diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go
index c08fb548..39d43b95 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/add/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package add
 import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfd"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -137,5 +138,15 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		count++
 	}
 
-	return errors.Wrap(nodeDB.Persist(), "failed to persist nodedb")
+	err = nodeDB.Persist()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to persist new node")
+	}
+
+	err = warewulfd.DaemonReload()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to reload warewulf daemon")
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go
index ed184291..8ce3f614 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfd"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/manifoldco/promptui"
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to persist nodedb")
 			}
+
+			err = warewulfd.DaemonReload()
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to reload warewulf daemon")
+			}
+
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/status/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/status/main.go
index de201521..2d23099d 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/status/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/status/main.go
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfconf"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
@@ -29,18 +28,6 @@ type NodeStatus struct {
 
 func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
-	nodeDB, err := node.New()
-	if err != nil {
-		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not open node configuration: %s\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	nodes, err := nodeDB.FindAllNodes()
-	if err != nil {
-		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not get node list: %s\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
 	controller, err := warewulfconf.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "%s\n", err)
@@ -55,8 +42,9 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	statusURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d/status", controller.Ipaddr, controller.Warewulf.Port)
 
 	for {
+		var elipsis bool
 		var height int
-		count := 4
+		var count int
 		rightnow := time.Now().Unix()
 
 		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.VERBOSE, "Connecting to: %s\n", statusURL)
@@ -86,26 +74,35 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		args = hostlist.Expand(args)
-
 		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-20s %-25s %-10s\n", "NODENAME", "STATUS", "SENT", "LASTSEEN (s)")
 		fmt.Printf("%s\n", strings.Repeat("=", 80))
 
-		for _, node := range node.FilterByName(nodes, args) {
-			id := node.Id.Get()
-			if _, ok := nodeStatus.Nodes[id]; ok {
+		keys := make([]string, 0, len(nodeStatus.Nodes))
+		for k := range nodeStatus.Nodes {
+			keys = append(keys, k)
+		}
+
+		sort.Strings(keys)
+
+		for _, id := range keys {
+			if nodeStatus.Nodes[id].Lastseen > 0 {
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-20s %-25s %-10d\n", id, nodeStatus.Nodes[id].Stage, nodeStatus.Nodes[id].Sent, rightnow-nodeStatus.Nodes[id].Lastseen)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-20s %-25s %-10s\n", id, "--", "--", "--")
 			}
-			if count >= height && SetWatch {
+			if count+4 >= height && SetWatch {
+				if count+1 != len(keys) {
+					elipsis = true
+				}
 				break
 			}
 			count++
 		}
 
 		if SetWatch {
-			fmt.Printf("... ")
+			if elipsis {
+				fmt.Printf("... ")
+			}
 			time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
 		} else {
 			break
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/status/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/status/root.go
index 3423bc48..af385d41 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/status/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/status/root.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&SetWatch, "watch", false, "Watch the status automatically")
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&SetWatch, "watch", "w", false, "Watch the status automatically")
 }
 
 // GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/nodedb.go b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/nodedb.go
index c9c09645..f5e05fe8 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/nodedb.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/nodedb.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ var (
 func LoadNodeDB() error {
 	TmpMap := make(map[string]node.NodeInfo)
 
-	daemonLogf("(re)Loading the node Database\n")
-
 	DB, err := node.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/status.go b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/status.go
index ac87ef89..7711bbeb 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/status.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/status.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -24,6 +25,37 @@ var statusDB allStatus
 
 func init() {
 	statusDB.Nodes = make(map[string]*NodeStatus)
+
+	err := LoadNodeStatus()
+	if err != nil {
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not prepopulate status DB with nodes: %s\n", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func LoadNodeStatus() error {
+	var newDB allStatus
+	newDB.Nodes = make(map[string]*NodeStatus)
+
+	DB, err := node.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	nodes, err := DB.FindAllNodes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		if _, ok := statusDB.Nodes[n.Id.Get()]; !ok {
+			newDB.Nodes[n.Id.Get()] = &NodeStatus{}
+		} else {
+			newDB.Nodes[n.Id.Get()] = statusDB.Nodes[n.Id.Get()]
+		}
+	}
+
+	statusDB = newDB
+	return nil
 }
 
 func updateStatus(nodeID, stage, sent, ipaddr string) {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/warewulfd.go b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/warewulfd.go
index 01baa656..2c5f4044 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/warewulfd/warewulfd.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/warewulfd/warewulfd.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfconf"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -22,9 +23,15 @@ func RunServer() error {
 
 	go func() {
 		for range c {
+			daemonLogf("Recieved SIGHUP, reloading...\n")
 			err := LoadNodeDB()
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("ERROR: Could not load database: %s\n", err)
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not load node DB: %s\n", err)
+			}
+
+			err = LoadNodeStatus()
+			if err != nil {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not prepopulate node status DB: %s\n", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}()