diff --git a/src/connectivity.c b/src/connectivity.c
index acc7cbb..bd7c703 100644
--- a/src/connectivity.c
+++ b/src/connectivity.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 /*
- * This is an internal OS specific structure for nodes.
+ * This is an internal structure for nodes.
  */
 struct NeoComm_directory_node {
 	int in_use;
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ struct NeoComm_directory_node {
 	unsigned int max_connections;
 };
 
-static struct NeoComm_directory_node *node_list;
+static struct NeoComm_directory_node *node_list = NULL;
 static unsigned int max_nodes;
 static unsigned int num_nodes;
 
-static int run = 0;
+static int run;
 static int sockfd;
 
 static pthread_t accept_thread;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void *NeoComm_connect_manager() {
 
 int NeoComm_init_directory(const unsigned int max_num_nodes,
 		const unsigned short portnum) {
-	if(run)
+	if(node_list)
 	{
 		NeoComm_error("Already running");
 		return 0;
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ int NeoComm_init_directory(const unsigned int max_num_nodes,
 }
 
 void NeoComm_shutdown_directory() {
+	if(!node_list)
+		return;
 	run = 0;
 	void *res;
 	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < num_nodes; ++i)
@@ -201,5 +203,45 @@ void NeoComm_shutdown_directory() {
 	}
 	pthread_join(accept_thread, &res);
 	close(sockfd);
+
+	free(node_list);
+	node_list = NULL;
+
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
+
+int NeoComm_resize_directory(const unsigned int new_max_num_nodes) {
+	if(!node_list)
+	{
+		NeoComm_error("Directory not initialized");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if(new_max_num_nodes == max_nodes)
+		return 1;
+	else if(new_max_num_nodes < max_nodes)
+	{
+		NeoComm_error("Cannot downsize directory size");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	void *tmp_list = realloc(node_list,
+			new_max_num_nodes * sizeof(struct NeoComm_directory_node));
+	if(!tmp_list)
+	{
+		NeoComm_error("Failed to allocate more memory");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	for(unsigned int i = max_nodes; i < new_max_num_nodes; ++i)
+		node_list[i].in_use = 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+unsigned int NeoComm_get_directory_size() {
+	return max_nodes;
+}
+
+unsigned int NeoComm_get_num_nodes() {
+	return num_nodes;
+}