diff --git a/brain.proto b/brain.proto
index 62224e3..4d93e73 100644
--- a/brain.proto
+++ b/brain.proto
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ message NewVMRequest {
 
 message UpdateVMRequest {
   string uuid = 1;
-  uint32 disk_size_gb = 2;
-  uint32 vcpus = 3;
-  uint32 memory_mb = 4;
-  string kernel_url = 5;
-  string kernel_sha = 6;
-  string dtrfs_url = 7;
-  string dtrfs_sha = 8;
+  string node_pubkey = 2;
+  uint32 disk_size_gb = 3;
+  uint32 vcpus = 4;
+  uint32 memory_mb = 5;
+  string kernel_url = 6;
+  string kernel_sha = 7;
+  string dtrfs_url = 8;
+  string dtrfs_sha = 9;
 }
 
 message UpdateVMResp {
diff --git a/src/data.rs b/src/data.rs
index 624e707..23b59ec 100644
--- a/src/data.rs
+++ b/src/data.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
-use crate::grpc::brain::{self as grpc, UpdateVmRequest, UpdateVmResp};
+use crate::grpc::brain as grpc;
 use dashmap::DashMap;
 use log::{debug, info, warn};
 use std::sync::RwLock;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
-use tokio::sync::oneshot::{self, Sender as OneshotSender};
+use tokio::sync::oneshot::Sender as OneshotSender;
 
 #[derive(Eq, Hash, PartialEq, Clone)]
 pub struct Node {
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ pub struct BrainData {
     nodes: RwLock<Vec<Node>>,
     contracts: RwLock<Vec<Contract>>,
     tmp_vmrequests: DashMap<String, (grpc::NewVmRequest, OneshotSender<grpc::NewVmConfirmation>)>,
+    tmp_updatevmrequests: DashMap<String, (grpc::UpdateVmRequest, OneshotSender<grpc::UpdateVmResp>)>,
     daemon_deletevm_tx: DashMap<String, Sender<grpc::DeletedVmUpdate>>,
     daemon_newvm_tx: DashMap<String, Sender<grpc::NewVmRequest>>,
     daemon_updatevm_tx: DashMap<String, Sender<grpc::UpdateVmRequest>>,
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ impl BrainData {
             nodes: RwLock::new(Vec::new()),
             contracts: RwLock::new(Vec::new()),
             tmp_vmrequests: DashMap::new(),
+            tmp_updatevmrequests: DashMap::new(),
             daemon_deletevm_tx: DashMap::new(),
             daemon_newvm_tx: DashMap::new(),
             daemon_updatevm_tx: DashMap::new(),
@@ -239,6 +241,38 @@ impl BrainData {
         }
     }
 
+    pub async fn submit_updatevmrequest(
+        &self,
+        req: grpc::UpdateVmRequest,
+        tx: OneshotSender<grpc::UpdateVmResp>,
+    ) {
+        let uuid = req.uuid.clone();
+        info!("Inserting update vm request in memory: {:?}", req);
+        self.tmp_updatevmrequests.insert(uuid.clone(), (req.clone(), tx));
+
+        if let Some(server_tx) = self.daemon_updatevm_tx.get(&req.node_pubkey) {
+            if server_tx.send(req.clone()).await.is_err() {
+                warn!("Daemon {} RX dropped before sending update VM. Cleaning memory...", &req.node_pubkey);
+                if let Some((_, oneshot_tx)) = self.tmp_updatevmrequests.remove(&uuid) {
+                    let _ = oneshot_tx.1.send(grpc::UpdateVmResp {
+                        uuid,
+                        timestamp: "".to_string(),
+                        error: "Daemon is offline.".to_string(),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            warn!("No daemon TX found for {}", req.node_pubkey);
+            if let Some((_, oneshot_tx)) = self.tmp_updatevmrequests.remove(&uuid) {
+                let _ = oneshot_tx.1.send(grpc::UpdateVmResp {
+                    uuid,
+                    timestamp: "".to_string(),
+                    error: "Daemon is offline.".to_string(),
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn insert_contract(&self, contract: Contract) {
         let mut contracts = self.contracts.write().unwrap();
         contracts.push(contract);