diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/confetty b/confluent_client/bin/confetty
index 90b3db4b..56fd039c 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/confetty
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/confetty
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def createresource(args):
     if keydata is None:
         return
     targpath = fullpath_target(resname)
-    if targpath.startswitch('/noderange//'):
+    if targpath.startswith('/noderange//'):
         collection = targpath
     else:
         collection, _, resname = targpath.rpartition('/')
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware b/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
index 243f3271..8cee84f4 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ def printfirm(node, prefix, data):
 
 
 argparser = optparse.OptionParser(
-    usage="Usage: %prog <noderange> [update <file>]")
+    usage="Usage: %prog <noderange> [update [--backup <file>]")
+argparser.add_option('-b', '--backup', action='store_true',
+                     help='Target a backup bank rather than primary')
 (options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
 upfile = None
 try:
@@ -98,7 +100,10 @@ def update_firmware(session, filename):
     filename = os.path.abspath(filename)
     resource = '/noderange/{0}/inventory/firmware/updates/active'.format(
         noderange)
-    for res in session.create(resource, {'filename': filename}):
+    upargs = {'filename': filename}
+    if options.backup:
+        upargs['bank'] = 'bank'
+    for res in session.create(resource, upargs):
         watchurl = res['created']
         currnode = watchurl.split('/')[1]
         nodeurls[currnode] = '/' + watchurl
diff --git a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodefirmware.ronn b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodefirmware.ronn
index 7f3df2c2..7f24ecfe 100644
--- a/confluent_client/doc/man/nodefirmware.ronn
+++ b/confluent_client/doc/man/nodefirmware.ronn
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ nodefirmware(8) -- Report firmware information on confluent nodes
 ## SYNOPSIS
 
 `nodefirmware <noderange>`  
-`nodefirmware <noderange> update <filename>`  
+`nodefirmware <noderange> update [--backup] <filename>`
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/firmwaremanager.py b/confluent_server/confluent/firmwaremanager.py
index 6fc5c91a..f98ae7b3 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/firmwaremanager.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/firmwaremanager.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ updatesbytarget = {}
 
 def execupdate(handler, filename, updateobj):
     try:
-        completion = handler(filename, progress=updateobj.handle_progress)
+        completion = handler(filename, progress=updateobj.handle_progress,
+                             bank=updateobj.bank)
         if completion is None:
             completion = 'complete'
         updateobj.handle_progress({'phase': completion, 'progress': 100.0})
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ def execupdate(handler, filename, updateobj):
                                    'detail': str(e)})
 
 class Updater(object):
-    def __init__(self, node, handler, filename, tenant=None, name=None):
+    def __init__(self, node, handler, filename, tenant=None, name=None,
+                 bank=None):
+        self.bank = bank
         self.node = node
         self.phase = 'initializing'
         self.detail = ''
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
index a4c14144..7d5795bd 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ class InputFirmwareUpdate(ConfluentMessage):
 
     def __init__(self, path, nodes, inputdata):
         self.filename = inputdata['filename']
+        self.bank = inputdata.get('bank', None)
         self.nodes = nodes
 
 
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 7674f6d4..0e4fbd11 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
 
     def handle_update(self):
         u = firmwaremanager.Updater(self.node, self.ipmicmd.update_firmware,
-                                    self.inputdata.filename, self.tenant)
+                                    self.inputdata.filename, self.tenant,
+                                    bank=self.inputdata.bank)
         self.output.put(
             msg.CreatedResource(
                 'nodes/{0}/inventory/firmware/updates/active/{1}'.format(