diff --git a/src/c3nav/control/templates/control/mesh_messages.html b/src/c3nav/control/templates/control/mesh_messages.html
index b4ad86aa..d7abf8eb 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/control/templates/control/mesh_messages.html
+++ b/src/c3nav/control/templates/control/mesh_messages.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         </tr>
         {% for msg in mesh_messages %}
             <tr>
-                <td>{{ msg.datetime }}</td>
+                <td>{{ msg.datetime.date }} {{ msg.datetime.time|date:"H:i:s" }}</td>
                 <td><a href="{% url "control.mesh_node.detail" pk=msg.src_node.address %}">{{ msg.src_node }}</a></td>
                 <td>{{ msg.get_message_type_display }}</td>
                 <td>
diff --git a/src/c3nav/control/templates/control/mesh_node_detail.html b/src/c3nav/control/templates/control/mesh_node_detail.html
index 4ce6f106..5213e628 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/control/templates/control/mesh_node_detail.html
+++ b/src/c3nav/control/templates/control/mesh_node_detail.html
@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@
                 <strong>Address:</strong> {{ node.address }}<br>
                 <strong>Name:</strong> {% if node.name %}{{ node.name }}{% else %}<em>{% trans '(no name)' %}</em>{% endif %}
             </p>
+            <p>
+                <strong>Uplink:</strong> <a href="{% url "control.mesh_node.detail" pk=node.uplink.address %}">{{ node.uplink }}</a><br>
+
+                <strong>Last signin:</strong>
+                {{ node.last_signin.date }} {{ node.last_signin.time|date:"H:i:s" }}
+                ({% blocktrans trimmed with timesince=node.last_signin|timesince %}
+                    {{ timesince }} ago
+                {% endblocktrans %})
+                <br>
+
+                <strong>Last Message:</strong>
+                {{ node.last_msg.date }} {{ node.last_msg.time|date:"H:i:s" }}
+                ({% blocktrans trimmed with timesince=node.last_msg|timesince %}
+                    {{ timesince }} ago
+                {% endblocktrans %})
+                <br>
+            </p>
             <p>
                 <a class="button" href="{% url "control.mesh_node.edit" pk=node.pk %}">
                     {% trans 'Edit' %}
diff --git a/src/c3nav/mesh/consumers.py b/src/c3nav/mesh/consumers.py
index 29f90f6d..2e435218 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mesh/consumers.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mesh/consumers.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class MeshConsumer(WebsocketConsumer):
             })
 
             # add this node as a destination that this uplink handles (duh)
-            self.add_dst_nodes((src_node.address, ))
+            self.add_dst_nodes(nodes=(src_node, ))
 
             return
 
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ class MeshConsumer(WebsocketConsumer):
         self.log_received_message(src_node, msg)
 
         if isinstance(msg, messages.MeshAddDestinationsMessage):
-            self.add_dst_nodes(src_node.mac_addresses)
+            self.add_dst_nodes(addresses=msg.mac_addresses)
 
         if isinstance(msg, messages.MeshRemoveDestinationsMessage):
-            self.remove_dst_nodes(src_node.mac_addresses)
+            self.remove_dst_nodes(addresses=msg.mac_addresses)
 
     def mesh_uplink_consumer(self, data):
         # message handler: if we are not the given uplink, leave this group
@@ -112,7 +112,19 @@ class MeshConsumer(WebsocketConsumer):
             data=msg.tojson()
         )
 
-    def add_dst_nodes(self, addresses):
+    def add_dst_nodes(self, nodes=None, addresses=None):
+        nodes = list(nodes) if nodes else []
+        addresses = set(addresses) if addresses else set()
+
+        missing_addresses = addresses - set(node.address for node in nodes)
+
+        if missing_addresses:
+            MeshNode.objects.bulk_create(
+                [MeshNode(address=address) for address in missing_addresses],
+                ignore_conflicts=True
+            )
+        addresses |= missing_addresses
+
         for address in addresses:
             # create group name for this address
             group = get_mesh_comm_group(address)