diff --git a/functions/mqhandlers.go b/functions/mqhandlers.go
index ab1ba7a0..73f06bc5 100644
--- a/functions/mqhandlers.go
+++ b/functions/mqhandlers.go
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ func HostUpdate(client mqtt.Client, msg mqtt.Message) {
 		clearRetainedMsg(client, msg.Topic()) // clear message
 		UpdateKeys()
 	case models.RequestPull:
+		clearRetainedMsg(client, msg.Topic())
 		Pull(true)
 	default:
 		slog.Error("unknown host action", "action", hostUpdate.Action)
diff --git a/functions/pull.go b/functions/pull.go
index 1e086563..7ed39b04 100644
--- a/functions/pull.go
+++ b/functions/pull.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func Pull(restart bool) error {
 	pullResponse.ServerConfig.MQPassword = server.MQPassword // pwd can't change currently
 	config.UpdateServerConfig(&pullResponse.ServerConfig)
 	config.SetNodes(pullResponse.Nodes)
+	config.UpdateHost(&pullResponse.Host)
 	fmt.Printf("completed pull for server %s\n", serverName)
 	_ = config.WriteServerConfig()
 	_ = config.WriteNetclientConfig()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d56a6b2b..7b8df3db 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/nftables v0.1.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0
-	github.com/gravitl/netmaker v0.20.6-0.20230809123305-36b444e13a18
+	github.com/gravitl/netmaker v0.20.6
 	github.com/gravitl/tcping v0.1.2-0.20230801110928-546055ebde06
 	github.com/gravitl/txeh v0.0.0-20230509181318-3778c58bd69f
 	github.com/guumaster/hostctl v1.1.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2b2749fb..290680de 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go-testing v0.0.0-20200911160855-bcd43fbb19e8
 github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v1.17.2 h1:fQnZVsXk8uxXIStYb0N4bGk7jeyTalG/wsZjQ25dO0g=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 h1:PPwGk2jz7EePpoHN/+ClbZu8SPxiqlu12wZP/3sWmnc=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
-github.com/gravitl/netmaker v0.20.6-0.20230809123305-36b444e13a18 h1:nSR9x+f2tBTfy13fBS18zlTz0KXI3RKTrWDnU5ZWGt8=
-github.com/gravitl/netmaker v0.20.6-0.20230809123305-36b444e13a18/go.mod h1:OlDRACyy/VRRk2bGHUhoD0eBt5eoUIs6FodIveNRZRM=
+github.com/gravitl/netmaker v0.20.6 h1:PrtmKujExojp3xa+Wk3HzoT1bCd5Tbk5BQLQHfdLdEE=
+github.com/gravitl/netmaker v0.20.6/go.mod h1:OlDRACyy/VRRk2bGHUhoD0eBt5eoUIs6FodIveNRZRM=
 github.com/gravitl/tcping v0.1.2-0.20230801110928-546055ebde06 h1:g2fBXRNT9eiQohyHcoME3SVmeG7OKoJPWrs7A+009kU=
 github.com/gravitl/tcping v0.1.2-0.20230801110928-546055ebde06/go.mod h1:12iViYKWAzRPj5/oEGAaD7Wje+Nuz8M9eDJbV7qhKAA=
 github.com/gravitl/txeh v0.0.0-20230509181318-3778c58bd69f h1:XzsYovKdrDvj2z2HEHoeHU67+JIEFMHQKHU6oU+1fVE=