diff --git a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
index 854779fe462415..c1142096fb493e 100644
--- a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             contact_save_interval: 0, // disabled
             socket_addr_space,
         };
-        me.insert_self();
-        me.push_self();
+        me.refresh_my_gossip_contact_info();
         me
     }
 
@@ -488,29 +487,6 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         &self.socket_addr_space
     }
 
-    fn push_self(&self) {
-        let now = timestamp();
-        let node = {
-            let mut node = self.my_contact_info.write().unwrap();
-            node.set_wallclock(now);
-            node.clone()
-        };
-        let entries: Vec<_> = [
-            LegacyContactInfo::try_from(&node)
-                .map(CrdsData::LegacyContactInfo)
-                .expect("Operator must spin up node with valid contact-info"),
-            CrdsData::ContactInfo(node),
-            CrdsData::NodeInstance(self.instance.read().unwrap().with_wallclock(now)),
-        ]
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|v| CrdsValue::new_signed(v, &self.keypair()))
-        .collect();
-        self.local_message_pending_push_queue
-            .lock()
-            .unwrap()
-            .extend(entries);
-    }
-
     fn refresh_push_active_set(
         &self,
         recycler: &PacketBatchRecycler,
@@ -705,18 +681,16 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         *self.keypair.write().unwrap() = new_keypair;
         self.my_contact_info.write().unwrap().set_pubkey(id);
 
-        self.insert_self();
+        self.refresh_my_gossip_contact_info();
         self.push_message(CrdsValue::new_signed(
             CrdsData::Version(Version::new(self.id())),
             &self.keypair(),
         ));
-        self.push_self();
     }
 
     pub fn set_tpu(&self, tpu_addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<(), ContactInfoError> {
         self.my_contact_info.write().unwrap().set_tpu(tpu_addr)?;
-        self.insert_self();
-        self.push_self();
+        self.refresh_my_gossip_contact_info();
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -725,8 +699,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             .write()
             .unwrap()
             .set_tpu_forwards(tpu_forwards_addr)?;
-        self.insert_self();
-        self.push_self();
+        self.refresh_my_gossip_contact_info();
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1470,16 +1443,23 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    fn insert_self(&self) {
-        let node = self.my_contact_info();
+    fn refresh_my_gossip_contact_info(&self) {
+        let keypair: Arc<Keypair> = self.keypair().clone();
+        let instance = self.instance.read().unwrap().with_wallclock(timestamp());
+        let node = {
+            let mut node = self.my_contact_info.write().unwrap();
+            node.set_wallclock(timestamp());
+            node.clone()
+        };
         let entries: Vec<_> = [
             LegacyContactInfo::try_from(&node)
                 .map(CrdsData::LegacyContactInfo)
                 .expect("Operator must spin up node with valid contact-info"),
             CrdsData::ContactInfo(node),
+            CrdsData::NodeInstance(instance),
         ]
         .into_iter()
-        .map(|entry| CrdsValue::new_signed(entry, &self.keypair()))
+        .map(|entry| CrdsValue::new_signed(entry, &keypair))
         .collect();
         let mut gossip_crds = self.gossip.crds.write().unwrap();
         for entry in entries {
@@ -1932,7 +1912,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
                     //TODO: possibly tune this parameter
                     //we saw a deadlock passing an self.read().unwrap().timeout into sleep
                     if start - last_push > CRDS_GOSSIP_PULL_CRDS_TIMEOUT_MS / 2 {
-                        self.push_self();
+                        self.refresh_my_gossip_contact_info();
                         self.refresh_push_active_set(
                             &recycler,
                             &stakes,
@@ -4238,7 +4218,7 @@ mod tests {
             let mut node = cluster_info.my_contact_info.write().unwrap();
             node.set_shred_version(42);
         }
-        cluster_info.push_self();
+        cluster_info.refresh_my_gossip_contact_info();
         cluster_info.flush_push_queue();
         // Should now include both epoch slots.
         let slots = cluster_info.get_epoch_slots(&mut Cursor::default());
@@ -4987,7 +4967,7 @@ mod tests {
             let mut node = cluster_info.my_contact_info.write().unwrap();
             node.set_shred_version(42);
         }
-        cluster_info.push_self();
+        cluster_info.refresh_my_gossip_contact_info();
         cluster_info.flush_push_queue();
 
         // Should now include the previous heaviest_fork from the other node.