diff --git a/server/hybridServer.ts b/server/hybridServer.ts
index 7ce7efd7..f4e18b34 100644
--- a/server/hybridServer.ts
+++ b/server/hybridServer.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { addPeer, deletePeer } from "./routers/gerbil/peers";
 import { db, exitNodes } from "./db";
 import { TraefikConfigManager } from "./lib/remoteTraefikConfig";
 import { tokenManager } from "./lib/tokenManager";
+import { APP_VERSION } from "./lib/consts";
 
 export async function createHybridClientServer() {
     const monitor = new TraefikConfigManager();
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ export async function createHybridClientServer() {
     // Listen to connection events
     client.on("connect", () => {
         console.log("Connected to WebSocket server");
+        client.sendMessage("remoteExitNode/register", {
+            remoteExitNodeVersion: APP_VERSION
+        });
     });
 
     client.on("disconnect", () => {
diff --git a/server/routers/gerbil/getConfig.ts b/server/routers/gerbil/getConfig.ts
index 696e7ea2..0a1c0f23 100644
--- a/server/routers/gerbil/getConfig.ts
+++ b/server/routers/gerbil/getConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { sites, resources, targets, exitNodes } from "@server/db";
+import { sites, resources, targets, exitNodes, ExitNode } from "@server/db";
 import { db } from "@server/db";
 import { eq, isNotNull, and } from "drizzle-orm";
 import HttpCode from "@server/types/HttpCode";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { getUniqueExitNodeEndpointName } from "../../db/names";
 import { findNextAvailableCidr } from "@server/lib/ip";
 import { fromError } from "zod-validation-error";
 import { getAllowedIps } from "../target/helpers";
+import { proxyToRemote } from "@server/lib/remoteProxy";
 // Define Zod schema for request validation
 const getConfigSchema = z.object({
     publicKey: z.string(),
@@ -101,42 +102,12 @@ export async function getConfig(
             );
         }
 
-        const sitesRes = await db
-            .select()
-            .from(sites)
-            .where(
-                and(
-                    eq(sites.exitNodeId, exitNode[0].exitNodeId),
-                    isNotNull(sites.pubKey),
-                    isNotNull(sites.subnet)
-                )
-            );
+        // STOP HERE IN HYBRID MODE
+        if (config.isHybridMode()) {
+            return proxyToRemote(req, res, next, "gerbil/get-config");
+        }
 
-        const peers = await Promise.all(
-            sitesRes.map(async (site) => {
-                if (site.type === "wireguard") {
-                    return {
-                        publicKey: site.pubKey,
-                        allowedIps: await getAllowedIps(site.siteId)
-                    };
-                } else if (site.type === "newt") {
-                    return {
-                        publicKey: site.pubKey,
-                        allowedIps: [site.subnet!]
-                    };
-                }
-                return {
-                    publicKey: null,
-                    allowedIps: []
-                };
-            })
-        );
-
-        const configResponse: GetConfigResponse = {
-            listenPort: exitNode[0].listenPort || 51820,
-            ipAddress: exitNode[0].address,
-            peers
-        };
+        const configResponse = await generateGerbilConfig(exitNode[0]);
 
         logger.debug("Sending config: ", configResponse);
 
@@ -152,6 +123,47 @@ export async function getConfig(
     }
 }
 
+async function generateGerbilConfig(exitNode: ExitNode) {
+    const sitesRes = await db
+        .select()
+        .from(sites)
+        .where(
+            and(
+                eq(sites.exitNodeId, exitNode.exitNodeId),
+                isNotNull(sites.pubKey),
+                isNotNull(sites.subnet)
+            )
+        );
+
+    const peers = await Promise.all(
+        sitesRes.map(async (site) => {
+            if (site.type === "wireguard") {
+                return {
+                    publicKey: site.pubKey,
+                    allowedIps: await getAllowedIps(site.siteId)
+                };
+            } else if (site.type === "newt") {
+                return {
+                    publicKey: site.pubKey,
+                    allowedIps: [site.subnet!]
+                };
+            }
+            return {
+                publicKey: null,
+                allowedIps: []
+            };
+        })
+    );
+
+    const configResponse: GetConfigResponse = {
+        listenPort: exitNode.listenPort || 51820,
+        ipAddress: exitNode.address,
+        peers
+    };
+
+    return configResponse;
+}
+
 async function getNextAvailableSubnet(): Promise<string> {
     // Get all existing subnets from routes table
     const existingAddresses = await db
diff --git a/server/routers/internal.ts b/server/routers/internal.ts
index a84f6976..e91446dc 100644
--- a/server/routers/internal.ts
+++ b/server/routers/internal.ts
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ internalRouter.use("/gerbil", gerbilRouter);
 if (config.isHybridMode()) {
     // Use proxy router to forward requests to remote cloud server
     // Proxy endpoints for each gerbil route
-    gerbilRouter.post("/get-config", (req, res, next) =>
-        proxyToRemote(req, res, next, "gerbil/get-config")
-    );
-
     gerbilRouter.post("/receive-bandwidth", (req, res, next) =>
         proxyToRemote(req, res, next, "gerbil/receive-bandwidth")
     );
@@ -69,6 +65,9 @@ if (config.isHybridMode()) {
     gerbilRouter.post("/get-all-relays", (req, res, next) =>
         proxyToRemote(req, res, next, "gerbil/get-all-relays")
     );
+
+    // GET CONFIG IS HANDLED IN THE ORIGINAL HANDLER
+    // SO IT CAN REGISTER THE LOCAL EXIT NODE
 } else {
     // Use local gerbil endpoints
     gerbilRouter.post("/get-config", gerbil.getConfig);