diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/common/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient b/confluent_osdeploy/common/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient
index 72581207..9c345c38 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/common/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/common/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient
@@ -435,4 +435,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             status, rsp = client.grab_url_with_status(sys.argv[1], data)
             sys.stdout.write(rsp.decode())
     else:
-        sys.stdout.write(HTTPSClient(usejson, errout=errout).grab_url(sys.argv[1], data, phmac=phmac).decode())
+        sys.stdout.write(HTTPSClient(usejson, errout=errout, phmac=phmac).grab_url(sys.argv[1], data).decode())
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/coreos/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/initconfluent.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/coreos/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/initconfluent.sh
index 86a8e522..0cacc6b4 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/coreos/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/initconfluent.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/coreos/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/initconfluent.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if [ -e /dev/disk/by-label/CNFLNT_IDNT ]; then
     else
         v4addr=$(grep ^ipv4_address: $tcfg)
         v4addr=${v4addr#ipv4_address: }
+        v4addr=${v4addr%/*}
         v4gw=$(grep ^ipv4_gateway: $tcfg)
         v4gw=${v4gw#ipv4_gateway: }
         if [ "$v4gw" = "null" ]; then
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel b/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel
index 3f3facee..2c254879 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/esxi7/initramfs/bin/dcuiweasel
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if [ ! -z "$personality" ]; then
     mkdir -p /tmp/confluentident
     mcopy -i $personality ::* /tmp/confluentident/
 fi
+touch /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey
 if [ -e /tmp/confluentident/cnflnt.yml ]; then
     cat /tls/*.pem >> /etc/confluent/ca.pem
     deploysrvs=$(sed -n '/^deploy_servers:/,/^[^-]/p' /tmp/confluentident/cnflnt.yml |grep ^-|sed -e 's/^- //'|grep -v :)
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ if [ -e /tmp/confluentident/cnflnt.yml ]; then
     if [ "$autoconfigmethod" = "static" ]; then
         v4addr=$(grep ^ipv4_address: $tcfg)
         v4addr=${v4addr#ipv4_address: }
+        v4addr=${v4addr%/*}
         v4gw=$(grep ^ipv4_gateway: $tcfg)
         v4gw=${v4gw#ipv4_gateway: }
         if [ "$v4gw" = "null" ]; then
@@ -46,14 +48,15 @@ if [ -e /tmp/confluentident/cnflnt.yml ]; then
         localcli network ip route ipv4 add -n default -g $v4gw
     fi
     hmackeyfile=$(mktemp)
-    echo -n $(grep ^apitoken: cnflnt.yml|awk '{print $2}') > $hmackeyfile
+    echo -n $(grep ^apitoken: /tmp/confluentident/cnflnt.yml|awk '{print $2}') > $hmackeyfile
     cd -
     passfile=$(mktemp)
     passcrypt=$(mktemp)
     hmacfile=$(mktemp)
     ln -s /opt/confluent/bin/clortho /opt/confluent/bin/genpasshmac
     /opt/confluent/bin/genpasshmac $passfile $passcrypt $hmacfile $hmackeyfile
-
+    /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient -p $hmacfile /confluent-api/self/registerapikey $passcrypt
+    cp $passfile /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey
 fi
 while ! grep NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info; do
     echo "Searching for deployment service on local network..."
@@ -73,9 +76,13 @@ while ! grep NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info; do
 done
 node=$(grep NODENAME: /etc/confluent/confluent.info|head -n 1|awk '{print $2}')
 mgr=$(grep MANAGER: /etc/confluent/confluent.info|head -n 1|awk '{print $2}')
-cp /opt/confluent/bin/clortho /clortho
-(/clortho $node $mgr || /opt/confluent/bin/clortho $node $mgr) > /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey
 APIKEY=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
+
+if [ -z "$APIKEY" ]; then
+    cp /opt/confluent/bin/clortho /clortho
+    (/clortho $node $mgr || /opt/confluent/bin/clortho $node $mgr) > /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey
+    APIKEY=$(cat /etc/confluent/confluent.apikey)
+fi
 while [ -z "$APIKEY" ]; do
     if [ ! -f /var/run/vmware/show-esx-shell-login ]; then
         chvt 1