diff --git a/controllers/nodeHttpController.go b/controllers/nodeHttpController.go
index b898f95a..a6d4fba3 100644
--- a/controllers/nodeHttpController.go
+++ b/controllers/nodeHttpController.go
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func CreateEgressGateway(gateway models.EgressGatewayRequest) (models.Node, erro
 	if err = database.Insert(key, string(nodeData), database.NODES_TABLE_NAME); err != nil {
 		return models.Node{}, err
 	}
-	if err = functions.NetworkNodesUpdateAction(node.Network, models.NODE_EGRESS_CHANGE); err != nil {
+	if err = functions.NetworkNodesUpdatePullChanges(node.Network); err != nil {
 		return models.Node{}, err
 	}
 	return node, nil
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ func DeleteEgressGateway(network, macaddress string) (models.Node, error) {
 	if err = database.Insert(key, string(data), database.NODES_TABLE_NAME); err != nil {
 		return models.Node{}, err
 	}
-	if err = functions.NetworkNodesUpdateAction(network, models.NODE_EGRESS_CHANGE); err != nil {
+	if err = functions.NetworkNodesUpdatePullChanges(network); err != nil {
 		return models.Node{}, err
 	}
 	return node, nil
diff --git a/functions/helpers.go b/functions/helpers.go
index d6457d17..590bda7e 100644
--- a/functions/helpers.go
+++ b/functions/helpers.go
@@ -266,6 +266,37 @@ func NetworkNodesUpdateAction(networkName string, action string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func NetworkNodesUpdatePullChanges(networkName string) error {
+
+	collections, err := database.FetchRecords(database.NODES_TABLE_NAME)
+	if err != nil {
+		if database.IsEmptyRecord(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, value := range collections {
+		var node models.Node
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(value), &node)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("error in node address assignment!")
+			return err
+		}
+		if node.Network == networkName {
+			node.PullChanges = "yes"
+			data, err := json.Marshal(&node)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			node.SetID()
+			database.Insert(node.ID, string(data), database.NODES_TABLE_NAME)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func UpdateNetworkLocalAddresses(networkName string) error {
 
 	collection, err := database.FetchRecords(database.NODES_TABLE_NAME)
diff --git a/models/node.go b/models/node.go
index 8176aaa7..be1b633f 100644
--- a/models/node.go
+++ b/models/node.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const TEN_YEARS_IN_SECONDS = 300000000
 const NODE_UPDATE_KEY = "updatekey"
 const NODE_DELETE = "delete"
 const NODE_IS_PENDING = "pending"
-const NODE_EGRESS_CHANGE = "egresschange"
 const NODE_NOOP = "noop"
 
 var seededRand *rand.Rand = rand.New(
diff --git a/netclient/functions/checkin.go b/netclient/functions/checkin.go
index 6c23087c..9c7deee7 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/checkin.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/checkin.go
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ func checkNodeActions(node *models.Node, network string, servercfg config.Server
 			log.Println("Unable to process reset keys request:", err)
 			return ""
 		}
-		return ""
 	}
 	if node.Action == models.NODE_DELETE || localNode.Action == models.NODE_DELETE {
 		err := LeaveNetwork(network)