diff --git a/confluent/messages.py b/confluent/messages.py
index ea9e2aac..00966e32 100644
--- a/confluent/messages.py
+++ b/confluent/messages.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ class InputAttributes(ConfluentMessage):
             for node in nodes:
                 self.nodeattribs[node] = inputdata
 
+    def get_attributes(self, node):
+        if node not in self.nodeattribs:
+            return {}
+        return self.nodeattribs[node]
+
 
 class InputPowerMessage(ConfluentMessage):
     valid_powerstates = set([
diff --git a/plugins/configuration/attributes.py b/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
index 33ab65b6..ca036f17 100644
--- a/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
+++ b/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
@@ -14,5 +14,12 @@ def retrieve(nodes, element, configmanager, inputdata):
             else:
                 print repr(currattr)
                 raise Exception("BUGGY ATTRIBUTE FOR NODE")
-    
-    
+
+
+def update(nodes, element, configmanager, inputdata):
+    updatedict = {}
+    for node in nodes:
+        updatenode = inputdata.get_attributes(node)
+        if updatenode:
+            updatedict[node] = updatenode
+    configmanager.set_node_attributes(updatedict)