diff --git a/include/opendht/securedht.h b/include/opendht/securedht.h
index a5fccc0e4..4005eef1b 100644
--- a/include/opendht/securedht.h
+++ b/include/opendht/securedht.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class OPENDHT_PUBLIC SecureDht final : public DhtInterface {
      * id:    the identity to use for the crypto layer and to compute
      *        our own hash on the Dht.
      */
-    SecureDht(std::unique_ptr<DhtInterface> dht, Config config, const IdentityAnnouncedCb& iacb = {});
+    SecureDht(std::unique_ptr<DhtInterface> dht, Config config, IdentityAnnouncedCb iacb = {});
 
     virtual ~SecureDht();
 
@@ -348,8 +348,6 @@ class OPENDHT_PUBLIC SecureDht final : public DhtInterface {
     ValueCallback getCallbackFilter(const ValueCallback&, Value::Filter&&);
     GetCallback getCallbackFilter(const GetCallback&, Value::Filter&&);
 
-    IdentityAnnouncedCb iacb_ {};
-
     Sp<crypto::PrivateKey> key_ {};
     Sp<crypto::Certificate> certificate_ {};
 
diff --git a/src/securedht.cpp b/src/securedht.cpp
index 69ece0941..149ba4bbe 100644
--- a/src/securedht.cpp
+++ b/src/securedht.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 namespace dht {
 
-SecureDht::SecureDht(std::unique_ptr<DhtInterface> dht, SecureDht::Config conf, const IdentityAnnouncedCb& iacb)
-: dht_(std::move(dht)), key_(conf.id.first), certificate_(conf.id.second), enableCache_(conf.cert_cache_all), iacb_(iacb)
+SecureDht::SecureDht(std::unique_ptr<DhtInterface> dht, SecureDht::Config conf, IdentityAnnouncedCb iacb)
+: dht_(std::move(dht)), key_(conf.id.first), certificate_(conf.id.second), enableCache_(conf.cert_cache_all)
 {
     if (!dht_) return;
     for (const auto& type : DEFAULT_TYPES)
@@ -53,16 +53,15 @@ SecureDht::SecureDht(std::unique_ptr<DhtInterface> dht, SecureDht::Config conf,
         if (key_ and certId != key_->getPublicKey().getId())
             throw DhtException("SecureDht: provided certificate doesn't match private key.");
 
-        dht_->addOnConnectedCallback([&]{
+        dht_->addOnConnectedCallback([&, cb=std::move(iacb)]{
             dht_->put(certId, Value {
                 CERTIFICATE_TYPE,
                 *certificate_,
                 1
-            }, [this, certId](bool ok) {
-                if (iacb_) iacb_(ok);
-                if (ok)
-                    if (logger_)
-                        logger_->d(certId, "SecureDht: public key announced successfully");
+            }, [this, certId, cb=std::move(cb)](bool ok) {
+                if (cb) cb(ok);
+                if (logger_)
+                    logger_->d(certId, "SecureDht: certificate announcement %s", ok ? "succeeded" : "failed");
             }, {}, true);
         });
     }