diff --git a/controllers/auth_grpc.go b/controllers/auth_grpc.go
index f88bac8f..679f3811 100644
--- a/controllers/auth_grpc.go
+++ b/controllers/auth_grpc.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func grpcAuthorize(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	authToken := authHeader[0]
 
-	nodeID, mac, network, err := logic.VerifyToken(authToken)
+	nodeID, _, network, err := logic.VerifyToken(authToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func grpcAuthorize(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return status.Errorf(codes.Unauthenticated, "Unauthorized. Network does not exist: "+network)
 	}
-	node, err := logic.GetNodeByIDorMacAddress(nodeID, mac, network)
+	node, err := logic.GetNodeByID(nodeID)
 	if database.IsEmptyRecord(err) {
 		// == DELETE replace logic after 2 major version updates ==
 		if node, err = logic.GetDeletedNodeByID(node.ID); err == nil {
diff --git a/controllers/ext_client.go b/controllers/ext_client.go
index beb4f814..1d9fd7a4 100644
--- a/controllers/ext_client.go
+++ b/controllers/ext_client.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func createExtClient(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var extclient models.ExtClient
 	extclient.Network = networkName
 	extclient.IngressGatewayID = nodeid
-	node, err := logic.GetNodeByIDorMacAddress(nodeid, nodeid, networkName)
+	node, err := logic.GetNodeByID(nodeid)
 	if err != nil {
 		returnErrorResponse(w, r, formatError(err, "internal"))
 		return
diff --git a/controllers/node_grpc.go b/controllers/node_grpc.go
index 6c6bf04f..4aed4c2b 100644
--- a/controllers/node_grpc.go
+++ b/controllers/node_grpc.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (s *NodeServiceServer) UpdateNode(ctx context.Context, req *nodepb.Object)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	node, err := logic.GetNodeByIDorMacAddress(newnode.ID, newnode.MacAddress, newnode.Network)
+	node, err := logic.GetNodeByID(newnode.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ func getNewOrLegacyNode(data string) (models.Node, error) {
 	if err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &reqNode); err != nil {
 		oldID := strings.Split(data, "###") // handle legacy client IDs
 		if len(oldID) == 2 {
-			if node, err = logic.GetNodeByIDorMacAddress(reqNode.ID, oldID[0], oldID[1]); err != nil {
+			if node, err = logic.GetNodeByID(reqNode.ID); err != nil {
 				return models.Node{}, err
 			}
 		} else {
 			return models.Node{}, err
 		}
 	} else {
-		node, err = logic.GetNodeByIDorMacAddress(reqNode.ID, reqNode.MacAddress, reqNode.Network)
+		node, err = logic.GetNodeByID(reqNode.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return models.Node{}, err
 		}
diff --git a/logic/nodes.go b/logic/nodes.go
index 748725d1..1bf095f1 100644
--- a/logic/nodes.go
+++ b/logic/nodes.go
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ func GetNodeRelay(network string, relayedNodeAddr string) (models.Node, error) {
 }
 
 // GetNodeByIDorMacAddress - gets the node, if a mac address exists, but not id, then it should delete it and recreate in DB with new ID
+/*
 func GetNodeByIDorMacAddress(uuid string, macaddress string, network string) (models.Node, error) {
 	var node models.Node
 	var err error
@@ -571,7 +572,7 @@ func GetNodeByIDorMacAddress(uuid string, macaddress string, network string) (mo
 	}
 	return node, err
 }
-
+*/
 // GetNodeByID - get node by uuid, should have been set by create
 func GetNodeByID(uuid string) (models.Node, error) {
 	var record, err = database.FetchRecord(database.NODES_TABLE_NAME, uuid)
diff --git a/netclient/command/commands.go b/netclient/command/commands.go
index e3c42849..3a2fb505 100644
--- a/netclient/command/commands.go
+++ b/netclient/command/commands.go
@@ -165,8 +165,12 @@ func Push(cfg config.ClientConfig) error {
 	} else {
 		err = functions.Push(cfg.Network)
 	}
-	ncutils.PrintLog("completed pushing network configs to remote server", 1)
-	ncutils.PrintLog("success", 1)
+	if err == nil {
+		ncutils.PrintLog("completed pushing network configs to remote server", 1)
+		ncutils.PrintLog("success", 1)
+	} else {
+		ncutils.PrintLog("error occurred pushing configs", 1)
+	}
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -193,7 +197,12 @@ func Pull(cfg config.ClientConfig) error {
 		_, err = functions.Pull(cfg.Network, true)
 	}
 	ncutils.PrintLog("reset network and peer configs", 1)
-	ncutils.PrintLog("success", 1)
+	if err == nil {
+		ncutils.PrintLog("reset network and peer configs", 1)
+		ncutils.PrintLog("success", 1)
+	} else {
+		ncutils.PrintLog("error occurred pulling configs from server", 1)
+	}
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/netclient/functions/checkin.go b/netclient/functions/checkin.go
index 1b6e481e..b5ba533b 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/checkin.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/checkin.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -155,7 +156,6 @@ func Pull(network string, manual bool) (*models.Node, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	node := cfg.Node
 	//servercfg := cfg.Server
 
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ func Pull(network string, manual bool) (*models.Node, error) {
 	var ctx context.Context
 
 	if cfg.Node.IsServer != "yes" {
+		log.Println("DELETE ME: server addr - " + cfg.Server.GRPCAddress)
+		log.Println("DELETE ME: server ssl - " + cfg.Server.GRPCSSL)
+
 		conn, err := grpc.Dial(cfg.Server.GRPCAddress,
 			ncutils.GRPCRequestOpts(cfg.Server.GRPCSSL))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -185,7 +188,9 @@ func Pull(network string, manual bool) (*models.Node, error) {
 			ncutils.PrintLog("Failed to authenticate: "+err.Error(), 1)
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
+		log.Println("DELETE ME: node - " + node.Name)
+		log.Println("DELETE ME: node - " + node.Network)
+		log.Println("DELETE ME: node - " + node.Address)
 		data, err := json.Marshal(&node)
 		if err != nil {
 			ncutils.PrintLog("Failed to parse node config: "+err.Error(), 1)
@@ -197,10 +202,15 @@ func Pull(network string, manual bool) (*models.Node, error) {
 			Type: nodepb.NODE_TYPE,
 		}
 
+		log.Println("DELETE ME: checkpoint 3")
+
 		readres, err := wcclient.ReadNode(ctx, req, grpc.Header(&header))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
+		log.Println("DELETE ME: checkpoint 3.5")
+
 		if err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(readres.Data), &resNode); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -225,6 +235,7 @@ func Pull(network string, manual bool) (*models.Node, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return &resNode, err
 		}
+
 		if resNode.IsServer != "yes" {
 			if wcclient == nil || ctx == nil {
 				return &cfg.Node, errors.New("issue initializing gRPC client")
diff --git a/netclient/functions/daemon.go b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
index f7801095..a57740c3 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/daemon.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
@@ -449,7 +450,9 @@ func UpdateKeys(cfg *config.ClientConfig, client mqtt.Client) error {
 // Checkin  -- go routine that checks for public or local ip changes, publishes changes
 //   if there are no updates, simply "pings" the server as a checkin
 func Checkin(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.ClientConfig, network string) {
+	log.Println("DELETE ME: starting checkin")
 	for {
+		log.Println("DELETE ME: running checkin")
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			ncutils.Log("Checkin cancelled")
@@ -489,6 +492,7 @@ func Checkin(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.ClientConfig, network string) {
 					PublishNodeUpdate(cfg)
 				}
 			}
+			log.Println("DELETE ME: run hell0")
 			Hello(cfg, network)
 			// ncutils.Log("Checkin complete")
 		}
@@ -514,6 +518,7 @@ func Hello(cfg *config.ClientConfig, network string) {
 	if err := publish(cfg, fmt.Sprintf("ping/%s", cfg.Node.ID), []byte("hello world!")); err != nil {
 		ncutils.Log(fmt.Sprintf("error publishing ping, %v", err))
 	}
+	log.Println("DELETE ME: ran hello")
 }
 
 func publish(cfg *config.ClientConfig, dest string, msg []byte) error {