diff --git a/ai-hub/app/core/grpc/services/grpc_server.py b/ai-hub/app/core/grpc/services/grpc_server.py
index 532e259..9ad536b 100644
--- a/ai-hub/app/core/grpc/services/grpc_server.py
+++ b/ai-hub/app/core/grpc/services/grpc_server.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
     def _on_mesh_message(self, node_id, msg):
         node = self.registry.get_node(node_id)
         if node:
+            # Any inbound message from the node counts as a heartbeat for liveness
+            self.registry.update_stats(node_id, {})
             self._handle_client_message(msg, node_id, node)
 
     def _monitor_mesh(self):
@@ -562,7 +564,7 @@
     def ReportHealth(self, request_iterator, context):
         """Collect Health Metrics and Feed Policy Updates."""
         for hb in request_iterator:
-            if hb.node_id == "synology-nas" or os.getenv("DEBUG_GRPC"):
+            if os.getenv("DEBUG_GRPC"):
                 logger.info(f"[💓] ReportHealth from {hb.node_id}: CPU {hb.cpu_usage_percent}%")
             self.registry.update_stats(hb.node_id, {
                 "active_worker_count": hb.active_worker_count,