diff --git a/pkg/zones/env.go b/pkg/zones/env.go
index 59eaadc..f2ec1a2 100644
--- a/pkg/zones/env.go
+++ b/pkg/zones/env.go
@@ -82,14 +82,12 @@ func getRingZeroGatewayID(z *Zone) int {
 	var firstNodeID, gatewayID int
 
 	z.ForEachMachine(func(p *Machine) bool {
-		nodeID := p.ID()
-
 		if firstNodeID == 0 {
-			firstNodeID = nodeID
+			firstNodeID = p.ID
 		}
 
 		if _, found := p.getRingInfo(0); found {
-			gatewayID = nodeID
+			gatewayID = p.ID
 		}
 
 		return gatewayID != 0
diff --git a/pkg/zones/machine.go b/pkg/zones/machine.go
index 09dd2fa..5a9713f 100644
--- a/pkg/zones/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/zones/machine.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"net/netip"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ type Machine struct {
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
 	zone *Zone
-	id   int
+	ID   int
 	Name string `toml:"name"`
 
 	PublicAddresses []netip.Addr `toml:"public,omitempty"`
@@ -26,27 +25,6 @@ func (m *Machine) String() string {
 	return m.Name
 }
 
-// ID return the index within the [Zone] associated to this [Machine]
-func (m *Machine) ID() int {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if m.id == 0 {
-		zoneName := m.zone.Name
-
-		s := m.Name[len(zoneName)+1:]
-
-		id, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 8)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-
-		m.id = int(id)
-	}
-
-	return m.id
-}
-
 // FullName returns the Name of the machine including domain name
 func (m *Machine) FullName() string {
 	if domain := m.zone.zones.domain; domain != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/zones/machine_rings.go b/pkg/zones/machine_rings.go
index 43a55cf..f5d2915 100644
--- a/pkg/zones/machine_rings.go
+++ b/pkg/zones/machine_rings.go
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ func (m *Machine) applyZoneNodeID(zoneID, nodeID int) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s", "zoneID")
 	case nodeID == 0:
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s", "nodeID")
-	case m.ID() != nodeID:
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s: %v ≠ %v", "zoneID", m.ID(), nodeID)
+	case m.ID != nodeID:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s: %v ≠ %v", "zoneID", m.ID, nodeID)
 	case m.zone.ID != 0 && m.zone.ID != zoneID:
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid %s: %v ≠ %v", "zoneID", m.zone.ID, zoneID)
 	case m.zone.ID == 0:
diff --git a/pkg/zones/machine_scan.go b/pkg/zones/machine_scan.go
index c676644..ee46203 100644
--- a/pkg/zones/machine_scan.go
+++ b/pkg/zones/machine_scan.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package zones
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/netip"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ func (m *Machine) updatePublicAddresses() error {
 }
 
 func (m *Machine) init() error {
+	if err := m.setID(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	for i := 0; i < RingsCount; i++ {
 		if err := m.tryReadWireguardKeys(i); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -34,6 +39,19 @@ func (m *Machine) init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *Machine) setID() error {
+	zoneName := m.zone.Name
+	suffix := m.Name[len(zoneName)+1:]
+
+	id, err := strconv.ParseInt(suffix, 10, 8)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	m.ID = int(id)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m *Machine) scan() error {
 	for i := 0; i < RingsCount; i++ {
 		if err := m.tryApplyWireguardConfig(i); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/zones/scan.go b/pkg/zones/scan.go
index 418fe18..28b77d0 100644
--- a/pkg/zones/scan.go
+++ b/pkg/zones/scan.go
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func (m *Zones) scanSort() error {
 
 	m.ForEachZone(func(z *Zone) bool {
 		sort.SliceStable(z.Machines, func(i, j int) bool {
-			id1 := z.Machines[i].ID()
-			id2 := z.Machines[j].ID()
+			id1 := z.Machines[i].ID
+			id2 := z.Machines[j].ID
 			return id1 < id2
 		})