diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index ea3d84d4..e9935748 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -899,6 +899,18 @@ static void send_client(cdata_t *cdata, const int64_t id, char *buf)
 			free(buf);
 			return;
 		}
+		if (ckp->node) {
+			json_t *val = json_loads(buf, 0, NULL);
+			char *msg;
+
+			json_object_set_new_nocheck(val, "client_id", json_integer(client->id));
+			json_object_set_new_nocheck(val, "address", json_string(client->address_name));
+			json_object_set_new_nocheck(val, "server", json_integer(client->server));
+			msg = json_dumps(val, 0);
+			json_decref(val);
+			send_proc(ckp->stratifier, msg);
+			free(msg);
+		}
 		if (ckp->redirector && !client->redirected)
 			test_redirector_shares(ckp, client, buf);
 	}
@@ -936,7 +948,7 @@ static void passthrough_client(cdata_t *cdata, client_instance_t *client)
 	send_client(cdata, client->id, buf);
 }
 
-static void process_client_msg(ckpool_t *ckp, cdata_t *cdata, const char *buf)
+static void process_client_msg(cdata_t *cdata, const char *buf)
 {
 	int64_t client_id;
 	json_t *json_msg;
@@ -1056,7 +1068,7 @@ retry:
 	/* The bulk of the messages will be json messages to send to clients
 	 * so look for them first. */
 	if (likely(buf[0] == '{')) {
-		process_client_msg(ckp, cdata, buf);
+		process_client_msg(cdata, buf);
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "dropclient")) {
 		client_instance_t *client;
 
diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index e46a4746..36cd2647 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -1980,27 +1980,6 @@ static void reconnect_proxy(proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 	create_pthread(&pth, proxy_reconnect, proxi);
 }
 
-static int node_msg_type(json_t *val)
-{
-	int i, ret = -1;
-	char *node_msg;
-
-	if (!val)
-		goto out;
-	if (!json_get_string(&node_msg, val, "node.method"))
-		goto out;
-	for (i = 0; i < SM_NONE; i++) {
-		if (!strcmp(node_msg, stratum_msgs[i])) {
-			ret = i;
-			LOGWARNING("Got node method %d:%s", i, node_msg);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	json_object_del(val, "node.method");
-out:
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /* For receiving messages from an upstream pool to pass downstream. Responsible
  * for setting up the connection and testing pool is live. */
 static void *passthrough_recv(void *arg)
@@ -2043,10 +2022,6 @@ static void *passthrough_recv(void *arg)
 			Close(cs->fd);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (ckp->node) {
-			json_t *val = json_loads(cs->buf, 0, NULL);
-			int msg_type = node_msg_type(val);
-		}
 		/* Simply forward the message on, as is, to the connector to
 		 * process. Possibly parse parameters sent by upstream pool
 		 * here */
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 8a2abab4..d30877ee 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -5038,9 +5038,6 @@ static void parse_method(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *clie
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (ckp->node)
-		return;
-
 	if (cmdmatch(method, "mining.subscribe")) {
 		json_t *val, *result_val;
 
@@ -5142,6 +5139,27 @@ static void free_smsg(smsg_t *msg)
 	free(msg);
 }
 
+static int node_msg_type(json_t *val)
+{
+	int i, ret = -1;
+	char *node_msg;
+
+	if (!val)
+		goto out;
+	if (!json_get_string(&node_msg, val, "node.method"))
+		goto out;
+	for (i = 0; i < SM_NONE; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(node_msg, stratum_msgs[i])) {
+			ret = i;
+			LOGWARNING("Got node method %d:%s", i, node_msg);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	json_object_del(val, "node.method");
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Entered with client holding ref count */
 static void parse_instance_msg(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata, smsg_t *msg, stratum_instance_t *client)
 {
@@ -5185,7 +5203,15 @@ static void parse_instance_msg(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata, smsg_t *msg, strat
 		send_json_err(sdata, client_id, id_val, "-1:params not found");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	parse_method(ckp, sdata, client, client_id, id_val, method, params);
+	if (ckp->node) {
+		int msg_type = node_msg_type(val);
+
+		if (msg_type > -1)
+			LOGWARNING("Got node method %d:%s", msg_type, stratum_msgs[msg_type]);
+		else
+			LOGWARNING("Missing node method");
+	} else
+		parse_method(ckp, sdata, client, client_id, id_val, method, params);
 out:
 	free_smsg(msg);
 }