diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/IRegistrationService.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/IRegistrationService.java
index 49930e0e83..01e5289294 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/IRegistrationService.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/IRegistrationService.java
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ public interface IRegistrationService {
      * registration server cannot be reach this method will continue to try with
      * random sleep periods up to one minute up until the registration succeeds
      * or the maximum number of attempts has been reached.
+     * Returns true if we had to register with server and was successful.
+     * Returns false if we did not have to register.
      */
-    public void registerWithServer();
+    public boolean registerWithServer();
     
     /**
      * Client method which attempts to register with the registration.url to
diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java
index 583998dedc..b6c0172c53 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/PullService.java
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ synchronized public RemoteNodeStatuses pullData(boolean force) {
         if (identity == null || identity.isSyncEnabled()) {
             long minimumPeriodMs = parameterService.getLong(ParameterConstants.PULL_MINIMUM_PERIOD_MS, -1);
             if (force || !clusterService.isInfiniteLocked(ClusterConstants.PULL)) {
-                    // register if we haven't already been registered
-                    registrationService.registerWithServer();
+                // register if we haven't already been registered
+                // Only pull if we did not have to register this time
+                if (!registrationService.registerWithServer()) {
                     identity = nodeService.findIdentity();
                     if (identity != null) {
                         List<NodeCommunication> nodes = nodeCommunicationService
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@ synchronized public RemoteNodeStatuses pullData(boolean force) {
                             nodeCommunication.setBatchToSendCount(0);
                         }
                     }
+                } else {
+                    identity = nodeService.findIdentity();
+                    log.info("Node {}:{} just registered, not pulling yet", identity != null ? identity.getNodeGroupId() : "", identity != null ? identity.getNodeId() : "");
+                }
             } else {
                 log.debug("Did not run the pull process because it has been stopped");
             }
diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/RegistrationService.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/RegistrationService.java
index dcc9f80751..4cc00fe47e 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/RegistrationService.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/service/impl/RegistrationService.java
@@ -469,8 +469,9 @@ public boolean isRegisteredWithServer() {
     /**
      * @see IRegistrationService#registerWithServer()
      */
-    public void registerWithServer() {
-        boolean registered = isRegisteredWithServer();
+    public boolean registerWithServer() {
+        boolean wasRegistered = isRegisteredWithServer();
+        boolean registered = wasRegistered;
         int maxNumberOfAttempts = parameterService
                 .getInt(ParameterConstants.REGISTRATION_NUMBER_OF_ATTEMPTS);        
         
@@ -490,6 +491,7 @@ public void registerWithServer() {
                     "Failed after trying to register %s times.",
                     parameterService.getString(ParameterConstants.REGISTRATION_NUMBER_OF_ATTEMPTS)));
         }
+        return registered != wasRegistered;
     }
 
     public synchronized boolean attemptToRegisterWithServer(int maxNumberOfAttempts) {