diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java
index 8dd9d279fb..aeb5a74b8b 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class PullService extends AbstractOfflineDetectorService implements IPull
 
     synchronized public RemoteNodeStatuses pullData() {
         RemoteNodeStatuses statuses = new RemoteNodeStatuses();
-        Node identity = nodeService.findIdentity();
+        Node identity = nodeService.findIdentity(false);
         if (identity == null || identity.isSyncEnabled()) {
             if (clusterService.lock(ClusterConstants.PULL)) {
                 try {
diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PushService.java b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PushService.java
index d0166578eb..482f1a4e0e 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PushService.java
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PushService.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class PushService extends AbstractOfflineDetectorService implements IPush
     synchronized public RemoteNodeStatuses pushData() {
         RemoteNodeStatuses statuses = new RemoteNodeStatuses();
 
-        Node identity = nodeService.findIdentity();
+        Node identity = nodeService.findIdentity(false);
         if (identity != null && identity.isSyncEnabled()) {
             if (clusterService.lock(ClusterConstants.PUSH)) {
                 try {