diff --git a/docs/Scripts/cntools-changelog.md b/docs/Scripts/cntools-changelog.md
index f20edda68..1f4cc6960 100644
--- a/docs/Scripts/cntools-changelog.md
+++ b/docs/Scripts/cntools-changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ All notable changes to this tool will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [13.3.1] - 2024-11-25
+#### Fixed
+- Corrected KES expiration information calculation on cntools launch, pool -> list and pool -> show screens
+
 ## [13.3.0] - 2024-11-21
 #### Added
 - Own votes cast (SPO|DRep|CC) shown in proposal list.
diff --git a/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cntools.library b/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cntools.library
index 665061024..f4fd41e60 100644
--- a/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cntools.library
+++ b/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cntools.library
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CNTOOLS_MAJOR_VERSION=13
 # Minor: Changes and features of minor character that can be applied without breaking existing functionality or workflow
 CNTOOLS_MINOR_VERSION=3
 # Patch: Backwards compatible bug fixes. No additional functionality or major changes
-CNTOOLS_PATCH_VERSION=0
+CNTOOLS_PATCH_VERSION=1
 
 CNTOOLS_VERSION="${CNTOOLS_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CNTOOLS_MINOR_VERSION}.${CNTOOLS_PATCH_VERSION}"
 DUMMYFEE=20000
@@ -762,13 +762,14 @@ isPoolRegistered() {
   unset p_active_epoch_no p_vrf_key_hash p_margin p_fixed_cost p_pledge p_reward_addr p_owners p_relays p_meta_url p_meta_hash p_meta_json p_pool_status
   unset p_retiring_epoch p_op_cert p_op_cert_counter p_active_stake p_epoch_block_cnt p_live_stake p_live_delegators p_live_saturation
   if [[ ${CNTOOLS_MODE} != "LIGHT" ]]; then
-    [[ -f "${POOL_FOLDER}/${1}/${POOL_REGCERT_FILENAME}" ]] && return 2 || return 1
+    [[ -f "${POOL_FOLDER}/${1}/${POOL_REGCERT_FILENAME}" ]] && return 2 || (rm -f "${POOL_FOLDER}/${1}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}" && return 1)
   else
     getPoolID "$1"
     HEADERS=("${KOIOS_API_HEADERS[@]}" -H "Content-Type: application/json")
     println ACTION "curl -sSL -f -X POST ${HEADERS[*]} -d '{\"_pool_bech32_ids\":[\"${pool_id_bech32}\"]}' ${KOIOS_API}/pool_info"
     ! pool_info=$(curl -sSL -f -X POST "${HEADERS[@]}" -d '{"_pool_bech32_ids":["'${pool_id_bech32}'"]}' "${KOIOS_API}/pool_info" 2>&1) && error_msg=${pool_info} && return 0
     if [[ ${pool_info} = '[]' ]]; then
+      # possibly more cleanup needed, like rm -rf "${POOL_FOLDER}/${1}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}" and ${POOL_REGCERT_FILENAME} if retirement was issued outside of CNTools?
       return 1
     fi
     pool_info_tsv=$(jq -r '[
diff --git a/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cntools.sh b/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cntools.sh
index 878e3ca86..fbe9f2f2d 100755
--- a/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cntools.sh
+++ b/scripts/cnode-helper-scripts/cntools.sh
@@ -237,9 +237,12 @@ kes_rotation_needed="no"
 if [[ ${CHECK_KES} = true ]]; then
 
   while IFS= read -r -d '' pool; do
-    unset pool_kes_start
-    [[ ${CNTOOLS_MODE} = "LOCAL" ]] && getNodeMetrics
-    [[ (-z ${remaining_kes_periods} || ${remaining_kes_periods} -eq 0) && -f "${pool}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}" ]] && unset remaining_kes_periods && pool_kes_start="$(cat "${pool}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}")"  
+    if [[ ! -f "${pool}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}" ]]; then
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    unset remaining_kes_periods
+    pool_kes_start="$(cat "${pool}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}")"  
   
     if ! kesExpiration ${pool_kes_start}; then println ERROR "${FG_RED}ERROR${NC}: failure during KES calculation for ${FG_GREEN}$(basename ${pool})${NC}" && waitToProceed && continue; fi
 
@@ -2801,25 +2804,26 @@ function main {
                 println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC}" "ID (hex)" "${pool_id}")"
                 [[ -n ${pool_id_bech32} ]] && println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC}" "ID (bech32)" "${pool_id_bech32}")"
                 println "$(printf "%-21s : %s" "Registered" "${pool_registered}")"
-                unset pool_kes_start
-                if [[ ${CNTOOLS_MODE} = "LOCAL" ]]; then
-                  getNodeMetrics
-                else
+
+                if [[ ${pool_registered} = *YES* ]]; then
+                  unset pool_kes_start
+                  unset remaining_kes_periods
                   [[ -f "${pool}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}" ]] && pool_kes_start="$(cat "${pool}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}")"
-                fi
-                if ! kesExpiration ${pool_kes_start}; then 
-                  println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC} - ${FG_RED}%s${NC}%s${FG_GREEN}%s${NC}" "KES expiration date" "ERROR" ": failure during KES calculation for " "$(basename ${pool})")"
-                else
-                  if [[ ${expiration_time_sec_diff} -lt ${KES_ALERT_PERIOD} ]]; then
-                    if [[ ${expiration_time_sec_diff} -lt 0 ]]; then
-                      println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC} - ${FG_RED}%s${NC} %s ago" "KES expiration date" "${kes_expiration}" "EXPIRED!" "$(timeLeft ${expiration_time_sec_diff:1})")"
+
+                  if ! kesExpiration ${pool_kes_start}; then 
+                    println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC} - ${FG_RED}%s${NC}%s${FG_GREEN}%s${NC}" "KES expiration date" "ERROR" ": failure during KES calculation for " "$(basename ${pool})")"
+                  else
+                    if [[ ${expiration_time_sec_diff} -lt ${KES_ALERT_PERIOD} ]]; then
+                      if [[ ${expiration_time_sec_diff} -lt 0 ]]; then
+                        println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC} - ${FG_RED}%s${NC} %s ago" "KES expiration date" "${kes_expiration}" "EXPIRED!" "$(timeLeft ${expiration_time_sec_diff:1})")"
+                      else
+                        println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC} - ${FG_RED}%s${NC} %s until expiration" "KES expiration date" "${kes_expiration}" "ALERT!" "$(timeLeft ${expiration_time_sec_diff})")"
+                      fi
+                    elif [[ ${expiration_time_sec_diff} -lt ${KES_WARNING_PERIOD} ]]; then
+                      println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC} - ${FG_YELLOW}%s${NC} %s until expiration" "KES expiration date" "${kes_expiration}" "WARNING!" "$(timeLeft ${expiration_time_sec_diff})")"
                     else
-                      println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC} - ${FG_RED}%s${NC} %s until expiration" "KES expiration date" "${kes_expiration}" "ALERT!" "$(timeLeft ${expiration_time_sec_diff})")"
+                      println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC}" "KES expiration date" "${kes_expiration}")"
                     fi
-                  elif [[ ${expiration_time_sec_diff} -lt ${KES_WARNING_PERIOD} ]]; then
-                    println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC} - ${FG_YELLOW}%s${NC} %s until expiration" "KES expiration date" "${kes_expiration}" "WARNING!" "$(timeLeft ${expiration_time_sec_diff})")"
-                  else
-                    println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC}" "KES expiration date" "${kes_expiration}")"
                   fi
                 fi
               done < <(find "${POOL_FOLDER}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -print0 | sort -z)
@@ -3119,7 +3123,6 @@ function main {
                   println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LBLUE}%s${NC} %%" "Saturation" "${p_live_saturation}")"
                 fi
 
-                unset pool_kes_start
                 if [[ -n ${KOIOS_API} ]]; then
                   [[ ${p_op_cert_counter} != null ]] && kes_counter_str="${FG_LBLUE}${p_op_cert_counter}${FG_LGRAY} - use counter ${FG_LBLUE}$((p_op_cert_counter+1))${FG_LGRAY} for rotation in offline mode.${NC}" || kes_counter_str="${FG_LGRAY}No blocks minted so far with active operational certificate. Use counter ${FG_LBLUE}0${FG_LGRAY} for rotation in offline mode.${NC}"
                   println "$(printf "%-21s : %s" "KES counter" "${kes_counter_str}")"
@@ -3137,9 +3140,12 @@ function main {
                   fi
                   println "$(printf "%-21s : %s" "KES counter" "${kes_counter_str}")"
                   getNodeMetrics
-                else
-                  [[ -f "${POOL_FOLDER}/${pool_name}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}" ]] && pool_kes_start="$(cat "${POOL_FOLDER}/${pool_name}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}")"
                 fi
+
+                unset pool_kes_start
+                [[ -f "${POOL_FOLDER}/${pool_name}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}" ]] && pool_kes_start="$(cat "${POOL_FOLDER}/${pool_name}/${POOL_CURRENT_KES_START}")"
+                unset remaining_kes_periods
+
                 if ! kesExpiration ${pool_kes_start}; then 
                   println "$(printf "%-21s : ${FG_LGRAY}%s${NC} - ${FG_RED}%s${NC}%s${FG_GREEN}%s${NC}" "KES expiration date" "ERROR" ": failure during KES calculation for " "$(basename ${pool})")"
                 else