diff --git a/pkg/mesh/config.go b/pkg/mesh/config.go
index 55c0035..a784748 100644
--- a/pkg/mesh/config.go
+++ b/pkg/mesh/config.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type WgMeshConfigApplyer struct {
 	routeInstaller route.RouteInstaller
 }
 
-func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) convertMeshNode(node MeshNode) (*wgtypes.PeerConfig, error) {
+func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) convertMeshNode(node MeshNode, peerToClients map[string][]net.IPNet) (*wgtypes.PeerConfig, error) {
 	endpoint, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", node.GetWgEndpoint())
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) convertMeshNode(node MeshNode) (*wgtypes.PeerConfi
 		allowedips = append(allowedips, *ipnet)
 	}
 
-	keepAlive := time.Duration(m.config.KeepAliveTime) * time.Second
+	clients, ok := peerToClients[node.GetWgHost().String()]
+
+	if ok {
+		allowedips = append(allowedips, clients...)
+	}
+
+	keepAlive := time.Duration(m.config.KeepAliveWg) * time.Second
 
 	peerConfig := wgtypes.PeerConfig{
 		PublicKey:                   pubKey,
@@ -86,37 +92,45 @@ func (m *WgMeshConfigApplyer) updateWgConf(mesh MeshProvider) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	peerToClients := make(map[string][]net.IPNet)
+
 	for _, n := range nodes {
 		if NodeEquals(n, self) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if n.GetType() == conf.CLIENT_ROLE && len(peers) > 0 {
+		if n.GetType() == conf.CLIENT_ROLE && len(peers) > 0 && self.GetType() == conf.CLIENT_ROLE {
 			peer := lib.ConsistentHash(peers, n, func(mn MeshNode) int {
 				return lib.HashString(mn.GetWgHost().String())
 			})
 
-			if !NodeEquals(peer, self) {
-				dev, err := mesh.GetDevice()
+			dev, err := mesh.GetDevice()
 
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-
-				rtnl.AddRoute(dev.Name, lib.Route{
-					Gateway:     peer.GetWgHost().IP,
-					Destination: *n.GetWgHost(),
-				})
-
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-
-				continue
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
+
+			rtnl.AddRoute(dev.Name, lib.Route{
+				Gateway:     peer.GetWgHost().IP,
+				Destination: *n.GetWgHost(),
+			})
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			clients, ok := peerToClients[peer.GetWgHost().String()]
+
+			if !ok {
+				clients = make([]net.IPNet, 0)
+				peerToClients[peer.GetWgHost().String()] = clients
+			}
+
+			peerToClients[peer.GetWgHost().String()] = append(clients, *n.GetWgHost())
+			continue
 		}
 
-		peer, err := m.convertMeshNode(n)
+		peer, err := m.convertMeshNode(n, peerToClients)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/mesh/types.go b/pkg/mesh/types.go
index 4613bfc..fe38b56 100644
--- a/pkg/mesh/types.go
+++ b/pkg/mesh/types.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package mesh
 
 import (
 	"net"
-	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/tim-beatham/wgmesh/pkg/conf"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl"
@@ -46,42 +45,7 @@ type MeshNode interface {
 
 // NodeEquals: determines if two mesh nodes are equivalent to one another
 func NodeEquals(node1, node2 MeshNode) bool {
-	if node1.GetHostEndpoint() != node2.GetHostEndpoint() {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	node1Pub, _ := node1.GetPublicKey()
-	node2Pub, _ := node2.GetPublicKey()
-
-	if node1Pub != node2Pub {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if node1.GetWgEndpoint() != node2.GetWgEndpoint() {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if node1.GetWgHost() != node2.GetWgHost() {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if !slices.Equal(node1.GetRoutes(), node2.GetRoutes()) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if node1.GetIdentifier() != node2.GetIdentifier() {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if node1.GetDescription() != node2.GetDescription() {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if node1.GetAlias() != node2.GetAlias() {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
+	return node1.GetHostEndpoint() == node2.GetHostEndpoint()
 }
 
 type MeshSnapshot interface {