diff --git a/cli/cmd/host/add_network.go b/cli/cmd/host/add_network.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44bbb5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/cmd/host/add_network.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package host
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/functions"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var addHostNetworkCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "add_network HostID Network",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+	Short: "Add a network to a host",
+	Long:  `Add a network to a host`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		functions.PrettyPrint(functions.AddHostToNetwork(args[0], args[1]))
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(addHostNetworkCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cli/cmd/host/delete_network.go b/cli/cmd/host/delete_network.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d5bee16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/cmd/host/delete_network.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package host
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/functions"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var deleteHostNetworkCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "delete_network HostID Network",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+	Short: "Delete a network from a host",
+	Long:  `Delete a network from a host`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		functions.PrettyPrint(functions.DeleteHostFromNetwork(args[0], args[1]))
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(deleteHostNetworkCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cli/cmd/host/update_networks.go b/cli/cmd/host/update_networks.go
deleted file mode 100644
index afe3f747..00000000
--- a/cli/cmd/host/update_networks.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package host
-
-import (
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/functions"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-var hostUpdateNetworksCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "update_network HostID Networks(comma separated list)",
-	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
-	Short: "Update a host's networks",
-	Long:  `Update a host's networks`,
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		functions.PrettyPrint(functions.UpdateHostNetworks(args[0], strings.Split(args[1], ",")))
-	},
-}
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(hostUpdateNetworksCmd)
-}
diff --git a/cli/functions/host.go b/cli/functions/host.go
index bfeabd55..553aca0c 100644
--- a/cli/functions/host.go
+++ b/cli/functions/host.go
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@ func UpdateHost(hostID string, body *models.ApiHost) *models.ApiHost {
 	return request[models.ApiHost](http.MethodPut, "/api/hosts/"+hostID, body)
 }
 
-// UpdateHostNetworks - update a host's networks
-func UpdateHostNetworks(hostID string, networks []string) *hostNetworksUpdatePayload {
-	return request[hostNetworksUpdatePayload](http.MethodPut, "/api/hosts/"+hostID+"/networks", &hostNetworksUpdatePayload{
-		Networks: networks,
-	})
+// AddHostToNetwork - add a network to host
+func AddHostToNetwork(hostID, network string) *hostNetworksUpdatePayload {
+	return request[hostNetworksUpdatePayload](http.MethodPost, "/api/hosts/"+hostID+"/networks/"+network, nil)
+}
+
+// DeleteHostFromNetwork - deletes a network from host
+func DeleteHostFromNetwork(hostID, network string) *hostNetworksUpdatePayload {
+	return request[hostNetworksUpdatePayload](http.MethodDelete, "/api/hosts/"+hostID+"/networks/"+network, nil)
 }
 
 // CreateRelay - turn a host into a relay