diff --git a/controllers/hosts.go b/controllers/hosts.go
index a1015cf95..1346b6543 100644
--- a/controllers/hosts.go
+++ b/controllers/hosts.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
@@ -181,7 +182,11 @@ func pull(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 	if sendPeerUpdate {
-		if err := mq.PublishPeerUpdate(true); err != nil {
+		reset := true
+		if os.Getenv("RESET_PEER_UPDATE") != "" {
+			reset = os.Getenv("RESET_PEER_UPDATE") == "true"
+		}
+		if err := mq.PublishPeerUpdate(reset); err != nil {
 			logger.Log(0, "fail to publish peer update: ", err.Error())
 		}
 	}