.4.0 h1:n/SP9D5ad1fORl+llWyN+D6qoUETXNZARKjyY2/KVCw=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.4.0/go.mod h1:A0bzQcvG0E7Rwjx0REVgAGH58e96+X0MeOfepqsbeW4=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4-0.20230606125235-dd1b4c2e81af h1:Sp5TG9f7K39yfB+If0vjp97vuT74F72r8hfRpP8jLU0=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4-0.20230606125235-dd1b4c2e81af/go.mod h1:naHLuLoDiP4jHNo9R0sCBMtWGeIprob74mVsIT4qYEQ=
-github.com/step-security/armour v1.2.0 h1:DzGsX0HOWiMJpD8wo5k5bJKohWbjk3WYm6x13UNzsTE=
-github.com/step-security/armour v1.2.0/go.mod h1:uopgPKW3HfuP05Wc0QeaN9buiy/XJH2B5HdNuM8sBLE=
-github.com/step-security/armour v1.2.1 h1:WFhrnUanh60c+jUXBsEX01jS5pi51Cs28wq//tLiuqU=
-github.com/step-security/armour v1.2.1/go.mod h1:uopgPKW3HfuP05Wc0QeaN9buiy/XJH2B5HdNuM8sBLE=
+github.com/step-security/armour v1.2.4 h1:061EolSwyzGUVZq9w9rlDOMY5DLF+pd2aLabzls8Po8=
+github.com/step-security/armour v1.2.4/go.mod h1:uopgPKW3HfuP05Wc0QeaN9buiy/XJH2B5HdNuM8sBLE=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=