diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 304f9a8..72cb92f 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) RegistrationHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.Data(200, "application/json; charset=utf-8", respBody)
 }
 
-func (h *Headscale) getMapResponse(mKey wgkey.Key, req tailcfg.MapRequest, m Machine) (*[]byte, error) {
+func (h *Headscale) getMapResponse(mKey wgkey.Key, req tailcfg.MapRequest, m *Machine) (*[]byte, error) {
 	log.Trace().
 		Str("func", "getMapResponse").
 		Str("machine", req.Hostinfo.Hostname).
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) getMapResponse(mKey wgkey.Key, req tailcfg.MapRequest, m Mac
 	return &data, nil
 }
 
-func (h *Headscale) getMapKeepAliveResponse(mKey wgkey.Key, req tailcfg.MapRequest, m Machine) (*[]byte, error) {
+func (h *Headscale) getMapKeepAliveResponse(mKey wgkey.Key, req tailcfg.MapRequest, m *Machine) (*[]byte, error) {
 	resp := tailcfg.MapResponse{
 		KeepAlive: true,
 	}
diff --git a/machine.go b/machine.go
index 7e266b6..f49c5a8 100644
--- a/machine.go
+++ b/machine.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func (m *Machine) GetHostInfo() (*tailcfg.Hostinfo, error) {
 }
 
 func (h *Headscale) notifyChangesToPeers(m *Machine) {
-	peers, err := h.getPeers(*m)
+	peers, err := h.getPeers(m)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().
 			Str("func", "notifyChangesToPeers").
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) closeUpdateChannel(m *Machine) {
 	h.clientsUpdateChannels.Delete(m.ID)
 }
 
-func (h *Headscale) sendRequestOnUpdateChannel(m *tailcfg.Node) error {
+func (h *Headscale) sendRequestOnUpdateChannel(m *Machine) error {
 	h.clientsUpdateChannelMutex.Lock()
 	defer h.clientsUpdateChannelMutex.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/machine_test.go b/machine_test.go
index d535be5..cf0d12e 100644
--- a/machine_test.go
+++ b/machine_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestGetMachine(c *check.C) {
 	_, err = h.GetMachine("test", "testmachine")
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 
-	m := Machine{
+	m := &Machine{
 		ID:             0,
 		MachineKey:     "foo",
 		NodeKey:        "bar",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestGetMachine(c *check.C) {
 		RegisterMethod: "authKey",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m)
+	h.db.Save(m)
 
 	m1, err := h.GetMachine("test", "testmachine")
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
diff --git a/poll.go b/poll.go
index ca4f676..8032ede 100644
--- a/poll.go
+++ b/poll.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		Str("id", c.Param("id")).
 		Str("machine", m.Name).
 		Msg("Loading or creating update channel")
-	updateChan := h.getOrOpenUpdateChannel(&m)
+	updateChan := h.getOrOpenUpdateChannel(m)
 
 	pollDataChan := make(chan []byte)
 	// defer close(pollData)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 		// It sounds like we should update the nodes when we have received a endpoint update
 		// even tho the comments in the tailscale code dont explicitly say so.
-		go h.notifyChangesToPeers(&m)
+		go h.notifyChangesToPeers(m)
 		return
 	} else if req.OmitPeers && req.Stream {
 		log.Warn().
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		Str("handler", "PollNetMap").
 		Str("machine", m.Name).
 		Msg("Notifying peers")
-	go h.notifyChangesToPeers(&m)
+	go h.notifyChangesToPeers(m)
 
 	h.PollNetMapStream(c, m, req, mKey, pollDataChan, keepAliveChan, updateChan, cancelKeepAlive)
 	log.Trace().
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 // to the connected clients.
 func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapStream(
 	c *gin.Context,
-	m Machine,
+	m *Machine,
 	req tailcfg.MapRequest,
 	mKey wgkey.Key,
 	pollDataChan chan []byte,
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapStream(
 				// TODO: Abstract away all the database calls, this can cause race conditions
 				// when an outdated machine object is kept alive, e.g. db is update from
 				// command line, but then overwritten.
-			err = h.UpdateMachine(&m)
+			err = h.UpdateMachine(m)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error().
 					Str("handler", "PollNetMapStream").
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapStream(
 				// TODO: Abstract away all the database calls, this can cause race conditions
 				// when an outdated machine object is kept alive, e.g. db is update from
 				// command line, but then overwritten.
-			err = h.UpdateMachine(&m)
+			err = h.UpdateMachine(m)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error().
 					Str("handler", "PollNetMapStream").
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapStream(
 				Str("machine", m.Name).
 				Str("channel", "update").
 				Msg("Received a request for update")
-			if h.isOutdated(&m) {
+			if h.isOutdated(m) {
 				log.Debug().
 					Str("handler", "PollNetMapStream").
 					Str("machine", m.Name).
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapStream(
 					// TODO: Abstract away all the database calls, this can cause race conditions
 					// when an outdated machine object is kept alive, e.g. db is update from
 					// command line, but then overwritten.
-				err = h.UpdateMachine(&m)
+				err = h.UpdateMachine(m)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error().
 						Str("handler", "PollNetMapStream").
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapStream(
 				// TODO: Abstract away all the database calls, this can cause race conditions
 				// when an outdated machine object is kept alive, e.g. db is update from
 				// command line, but then overwritten.
-			err := h.UpdateMachine(&m)
+			err := h.UpdateMachine(m)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error().
 					Str("handler", "PollNetMapStream").
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) PollNetMapStream(
 
 			cancelKeepAlive <- struct{}{}
 
-			h.closeUpdateChannel(&m)
+			h.closeUpdateChannel(m)
 
 			close(pollDataChan)
 
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) scheduledPollWorker(
 	keepAliveChan chan<- []byte,
 	mKey wgkey.Key,
 	req tailcfg.MapRequest,
-	m Machine,
+	m *Machine,
 ) {
 	keepAliveTicker := time.NewTicker(60 * time.Second)
 	updateCheckerTicker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
@@ -446,8 +446,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) scheduledPollWorker(
 		case <-updateCheckerTicker.C:
 			// Send an update request regardless of outdated or not, if data is sent
 			// to the node is determined in the updateChan consumer block
-			n, _ := m.toNode(true)
-			err := h.sendRequestOnUpdateChannel(n)
+			err := h.sendRequestOnUpdateChannel(m)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error().
 					Str("func", "keepAlive").
diff --git a/sharing_test.go b/sharing_test.go
index ec4951d..25de584 100644
--- a/sharing_test.go
+++ b/sharing_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package headscale
 
 import (
 	"gopkg.in/check.v1"
-	"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
 )
 
 func (s *Suite) TestBasicSharedNodesInNamespace(c *check.C) {
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestBasicSharedNodesInNamespace(c *check.C) {
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, "test_get_shared_nodes_1")
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 
-	m1 := Machine{
+	m1 := &Machine{
 		ID:             0,
 		MachineKey:     "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
 		NodeKey:        "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
@@ -33,12 +32,12 @@ func (s *Suite) TestBasicSharedNodesInNamespace(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.1",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak1.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m1)
+	h.db.Save(m1)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, m1.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	m2 := Machine{
+	m2 := &Machine{
 		ID:             1,
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
@@ -50,22 +49,22 @@ func (s *Suite) TestBasicSharedNodesInNamespace(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.2",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak2.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m2)
+	h.db.Save(m2)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n2.Name, m2.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	p1s, err := h.getPeers(m1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(len(*p1s), check.Equals, 0)
+	c.Assert(len(p1s), check.Equals, 0)
 
-	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(&m2, n1)
+	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(m2, n1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	p1sAfter, err := h.getPeers(m1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(len(*p1sAfter), check.Equals, 1)
-	c.Assert((*p1sAfter)[0].ID, check.Equals, tailcfg.NodeID(m2.ID))
+	c.Assert(len(p1sAfter), check.Equals, 1)
+	c.Assert(p1sAfter[0].ID, check.Equals, m2.ID)
 }
 
 func (s *Suite) TestSameNamespace(c *check.C) {
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestSameNamespace(c *check.C) {
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, "test_get_shared_nodes_1")
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 
-	m1 := Machine{
+	m1 := &Machine{
 		ID:             0,
 		MachineKey:     "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
 		NodeKey:        "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
@@ -96,12 +95,12 @@ func (s *Suite) TestSameNamespace(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.1",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak1.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m1)
+	h.db.Save(m1)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, m1.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	m2 := Machine{
+	m2 := &Machine{
 		ID:             1,
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
@@ -113,16 +112,16 @@ func (s *Suite) TestSameNamespace(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.2",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak2.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m2)
+	h.db.Save(m2)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n2.Name, m2.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	p1s, err := h.getPeers(m1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(len(*p1s), check.Equals, 0)
+	c.Assert(len(p1s), check.Equals, 0)
 
-	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(&m1, n1)
+	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(m1, n1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.Equals, errorSameNamespace)
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestAlreadyShared(c *check.C) {
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, "test_get_shared_nodes_1")
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 
-	m1 := Machine{
+	m1 := &Machine{
 		ID:             0,
 		MachineKey:     "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
 		NodeKey:        "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
@@ -154,12 +153,12 @@ func (s *Suite) TestAlreadyShared(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.1",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak1.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m1)
+	h.db.Save(m1)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, m1.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	m2 := Machine{
+	m2 := &Machine{
 		ID:             1,
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
@@ -171,18 +170,18 @@ func (s *Suite) TestAlreadyShared(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.2",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak2.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m2)
+	h.db.Save(m2)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n2.Name, m2.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	p1s, err := h.getPeers(m1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(len(*p1s), check.Equals, 0)
+	c.Assert(len(p1s), check.Equals, 0)
 
-	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(&m2, n1)
+	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(m2, n1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(&m2, n1)
+	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(m2, n1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.Equals, errorMachineAlreadyShared)
 }
 
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDoNotIncludeRoutesOnShared(c *check.C) {
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, "test_get_shared_nodes_1")
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 
-	m1 := Machine{
+	m1 := &Machine{
 		ID:             0,
 		MachineKey:     "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
 		NodeKey:        "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
@@ -214,12 +213,12 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDoNotIncludeRoutesOnShared(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.1",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak1.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m1)
+	h.db.Save(m1)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, m1.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	m2 := Machine{
+	m2 := &Machine{
 		ID:             1,
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
@@ -231,22 +230,21 @@ func (s *Suite) TestDoNotIncludeRoutesOnShared(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.2",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak2.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m2)
+	h.db.Save(m2)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n2.Name, m2.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	p1s, err := h.getPeers(m1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(len(*p1s), check.Equals, 0)
+	c.Assert(len(p1s), check.Equals, 0)
 
-	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(&m2, n1)
+	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(m2, n1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	p1sAfter, err := h.getPeers(m1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(len(*p1sAfter), check.Equals, 1)
-	c.Assert(len((*p1sAfter)[0].AllowedIPs), check.Equals, 1)
+	c.Assert(len(p1sAfter), check.Equals, 1)
 }
 
 func (s *Suite) TestComplexSharingAcrossNamespaces(c *check.C) {
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestComplexSharingAcrossNamespaces(c *check.C) {
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, "test_get_shared_nodes_1")
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 
-	m1 := Machine{
+	m1 := &Machine{
 		ID:             0,
 		MachineKey:     "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
 		NodeKey:        "686824e749f3b7f2a5927ee6c1e422aee5292592d9179a271ed7b3e659b44a66",
@@ -286,12 +284,12 @@ func (s *Suite) TestComplexSharingAcrossNamespaces(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.1",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak1.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m1)
+	h.db.Save(m1)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, m1.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	m2 := Machine{
+	m2 := &Machine{
 		ID:             1,
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
@@ -303,12 +301,12 @@ func (s *Suite) TestComplexSharingAcrossNamespaces(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.2",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak2.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m2)
+	h.db.Save(m2)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n2.Name, m2.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	m3 := Machine{
+	m3 := &Machine{
 		ID:             2,
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
@@ -320,12 +318,12 @@ func (s *Suite) TestComplexSharingAcrossNamespaces(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.3",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak3.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m3)
+	h.db.Save(m3)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n3.Name, m3.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	m4 := Machine{
+	m4 := &Machine{
 		ID:             3,
 		MachineKey:     "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
 		NodeKey:        "dec46ef9dc45c7d2f03bfcd5a640d9e24e3cc68ce3d9da223867c9bc6d5e9863",
@@ -337,23 +335,23 @@ func (s *Suite) TestComplexSharingAcrossNamespaces(c *check.C) {
 		IPAddress:      "100.64.0.4",
 		AuthKeyID:      uint(pak4.ID),
 	}
-	h.db.Save(&m4)
+	h.db.Save(m4)
 
 	_, err = h.GetMachine(n1.Name, m4.Name)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	p1s, err := h.getPeers(m1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(len(*p1s), check.Equals, 1) // nodes 1 and 4
+	c.Assert(len(p1s), check.Equals, 1) // nodes 1 and 4
 
-	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(&m2, n1)
+	err = h.AddSharedMachineToNamespace(m2, n1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	p1sAfter, err := h.getPeers(m1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(len(*p1sAfter), check.Equals, 2) // nodes 1, 2, 4
+	c.Assert(len(p1sAfter), check.Equals, 2) // nodes 1, 2, 4
 
 	pAlone, err := h.getPeers(m3)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(len(*pAlone), check.Equals, 0) // node 3 is alone
+	c.Assert(len(pAlone), check.Equals, 0) // node 3 is alone
 }