diff --git a/netclient/functions/common.go b/netclient/functions/common.go
index 7b78d7ba..34ead956 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/common.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/common.go
@@ -192,37 +192,10 @@ func LeaveNetwork(network string) error {
 	if err := removeHostDNS(cfg.Node.Interface, ncutils.IsWindows()); err != nil {
 		logger.Log(0, "failed to delete dns entries for", cfg.Node.Interface, err.Error())
 	}
-	logger.Log(2, "deleting broker keys as required")
-	if !brokerInUse(cfg.Server.Server) {
-		if err := deleteBrokerFiles(cfg.Server.Server); err != nil {
-			logger.Log(0, "failed to deleter certs for", cfg.Server.Server, err.Error())
-		}
-	}
 	logger.Log(2, "restarting daemon")
 	return daemon.Restart()
 }
 
-func brokerInUse(broker string) bool {
-	networks, _ := ncutils.GetSystemNetworks()
-	for _, net := range networks {
-		cfg := config.ClientConfig{}
-		cfg.Network = net
-		cfg.ReadConfig()
-		if cfg.Server.Server == broker {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func deleteBrokerFiles(broker string) error {
-	dir := ncutils.GetNetclientServerPath(broker)
-	if err := os.RemoveAll(dir); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func deleteNodeFromServer(cfg *config.ClientConfig) error {
 	node := cfg.Node
 	if node.IsServer == "yes" {
@@ -340,6 +313,7 @@ func API(data any, method, url, authorization string) (*http.Response, error) {
 	if authorization != "" {
 		request.Header.Set("authorization", "Bearer "+authorization)
 	}
+	request.Header.Set("requestfrom", "node")
 	return HTTPClient.Do(request)
 }
 
diff --git a/netclient/functions/daemon.go b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
index ae626564..12b3ddbe 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/daemon.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package functions
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"crypto/x509"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -68,14 +66,18 @@ func Daemon() error {
 			cancel()
 			logger.Log(0, "shutting down netclient daemon")
 			wg.Wait()
-			mqclient.Disconnect(250)
+			if mqclient != nil {
+				mqclient.Disconnect(250)
+			}
 			logger.Log(0, "shutdown complete")
 			return nil
 		case <-reset:
 			logger.Log(0, "received reset")
 			cancel()
 			wg.Wait()
-			mqclient.Disconnect(250)
+			if mqclient != nil {
+				mqclient.Disconnect(250)
+			}
 			logger.Log(0, "restarting daemon")
 			cancel = startGoRoutines(&wg)
 		}
@@ -111,14 +113,7 @@ func startGoRoutines(wg *sync.WaitGroup) context.CancelFunc {
 		}
 	}
 	wg.Add(1)
-	for {
-		if mqclient != nil && mqclient.IsConnected() {
-			go Checkin(ctx, wg)
-			break
-		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-	}
-
+	go Checkin(ctx, wg)
 	return cancel
 }
 
@@ -207,34 +202,6 @@ func messageQueue(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, cfg *config.ClientCon
 	logger.Log(0, "shutting down message queue for server", cfg.Server.Server)
 }
 
-// NewTLSConf sets up tls configuration to connect to broker securely
-func NewTLSConfig(server string) (*tls.Config, error) {
-	file := ncutils.GetNetclientServerPath(server) + ncutils.GetSeparator() + "root.pem"
-	certpool := x509.NewCertPool()
-	ca, err := os.ReadFile(file)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(0, "could not read CA file", err.Error())
-	}
-	ok := certpool.AppendCertsFromPEM(ca)
-	if !ok {
-		logger.Log(0, "failed to append cert")
-	}
-	clientKeyPair, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(ncutils.GetNetclientServerPath(server)+ncutils.GetSeparator()+"client.pem", ncutils.GetNetclientPath()+ncutils.GetSeparator()+"client.key")
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(0, "could not read client cert/key", err.Error())
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	certs := []tls.Certificate{clientKeyPair}
-	return &tls.Config{
-		RootCAs:            certpool,
-		ClientAuth:         tls.NoClientCert,
-		ClientCAs:          nil,
-		Certificates:       certs,
-		InsecureSkipVerify: false,
-	}, nil
-
-}
-
 // func setMQTTSingenton creates a connection to broker for single use (ie to publish a message)
 // only to be called from cli (eg. connect/disconnect, join, leave) and not from daemon ---
 func setupMQTTSingleton(cfg *config.ClientConfig) error {
diff --git a/netclient/functions/mqpublish.go b/netclient/functions/mqpublish.go
index fe33a3fd..233bc2f5 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/mqpublish.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/mqpublish.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ var metricsCache = new(sync.Map)
 func Checkin(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	logger.Log(2, "starting checkin goroutine")
 	defer wg.Done()
-	checkin()
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Minute * ncutils.CheckInInterval)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 	for {
@@ -38,7 +37,12 @@ func Checkin(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 			logger.Log(0, "checkin routine closed")
 			return
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			checkin()
+			if mqclient != nil && mqclient.IsConnected() {
+				checkin()
+			} else {
+				logger.Log(0, "MQ client is not connected, skipping checkin...")
+			}
+
 		}
 	}
 }