diff --git a/common/client-core/src/init/helpers.rs b/common/client-core/src/init/helpers.rs
index 3f6a390bd0..30e73a5142 100644
--- a/common/client-core/src/init/helpers.rs
+++ b/common/client-core/src/init/helpers.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use log::{debug, info, trace, warn};
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use nym_gateway_client::GatewayClient;
-use nym_topology::{gateway, mix};
+use nym_topology::gateway;
 use nym_validator_client::client::IdentityKeyRef;
 use nym_validator_client::UserAgent;
 use rand::{seq::SliceRandom, Rng};
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ pub async fn current_gateways<R: Rng>(
 
     log::debug!("Fetching list of gateways from: {nym_api}");
 
-    let gateways = client.get_all_basic_entry_assigned_nodes(None).await?;
+    // let gateways = client.get_all_basic_entry_assigned_nodes(None).await?;
+    #[allow(deprecated)]
+    let gateways = client.get_cached_described_gateways().await?;
     log::debug!("Found {} gateways", gateways.len());
     log::trace!("Gateways: {:#?}", gateways);
 
@@ -110,27 +112,28 @@ pub async fn current_gateways<R: Rng>(
     Ok(valid_gateways)
 }
 
-pub async fn current_mixnodes<R: Rng>(
-    rng: &mut R,
-    nym_apis: &[Url],
-) -> Result<Vec<mix::LegacyNode>, ClientCoreError> {
-    let nym_api = nym_apis
-        .choose(rng)
-        .ok_or(ClientCoreError::ListOfNymApisIsEmpty)?;
-    let client = nym_validator_client::client::NymApiClient::new(nym_api.clone());
-
-    log::trace!("Fetching list of mixnodes from: {nym_api}");
-
-    let mixnodes = client
-        .get_all_basic_active_mixing_assigned_nodes(None)
-        .await?;
-    let valid_mixnodes = mixnodes
-        .iter()
-        .filter_map(|mixnode| mixnode.try_into().ok())
-        .collect::<Vec<mix::LegacyNode>>();
-
-    Ok(valid_mixnodes)
-}
+//pub async fn current_mixnodes<R: Rng>(
+//    rng: &mut R,
+//    nym_apis: &[Url],
+//) -> Result<Vec<mix::LegacyNode>, ClientCoreError> {
+//    let nym_api = nym_apis
+//        .choose(rng)
+//        .ok_or(ClientCoreError::ListOfNymApisIsEmpty)?;
+//    let client = nym_validator_client::client::NymApiClient::new(nym_api.clone());
+//
+//    log::trace!("Fetching list of mixnodes from: {nym_api}");
+//
+//    //let mixnodes = client
+//    //    .get_all_basic_active_mixing_assigned_nodes(None)
+//    //    .await?;
+//    let mixnodes = client.get_cached_mixnodes().await?;
+//    let valid_mixnodes = mixnodes
+//        .iter()
+//        .filter_map(|mixnode| (&mixnode.bond_information).try_into().ok())
+//        .collect::<Vec<mix::LegacyNode>>();
+//
+//    Ok(valid_mixnodes)
+//}
 
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 async fn connect(endpoint: &str) -> Result<WsConn, ClientCoreError> {
diff --git a/common/topology/src/gateway.rs b/common/topology/src/gateway.rs
index e6f4981560..8b501f330a 100644
--- a/common/topology/src/gateway.rs
+++ b/common/topology/src/gateway.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 use crate::{filter, NetworkAddress, NodeVersion};
+use nym_api_requests::models::LegacyDescribedGateway;
 use nym_api_requests::nym_nodes::SkimmedNode;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::{encryption, identity};
+use nym_mixnet_contract_common::GatewayBond;
 use nym_mixnet_contract_common::NodeId;
 use nym_sphinx_addressing::nodes::{NodeIdentity, NymNodeRoutingAddress};
 use nym_sphinx_types::Node as SphinxNode;
@@ -179,3 +181,83 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a SkimmedNode> for LegacyNode {
         })
     }
 }
+
+impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a GatewayBond> for LegacyNode {
+    type Error = GatewayConversionError;
+
+    fn try_from(bond: &'a GatewayBond) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let host = Self::parse_host(&bond.gateway.host)?;
+
+        // try to completely resolve the host in the mix situation to avoid doing it every
+        // single time we want to construct a path
+        let mix_host = Self::extract_mix_host(&host, bond.gateway.mix_port)?;
+
+        Ok(LegacyNode {
+            // owner: Some(bond.owner.as_str().to_owned()),
+            node_id: 0,
+            host,
+            mix_host,
+            clients_ws_port: bond.gateway.clients_port,
+            clients_wss_port: None,
+            identity_key: identity::PublicKey::from_base58_string(&bond.gateway.identity_key)?,
+            sphinx_key: encryption::PublicKey::from_base58_string(&bond.gateway.sphinx_key)?,
+            version: bond.gateway.version.as_str().into(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<GatewayBond> for LegacyNode {
+    type Error = GatewayConversionError;
+
+    fn try_from(bond: GatewayBond) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        LegacyNode::try_from(&bond)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a LegacyDescribedGateway> for LegacyNode {
+    type Error = GatewayConversionError;
+
+    fn try_from(value: &'a LegacyDescribedGateway) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let Some(ref self_described) = value.self_described else {
+            return (&value.bond).try_into();
+        };
+
+        let ips = &self_described.host_information.ip_address;
+        if ips.is_empty() {
+            return Err(GatewayConversionError::NoIpAddressesProvided {
+                gateway: value.bond.gateway.identity_key.clone(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        let host = match &self_described.host_information.hostname {
+            None => NetworkAddress::IpAddr(ips[0]),
+            Some(hostname) => NetworkAddress::Hostname(hostname.clone()),
+        };
+
+        // get ip from the self-reported values so we wouldn't need to do any hostname resolution
+        // (which doesn't really work in wasm)
+        let mix_host = SocketAddr::new(ips[0], value.bond.gateway.mix_port);
+
+        Ok(LegacyNode {
+            // owner: Some(value.bond.owner.as_str().to_owned()),
+            node_id: 0,
+            host,
+            mix_host,
+            clients_ws_port: self_described.mixnet_websockets.ws_port,
+            clients_wss_port: self_described.mixnet_websockets.wss_port,
+            //identity_key: identity::PublicKey::from_base58_string(
+            //    &self_described.host_information.keys.ed25519,
+            //)?,
+            identity_key: self_described.host_information.keys.ed25519,
+            //sphinx_key: encryption::PublicKey::from_base58_string(
+            //    &self_described.host_information.keys.x25519,
+            //)?,
+            sphinx_key: self_described.host_information.keys.x25519,
+            version: self_described
+                .build_information
+                .build_version
+                .as_str()
+                .into(),
+        })
+    }
+}