diff --git a/netclient/functions/daemon.go b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
index bd27ee4d..ec569e7c 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/daemon.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Daemon() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, network := range networks {
-		go Netclient(ctx, network)
+		go MessageQueue(ctx, network)
 	}
 	quit := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(quit, syscall.SIGTERM, os.Interrupt)
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func SetupMQTT(cfg config.ClientConfig) mqtt.Client {
 	return client
 }
 
-// Netclient sets up Message Queue and subsribes/publishes updates to/from server
-func Netclient(ctx context.Context, network string) {
+// MessageQueue sets up Message Queue and subsribes/publishes updates to/from server
+func MessageQueue(ctx context.Context, network string) {
 	ncutils.Log("netclient go routine started for " + network)
 	var cfg config.ClientConfig
 	cfg.Network = network
@@ -150,17 +150,7 @@ var UpdatePeers mqtt.MessageHandler = func(client mqtt.Client, msg mqtt.Message)
 		var cfg config.ClientConfig
 		cfg.Network = peerUpdate.Network
 		cfg.ReadConfig()
-		peers, err := CalculatePeers(cfg.Node, peerUpdate.Nodes, cfg.Node.IsDualStack, cfg.Node.IsEgressGateway, cfg.Node.IsServer)
-		if err != nil {
-			ncutils.Log("error calculating Peers " + err.Error())
-			return
-		}
-		extpeers, err := CalculateExtPeers(cfg.Node, peerUpdate.ExtPeers)
-		if err != nil {
-			ncutils.Log("error updated external wireguard peers " + err.Error())
-		}
-		peers = append(peers, extpeers...)
-		err = wireguard.UpdateWgPeers(cfg.Node.Interface, peers)
+		err = wireguard.UpdateWgPeers(cfg.Node.Interface, peerUpdate.Peers)
 		if err != nil {
 			ncutils.Log("error updating wireguard peers" + err.Error())
 			return
@@ -315,6 +305,7 @@ func Metrics(ctx context.Context, cfg config.ClientConfig, network string) {
 				ncutils.Log("error publishing metrics " + token.Error().Error())
 			}
 			ncutils.Log("metrics collection complete")
+			client.Disconnect(250)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/netclient/functions/peers.go b/netclient/functions/peers.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 833ebc90..00000000
--- a/netclient/functions/peers.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-package functions
-
-import (
-	"log"
-	"net"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
-	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/netclient/ncutils"
-	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
-)
-
-func CalculatePeers(thisNode models.Node, peernodes []models.Node, dualstack, egressgateway, server string) ([]wgtypes.Peer, error) {
-	//hasGateway := false
-	var gateways []string
-	var peers []wgtypes.Peer
-
-	keepalive := thisNode.PersistentKeepalive
-	keepalivedur, _ := time.ParseDuration(strconv.FormatInt(int64(keepalive), 10) + "s")
-	keepaliveserver, err := time.ParseDuration(strconv.FormatInt(int64(5), 10) + "s")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Issue with format of keepalive value. Please update netconfig: %v", err)
-	}
-	for _, node := range peernodes {
-		pubkey, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(node.PublicKey)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("error parsing key")
-			//return peers, hasGateway, gateways, err
-		}
-
-		if thisNode.PublicKey == node.PublicKey {
-			continue
-		}
-		if thisNode.Endpoint == node.Endpoint {
-			if thisNode.LocalAddress != node.LocalAddress && node.LocalAddress != "" {
-				node.Endpoint = node.LocalAddress
-			} else {
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-
-		var peer wgtypes.Peer
-		var peeraddr = net.IPNet{
-			IP:   net.ParseIP(node.Address),
-			Mask: net.CIDRMask(32, 32),
-		}
-		var allowedips []net.IPNet
-		allowedips = append(allowedips, peeraddr)
-		// handle manually set peers
-		for _, allowedIp := range node.AllowedIPs {
-			if _, ipnet, err := net.ParseCIDR(allowedIp); err == nil {
-				nodeEndpointArr := strings.Split(node.Endpoint, ":")
-				if !ipnet.Contains(net.IP(nodeEndpointArr[0])) && ipnet.IP.String() != node.Address { // don't need to add an allowed ip that already exists..
-					allowedips = append(allowedips, *ipnet)
-				}
-			} else if appendip := net.ParseIP(allowedIp); appendip != nil && allowedIp != node.Address {
-				ipnet := net.IPNet{
-					IP:   net.ParseIP(allowedIp),
-					Mask: net.CIDRMask(32, 32),
-				}
-				allowedips = append(allowedips, ipnet)
-			}
-		}
-		// handle egress gateway peers
-		if node.IsEgressGateway == "yes" {
-			//hasGateway = true
-			ranges := node.EgressGatewayRanges
-			for _, iprange := range ranges { // go through each cidr for egress gateway
-				_, ipnet, err := net.ParseCIDR(iprange) // confirming it's valid cidr
-				if err != nil {
-					ncutils.PrintLog("could not parse gateway IP range. Not adding "+iprange, 1)
-					continue // if can't parse CIDR
-				}
-				nodeEndpointArr := strings.Split(node.Endpoint, ":") // getting the public ip of node
-				if ipnet.Contains(net.ParseIP(nodeEndpointArr[0])) { // ensuring egress gateway range does not contain public ip of node
-					ncutils.PrintLog("egress IP range of "+iprange+" overlaps with "+node.Endpoint+", omitting", 2)
-					continue // skip adding egress range if overlaps with node's ip
-				}
-				if ipnet.Contains(net.ParseIP(thisNode.LocalAddress)) { // ensuring egress gateway range does not contain public ip of node
-					ncutils.PrintLog("egress IP range of "+iprange+" overlaps with "+thisNode.LocalAddress+", omitting", 2)
-					continue // skip adding egress range if overlaps with node's local ip
-				}
-				gateways = append(gateways, iprange)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Println("ERROR ENCOUNTERED SETTING GATEWAY")
-				} else {
-					allowedips = append(allowedips, *ipnet)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if node.Address6 != "" && dualstack == "yes" {
-			var addr6 = net.IPNet{
-				IP:   net.ParseIP(node.Address6),
-				Mask: net.CIDRMask(128, 128),
-			}
-			allowedips = append(allowedips, addr6)
-		}
-		if thisNode.IsServer == "yes" && !(node.IsServer == "yes") {
-			peer = wgtypes.Peer{
-				PublicKey:                   pubkey,
-				PersistentKeepaliveInterval: keepaliveserver,
-				AllowedIPs:                  allowedips,
-			}
-		} else if keepalive != 0 {
-			peer = wgtypes.Peer{
-				PublicKey:                   pubkey,
-				PersistentKeepaliveInterval: keepalivedur,
-				Endpoint: &net.UDPAddr{
-					IP:   net.ParseIP(node.Endpoint),
-					Port: int(node.ListenPort),
-				},
-				AllowedIPs: allowedips,
-			}
-		} else {
-			peer = wgtypes.Peer{
-				PublicKey: pubkey,
-				Endpoint: &net.UDPAddr{
-					IP:   net.ParseIP(node.Endpoint),
-					Port: int(node.ListenPort),
-				},
-				AllowedIPs: allowedips,
-			}
-		}
-		peers = append(peers, peer)
-	}
-	return peers, nil
-}
-
-func CalculateExtPeers(thisNode models.Node, extPeers []models.ExtPeersResponse) ([]wgtypes.Peer, error) {
-	var peers []wgtypes.Peer
-	var err error
-	for _, extPeer := range extPeers {
-		pubkey, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(extPeer.PublicKey)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("error parsing key")
-			return peers, err
-		}
-
-		if thisNode.PublicKey == extPeer.PublicKey {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		var peer wgtypes.Peer
-		var peeraddr = net.IPNet{
-			IP:   net.ParseIP(extPeer.Address),
-			Mask: net.CIDRMask(32, 32),
-		}
-		var allowedips []net.IPNet
-		allowedips = append(allowedips, peeraddr)
-
-		if extPeer.Address6 != "" && thisNode.IsDualStack == "yes" {
-			var addr6 = net.IPNet{
-				IP:   net.ParseIP(extPeer.Address6),
-				Mask: net.CIDRMask(128, 128),
-			}
-			allowedips = append(allowedips, addr6)
-		}
-		peer = wgtypes.Peer{
-			PublicKey:  pubkey,
-			AllowedIPs: allowedips,
-		}
-		peers = append(peers, peer)
-	}
-	return peers, err
-}