diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a64ccad..b84a1d2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -710,6 +710,8 @@ func rpcMain() {
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to save host keystore: %v\n", err)
 		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("New host ID: %s\n", rpcRes.NewHostID)
 	}
 
 	if rpcNewNode != "" {
@@ -741,10 +743,12 @@ func rpcMain() {
 		}
 
 		// deserialize keystore
-		_, err = crypto.LuxKeyStoreFromRpc(rpcRes.Keystore, rpcNewHost)
+		_, err = crypto.LuxKeyStoreFromRpc(rpcRes.Keystore, rpcNewNode)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to save node keystore: %v\n", err)
 		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("New neighbor node ID: %s\n", rpcRes.NewNodeID)
 	}
 
 	if rpcQueryHost != "" || rpcQueryHostname != "" {
diff --git a/node/lux_node.go b/node/lux_node.go
index 7d15d83..66ca33d 100644
--- a/node/lux_node.go
+++ b/node/lux_node.go
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ func (node *LuxNode) Handle(request rpc.LuxRpcRequest, rpcType rpc.LuxRpcType) (
 		ksHost.Put(host)
 
 		return rpc.LuxRpcResponse{
-			Keystore: crypto.LuxKeyStoreIntoRpc(&ksHost),
+			Keystore:  crypto.LuxKeyStoreIntoRpc(&ksHost),
+			NewHostID: host.Id.String(),
 		}, rpc.LuxRpcError{}, true
 	} else if request.Command == "new-node" {
 		if rpcType != rpc.LuxRpcTypeRoot {
@@ -364,7 +365,8 @@ func (node *LuxNode) Handle(request rpc.LuxRpcRequest, rpcType rpc.LuxRpcType) (
 
 		// yeah we just serialize our own keystore
 		return rpc.LuxRpcResponse{
-			Keystore: crypto.LuxKeyStoreIntoRpc(ks),
+			Keystore:  crypto.LuxKeyStoreIntoRpc(ks),
+			NewNodeID: newNode.Id.String(),
 		}, rpc.LuxRpcError{}, true
 	} else if request.Command == "query" {
 		// now we get host states either by ID or hostname
diff --git a/rpc/lux_rpc_data.go b/rpc/lux_rpc_data.go
index 3c94f47..5bcf2ae 100644
--- a/rpc/lux_rpc_data.go
+++ b/rpc/lux_rpc_data.go
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ type LuxRpcResponse struct {
 	Keystore LuxRpcKeyStore `xml:"keystore"`
 	Routes   []LuxRpcRoute  `xml:"route"`
 	Hosts    []LuxRpcHost   `xml:"host"`
+
+	NewHostID string `xml:"newHostId"`
+	NewNodeID string `xml:"newNodeId"`
 }
 
 type LuxRpcError struct {