diff --git a/controllers/enrollmentkeys.go b/controllers/enrollmentkeys.go
index 73966187..56546d76 100644
--- a/controllers/enrollmentkeys.go
+++ b/controllers/enrollmentkeys.go
@@ -200,9 +200,13 @@ func handleHostRegister(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// ready the response
 	server := servercfg.GetServerInfo()
 	server.TrafficKey = key
+	response := models.RegisterResponse{
+		ServerConf:    server,
+		RequestedHost: newHost,
+	}
 	logger.Log(0, newHost.Name, newHost.ID.String(), "registered with Netmaker")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(&server)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(&response)
 	// notify host of changes, peer and node updates
 	go checkNetRegAndHostUpdate(enrollmentKey.Networks, &newHost)
 }
diff --git a/logic/hosts.go b/logic/hosts.go
index addb8dc0..d220d445 100644
--- a/logic/hosts.go
+++ b/logic/hosts.go
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ func UpdateHostNetwork(h *models.Host, network string, add bool) (*models.Node,
 			} else {
 				return nil, errors.New("host already part of network " + network)
 			}
-
 		}
 	}
 	if !add {
@@ -362,13 +361,13 @@ func GetRelatedHosts(hostID string) []models.Host {
 // with the same endpoint have different listen ports
 // in the case of 64535 hosts or more with same endpoint, ports will not be changed
 func CheckHostPorts(h *models.Host) {
-	portsInUse := make(map[int]bool)
+	portsInUse := make(map[int]bool, 0)
 	hosts, err := GetAllHosts()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	for _, host := range hosts {
-		if host.ID == h.ID {
+		if host.ID.String() == h.ID.String() {
 			//skip self
 			continue
 		}
@@ -380,12 +379,18 @@ func CheckHostPorts(h *models.Host) {
 	}
 	// iterate until port is not found or max iteration is reached
 	for i := 0; portsInUse[h.ListenPort] && i < maxPort-minPort+1; i++ {
-		updatePort(&h.ListenPort)
+		h.ListenPort++
+		if h.ListenPort > maxPort {
+			h.ListenPort = minPort
+		}
 	}
 	// allocate h.ListenPort so it is unavailable to h.ProxyListenPort
 	portsInUse[h.ListenPort] = true
 	for i := 0; portsInUse[h.ProxyListenPort] && i < maxPort-minPort+1; i++ {
-		updatePort(&h.ProxyListenPort)
+		h.ProxyListenPort++
+		if h.ProxyListenPort > maxPort {
+			h.ProxyListenPort = minPort
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -409,10 +414,3 @@ func GetHostByNodeID(id string) *models.Host {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func updatePort(p *int) {
-	*p++
-	if *p > maxPort {
-		*p = minPort
-	}
-}
diff --git a/logic/peers.go b/logic/peers.go
index 2af7cee9..5d945df6 100644
--- a/logic/peers.go
+++ b/logic/peers.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func GetPeerUpdateForHost(ctx context.Context, network string, host *models.Host
 				peerConfig.ReplaceAllowedIPs = true
 				uselocal := false
 				if host.EndpointIP.String() == peerHost.EndpointIP.String() {
-					//peer is on same network
+					// peer is on same network
 					// set to localaddress
 					uselocal = true
 					if node.LocalAddress.IP == nil {
diff --git a/models/enrollment_key.go b/models/enrollment_key.go
index 1cba2ec3..63d1b6dd 100644
--- a/models/enrollment_key.go
+++ b/models/enrollment_key.go
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ type APIEnrollmentKey struct {
 	Tags          []string `json:"tags"`
 }
 
+// RegisterResponse - the response to a successful enrollment register
+type RegisterResponse struct {
+	ServerConf    ServerConfig `json:"server_config"`
+	RequestedHost Host         `json:"requested_host"`
+}
+
 // EnrollmentKey.IsValid - checks if the key is still valid to use
 func (k *EnrollmentKey) IsValid() bool {
 	if k == nil {