diff --git a/src/pages/api/v1/network/[id]/member/[memberId]/index.ts b/src/pages/api/v1/network/[id]/member/[memberId]/index.ts
index dc24695d..6bc343a6 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/v1/network/[id]/member/[memberId]/index.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/v1/network/[id]/member/[memberId]/index.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const POST_updateNetworkMember = SecuredPrivateApiRoute(
 		const validatedInput = updateableFieldsMetaSchema.parse(body);
 
 		const updateableFields = {
-			name: { type: "string", destinations: ["controller", "database"] },
+			name: { type: "string", destinations: ["database"] },
 			authorized: { type: "boolean", destinations: ["controller"] },
 		};
 
diff --git a/src/server/api/routers/memberRouter.ts b/src/server/api/routers/memberRouter.ts
index fe0c8cd8..0a10c9e0 100644
--- a/src/server/api/routers/memberRouter.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/routers/memberRouter.ts
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ export const networkMemberRouter = createTRPCRouter({
 					},
 				});
 			}
+
 			// Check if the organization wants to update the node name globally
 			if (input.organizationId && input.updateParams.name) {
 				// Upsert OrganizationSettings to ensure it exists
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ export const networkMemberRouter = createTRPCRouter({
 					});
 				}
 			}
-			// if users click the re-generate icon on IP address
+
 			const response = await ctx.prisma.network.update({
 				where: {
 					nwid: input.nwid,
@@ -469,7 +470,7 @@ export const networkMemberRouter = createTRPCRouter({
 							where: {
 								id_nwid: {
 									id: input.id,
-									nwid: input.nwid, // this should be the value of `nwid` you are looking for
+									nwid: input.nwid,
 								},
 							},
 							data: {
diff --git a/src/server/api/services/memberService.ts b/src/server/api/services/memberService.ts
index 10c837c4..a6e82702 100644
--- a/src/server/api/services/memberService.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/services/memberService.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ export const syncMemberPeersAndStatus = async (
 			const activePreferredPath = findActivePreferredPeerPath(peers);
 			const { physicalAddress, ...restOfDbMembers } = dbMember || {};
 
+			// remove name from ztmember.
+			// !TODO: We dont update the member name from the controller, dont know if we should.
+			Reflect.deleteProperty(ztMember, "name");
+
 			// Merge the data from the database with the data from Controller
 			const updatedMember = {
 				...restOfDbMembers,