diff --git a/mq/mq.go b/mq/mq.go
index 264cd3c1..3499ae1e 100644
--- a/mq/mq.go
+++ b/mq/mq.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/serverctl"
 )
 
-const KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT = 10 //timeout in seconds
+const KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT = 60 //timeout in seconds
 const MQ_DISCONNECT = 250
 
 // DefaultHandler default message queue handler - only called when GetDebug == true
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func PublishPeerUpdate(newNode *models.Node) error {
 		if err = publish(&node, fmt.Sprintf("peers/%s/%s", node.Network, node.ID), data); err != nil {
 			logger.Log(1, "failed to publish peer update for node", node.ID)
 		} else {
-			logger.Log(1, fmt.Sprintf("sent peer update for network, %s and node, %s", node.Network, node.Name))
+			logger.Log(1, fmt.Sprintf("sent peer update for node %s on network: %s ", node.Name, node.Network))
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@ func Keepalive(ctx context.Context) {
 					}
 				}
 				serverNode, errN := logic.GetNodeByID(id)
-				if errN == nil && network.DefaultUDPHolePunch == "yes" && logic.ShouldPublishPeerPorts(&serverNode) {
+				if errN == nil {
+					if network.DefaultUDPHolePunch == "yes" {
+						logic.ShouldPublishPeerPorts(&serverNode)
+					}
 					err = PublishPeerUpdate(&serverNode)
 					if err != nil {
 						logger.Log(1, "error publishing udp port updates", err.Error())
diff --git a/netclient/functions/daemon.go b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
index 8e47139e..55097e64 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/daemon.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func SetupMQTT(cfg *config.ClientConfig) mqtt.Client {
 	opts := mqtt.NewClientOptions()
 	for _, server := range cfg.Node.NetworkSettings.DefaultServerAddrs {
 		if server.Address != "" && server.IsLeader {
-			ncutils.Log(fmt.Sprintf("adding server (%s) to listen on network %s", server.Address, cfg.Node.Network))
+			// ncutils.Log(fmt.Sprintf("adding server (%s) to listen on network %s", server.Address, cfg.Node.Network))
 			opts.AddBroker(server.Address + ":1883")
 			break
 		}
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func MonitorKeepalive(ctx context.Context, client mqtt.Client, cfg *config.Clien
 			return
 		case <-time.After(time.Second * 150):
 			if time.Since(keepalive[id]) > time.Second*200 { // more than 3+ minutes
-				ncutils.Log("server keepalive not recieved in more than minutes, resubscribe to message queue")
+				ncutils.Log("server keepalive not recieved recently, resubscribe to message queue")
 				err := Resubscribe(client, cfg)
 				if err != nil {
 					ncutils.Log("closing " + err.Error())