diff --git a/controllers/networkHttpController.go b/controllers/networkHttpController.go
index 916ba8e3..2fa84ab3 100644
--- a/controllers/networkHttpController.go
+++ b/controllers/networkHttpController.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func keyUpdate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func KeyUpdate(netname string) (models.Network, error) {
-	err := functions.NetworkNodesUpdateKey(netname)
+	err := functions.NetworkNodesUpdateAction(netname, models.NODE_UPDATE_KEY)
 	if err != nil {
 		return models.Network{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/nodeHttpController.go b/controllers/nodeHttpController.go
index b79c54be..b898f95a 100644
--- a/controllers/nodeHttpController.go
+++ b/controllers/nodeHttpController.go
@@ -555,13 +555,13 @@ func CreateEgressGateway(gateway models.EgressGatewayRequest) (models.Node, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return node, err
 	}
-	err = database.Insert(key, string(nodeData), database.NODES_TABLE_NAME)
-	// prepare update model.
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = database.Insert(key, string(nodeData), database.NODES_TABLE_NAME); err != nil {
 		return models.Node{}, err
 	}
-	err = SetNetworkNodesLastModified(gateway.NetID)
-	return node, err
+	if err = functions.NetworkNodesUpdateAction(node.Network, models.NODE_EGRESS_CHANGE); err != nil {
+		return models.Node{}, err
+	}
+	return node, nil
 }
 
 func ValidateEgressGateway(gateway models.EgressGatewayRequest) error {
@@ -614,12 +614,10 @@ func DeleteEgressGateway(network, macaddress string) (models.Node, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return models.Node{}, err
 	}
-	err = database.Insert(key, string(data), database.NODES_TABLE_NAME)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = database.Insert(key, string(data), database.NODES_TABLE_NAME); err != nil {
 		return models.Node{}, err
 	}
-	err = SetNetworkNodesLastModified(network)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err = functions.NetworkNodesUpdateAction(network, models.NODE_EGRESS_CHANGE); err != nil {
 		return models.Node{}, err
 	}
 	return node, nil
diff --git a/functions/helpers.go b/functions/helpers.go
index f5da9435..d6457d17 100644
--- a/functions/helpers.go
+++ b/functions/helpers.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func UpdateNetworkNodeAddresses(networkName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func NetworkNodesUpdateKey(networkName string) error {
+func NetworkNodesUpdateAction(networkName string, action string) error {
 
 	collections, err := database.FetchRecords(database.NODES_TABLE_NAME)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func NetworkNodesUpdateKey(networkName string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		if node.Network == networkName {
-			node.Action = models.NODE_UPDATE_KEY
+			node.Action = action
 			data, err := json.Marshal(&node)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/models/node.go b/models/node.go
index be1b633f..8176aaa7 100644
--- a/models/node.go
+++ b/models/node.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ 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(