diff --git a/fedn/common/config.py b/fedn/common/config.py
index 517e57d94..ceb2fe65a 100644
--- a/fedn/common/config.py
+++ b/fedn/common/config.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 FEDN_CUSTOM_URL_PREFIX = os.environ.get("FEDN_CUSTOM_URL_PREFIX", "")
 
 
-FEDN_ALLOW_LOCAL_PACKAGE = os.environ.get("FEDN_ALLOW_LOCAL_PACKAGE", False)
 FEDN_PACKAGE_EXTRACT_DIR = os.environ.get("FEDN_PACKAGE_EXTRACT_DIR", "package")
 
 
diff --git a/fedn/network/api/interface.py b/fedn/network/api/interface.py
index 3ffaadecf..1e31cb5eb 100644
--- a/fedn/network/api/interface.py
+++ b/fedn/network/api/interface.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from werkzeug.security import safe_join
 from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
 
-from fedn.common.config import FEDN_ALLOW_LOCAL_PACKAGE, get_controller_config, get_network_config
+from fedn.common.config import get_controller_config, get_network_config
 from fedn.common.log_config import logger
 from fedn.network.combiner.interfaces import CombinerUnavailableError
 from fedn.network.state import ReducerState, ReducerStateToString
@@ -522,10 +522,6 @@ def add_client(self, client_id, preferred_combiner, remote_addr, name, package):
         :return: A json response with combiner assignment config.
         :rtype: :class:`flask.Response`
         """
-        local_package = FEDN_ALLOW_LOCAL_PACKAGE
-        if local_package:
-            local_package = True
-
         if package == "remote":
             package_object = self.statestore.get_compute_package()
             if package_object is None:
@@ -540,18 +536,8 @@ def add_client(self, client_id, preferred_combiner, remote_addr, name, package):
                     203,
                 )
             helper_type = self.control.statestore.get_helper()
-        elif package == "local" and local_package is False:
-            print("Local package not allowed. Set FEDN_ALLOW_LOCAL_PACKAGE=True in controller config.")
-            return (
-                jsonify(
-                    {
-                        "success": False,
-                        "message": "Local package not allowed. Set FEDN_ALLOW_LOCAL_PACKAGE=True in controller config.",
-                    }
-                ),
-                400,
-            )
-        elif package == "local" and local_package is True:
+        else:
+            # Else package is "local":
             helper_type = ""
 
         # Assign client to combiner
@@ -582,6 +568,7 @@ def add_client(self, client_id, preferred_combiner, remote_addr, name, package):
             "combiner": combiner.name,
             "ip": remote_addr,
             "status": "available",
+            "package": package,
         }
         # Add client to network
         self.control.network.add_client(client_config)
diff --git a/fedn/network/storage/statestore/mongostatestore.py b/fedn/network/storage/statestore/mongostatestore.py
index 3ef204b5c..3886a3db7 100644
--- a/fedn/network/storage/statestore/mongostatestore.py
+++ b/fedn/network/storage/statestore/mongostatestore.py
@@ -738,12 +738,22 @@ def set_client(self, client_data):
         """
         client_data["updated_at"] = str(datetime.now())
         try:
-            self.clients.update_one({"client_id": client_data["client_id"]}, {"$set": client_data}, True)
+            # self.clients.update_one({"client_id": client_data["client_id"]}, {"$set": client_data}, True)
+            self.clients.update_one(
+                {"client_id": client_data["client_id"]},
+                {"$set": {k: v for k, v in client_data.items() if v is not None}},
+                upsert=True
+            )
         except KeyError:
             # If client_id is not present, use name as identifier, for backwards compatibility
             id = str(uuid.uuid4())
             client_data["client_id"] = id
-            self.clients.update_one({"name": client_data["name"]}, {"$set": client_data}, True)
+            # self.clients.update_one({"name": client_data["name"]}, {"$set": client_data}, True)
+            self.clients.update_one(
+                {"client_id": client_data["client_id"]},
+                {"$set": {k: v for k, v in client_data.items() if v is not None}},
+                upsert=True
+            )
 
     def get_client(self, client_id):
         """Get client by client_id.