diff --git a/src/tashi/nodemanager/nodemanagerservice.py b/src/tashi/nodemanager/nodemanagerservice.py
index 1955ecf..3299613 100755
--- a/src/tashi/nodemanager/nodemanagerservice.py
+++ b/src/tashi/nodemanager/nodemanagerservice.py
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@
 				self.log.exception('Failed to register with the CM')
 				happy = False
 
+			# make sure we flush our notification buffers
+			# if we have good comms with the CM
+			if happy:
+				self.__flushNotifyCM()
+
 			toSleep = start - time.time() + self.registerFrequency
 			if (toSleep > 0):
 				time.sleep(toSleep)