diff --git a/assignment-client/src/main.cpp b/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
index c2ee6fe61b..9c106ab79a 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void childClient() {
             
             // reset our NodeList by switching back to unassigned and clearing the list
             nodeList->setOwnerType(NODE_TYPE_UNASSIGNED);
-            nodeList->clear();
+            nodeList->reset();
             
             // reset the logging target to the the CHILD_TARGET_NAME
             Logging::setTargetName(CHILD_TARGET_NAME);
diff --git a/domain-server/src/main.cpp b/domain-server/src/main.cpp
index 96320dc704..427717131d 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/main.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/main.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
                     Assignment::Type matchType = nodeType == NODE_TYPE_AUDIO_MIXER
                         ? Assignment::AudioMixerType : Assignment::AvatarMixerType;
                     
-                    
                     // enumerate the assignments and see if there is a type and UUID match
                     while (assignment != ::assignmentQueue.end()) {
                         
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
index 340d8dae46..8901ca3271 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ NodeList::NodeList(char newOwnerType, unsigned short int newSocketListenPort) :
     _ownerID(UNKNOWN_NODE_ID),
     _lastNodeID(UNKNOWN_NODE_ID + 1),
     _numNoReplyDomainCheckIns(0),
-    _assignmentServerSocket(NULL)
+    _assignmentServerSocket(NULL),
+    _checkInPacket(NULL),
+    _numBytesCheckInPacket(0)
 {
     
 }
@@ -263,7 +265,16 @@ void NodeList::clear() {
     }
     
     _numNodes = 0;
+}
+
+void NodeList::reset() {
+    clear();
     _numNoReplyDomainCheckIns = 0;
+    
+    delete[] _checkInPacket;
+    _checkInPacket = NULL;
+    
+    _numBytesCheckInPacket = 0;
 }
 
 void NodeList::setNodeTypesOfInterest(const char* nodeTypesOfInterest, int numNodeTypesOfInterest) {
@@ -304,11 +315,8 @@ void NodeList::sendDomainServerCheckIn(const char* assignmentUUID) {
         printedDomainServerIP = true;
     }
     
-    unsigned char* checkInPacket = NULL;
-    int checkInPacketSize = 0;
-    
     // construct the DS check in packet if we need to    
-    if (!checkInPacket) {
+    if (!_checkInPacket) {
         int numBytesNodesOfInterest = _nodeTypesOfInterest ? strlen((char*) _nodeTypesOfInterest) : 0;
         
         const int IP_ADDRESS_BYTES = 4;
@@ -317,8 +325,8 @@ void NodeList::sendDomainServerCheckIn(const char* assignmentUUID) {
         int numPacketBytes = sizeof(PACKET_TYPE) + sizeof(PACKET_VERSION) + sizeof(NODE_TYPE) +
             NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID + sizeof(uint16_t) + IP_ADDRESS_BYTES + numBytesNodesOfInterest + sizeof(unsigned char);
         
-        checkInPacket = new unsigned char[numPacketBytes];
-        unsigned char* packetPosition = checkInPacket;
+        _checkInPacket = new unsigned char[numPacketBytes];
+        unsigned char* packetPosition = _checkInPacket;
         
         PACKET_TYPE nodePacketType = (memchr(SOLO_NODE_TYPES, _ownerType, sizeof(SOLO_NODE_TYPES)))
             ? PACKET_TYPE_DOMAIN_REPORT_FOR_DUTY
@@ -335,7 +343,7 @@ void NodeList::sendDomainServerCheckIn(const char* assignmentUUID) {
             packetPosition += NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID;
         }
         
-        packetPosition += packSocket(checkInPacket + (packetPosition - checkInPacket),
+        packetPosition += packSocket(_checkInPacket + (packetPosition - _checkInPacket),
                                      getLocalAddress(),
                                      htons(_nodeSocket.getListeningPort()));
         
@@ -350,10 +358,10 @@ void NodeList::sendDomainServerCheckIn(const char* assignmentUUID) {
             packetPosition += numBytesNodesOfInterest;
         }
         
-        checkInPacketSize = packetPosition - checkInPacket;
+        _numBytesCheckInPacket = packetPosition - _checkInPacket;
     }
     
-    _nodeSocket.send(_domainIP.toString().toStdString().c_str(), _domainPort, checkInPacket, checkInPacketSize);
+    _nodeSocket.send(_domainIP.toString().toStdString().c_str(), _domainPort, _checkInPacket, _numBytesCheckInPacket);
     
     // increment the count of un-replied check-ins
     _numNoReplyDomainCheckIns++;
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.h b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.h
index 849e93583c..3dbb369a23 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
     int getNumNoReplyDomainCheckIns() const { return _numNoReplyDomainCheckIns; }
     
     void clear();
+    void reset();
     
     void setNodeTypesOfInterest(const char* nodeTypesOfInterest, int numNodeTypesOfInterest);
     
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ private:
     pthread_t checkInWithDomainServerThread;
     int _numNoReplyDomainCheckIns;
     sockaddr* _assignmentServerSocket;
+    uchar* _checkInPacket;
+    int _numBytesCheckInPacket;
     
     void handlePingReply(sockaddr *nodeAddress);
     void timePingReply(sockaddr *nodeAddress, unsigned char *packetData);