diff --git a/include/HostPools.h b/include/HostPools.h
index 009e1a17fb..516fb280be 100644
--- a/include/HostPools.h
+++ b/include/HostPools.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class HostPools {
 
 public:
   HostPools(NetworkInterface *_iface);
-  void reloadPools(u_int16_t pool_id);
+  void reloadPools();
   u_int16_t getPool(Host *h);
   void addToPool(u_int16_t pool_id, u_int16_t vlan_id, int family, void *addr);
 };
diff --git a/include/NetworkInterface.h b/include/NetworkInterface.h
index 6fce65802f..7d441d9085 100644
--- a/include/NetworkInterface.h
+++ b/include/NetworkInterface.h
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class NetworkInterface {
   void updateHostsL7Policy(u_int16_t host_pool_id);
   void updateFlowsL7Policy();
 #endif
-  void refreshHostPools(u_int16_t ost_pool_id);
+  void refreshHostPools();
   inline u_int16_t getHostPool(Host *h) {
     if(h && host_pools) return host_pools->getPool(h); return NO_HOST_POOL_ID;
   };
diff --git a/src/HostPools.cpp b/src/HostPools.cpp
index 67089fff0c..51158f58d5 100644
--- a/src/HostPools.cpp
+++ b/src/HostPools.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ HostPools::HostPools(NetworkInterface *_iface) {
   if(_iface)
     iface = _iface;
 
-  reloadPools(0);
+  reloadPools();
 }
 
-void HostPools::reloadPools(u_int16_t pool_id) {
+void HostPools::reloadPools() {
   char kname[CONST_MAX_LEN_REDIS_KEY];
   char **pools, **pool_members, *at, *member;
   int num_pools, num_members;
@@ -83,14 +83,18 @@ void HostPools::reloadPools(u_int16_t pool_id) {
 	  bool rc;
 	  
 	  _pool_id = (u_int16_t)atoi(pools[i]);
-	  rc = new_tree[vlan_id]->addAddress(member, _pool_id);
-
+	  if(!(rc = new_tree[vlan_id]->addAddress(member, _pool_id))
 #ifdef HOST_POOLS_DEBUG
-	  ntop->getTrace()->traceEvent(TRACE_NORMAL, "%s tree node for %s [vlan %i] [host pool: %s]",
-				       rc ? "Successfully added" : "Unable to add",
-				       member, vlan_id,
-				       pools[i]);
+	     || true
 #endif
+	     )
+
+	    ntop->getTrace()->traceEvent(rc ? TRACE_WARNING : TRACE_NORMAL,
+					 "%s tree node for %s [vlan %i] [host pool: %s]",
+					 rc ? "Successfully added" : "Unable to add",
+					 member, vlan_id,
+					 pools[i]);
+
 	}
 
 	free(member);
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ void HostPools::reloadPools(u_int16_t pool_id) {
 
   tree = new_tree;
 
-  iface->refreshHostPools(pool_id);
+  iface->refreshHostPools();
 }
 
 u_int16_t HostPools::getPool(Host *h) {
diff --git a/src/Lua.cpp b/src/Lua.cpp
index df17df4704..e9a5dee491 100644
--- a/src/Lua.cpp
+++ b/src/Lua.cpp
@@ -3250,13 +3250,8 @@ static int ntop_reload_host_pools(lua_State *vm) {
   ntop->getTrace()->traceEvent(TRACE_DEBUG, "%s() called", __FUNCTION__);
 
   if(ntop_interface) {
-    u_int16_t host_pool_id;
 
-    if(ntop_lua_check(vm, __FUNCTION__, 1, LUA_TNUMBER)) return(CONST_LUA_PARAM_ERROR);
-
-    host_pool_id = (u_int16_t)lua_tonumber(vm, 1);
-
-    ntop_interface->getHostPools()->reloadPools(host_pool_id);
+    ntop_interface->getHostPools()->reloadPools();
 
     return(CONST_LUA_OK);
   } else
diff --git a/src/NetworkInterface.cpp b/src/NetworkInterface.cpp
index 522fa679da..987d86dd1f 100644
--- a/src/NetworkInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/NetworkInterface.cpp
@@ -1941,7 +1941,6 @@ void NetworkInterface::periodicStatsUpdate() {
 /* **************************************************** */
 
 struct update_host_pool_l7policy {
-  u_int16_t host_pool_id;
   bool update_pool_id;
   bool update_l7policy;
 };
@@ -1949,50 +1948,42 @@ struct update_host_pool_l7policy {
 static bool update_host_host_pool_l7policy(GenericHashEntry *node, void *user_data) {
   Host *h = (Host*)node;
   update_host_pool_l7policy *up = (update_host_pool_l7policy*)user_data;
-  u_int16_t cur_pool_id = h->get_host_pool();
-
-  if((up->host_pool_id == NO_HOST_POOL_ID)
-     || (cur_pool_id == NO_HOST_POOL_ID)
-     || (up->host_pool_id == cur_pool_id)) {
-
-    if(up->update_pool_id)
-      h->updateHostPool();
-
-    if(up->update_l7policy)
-      h->updateHostL7Policy();
-
 #ifdef HOST_POOLS_DEBUG
-    char buf[128];
-    ntop->getTrace()->traceEvent(TRACE_NORMAL,
-				 "Going to refresh pool for %s "
-				 "[refresh pool id: %i] "
-				 "[refresh l7policy: %i] "
-				 "[pool id to refresh: %i] "
-				 "[host pool id before refresh: %i] "
-				 "[host pool id after refresh: %i] ",
-				 h->get_ip()->print(buf, sizeof(buf)),
-				 up->update_pool_id ? 1 : 0,
-				 up->update_l7policy ? 1 : 0,
-				 up->host_pool_id,
-				 cur_pool_id,
-				 h->get_host_pool());
+  char buf[128];
+  u_int16_t cur_pool_id = h->get_host_pool();
 #endif
 
-  }
+  if(up->update_pool_id)
+    h->updateHostPool();
+
+  if(up->update_l7policy)
+    h->updateHostL7Policy();
+
+#ifdef HOST_POOLS_DEBUG
+
+  ntop->getTrace()->traceEvent(TRACE_NORMAL,
+			       "Going to refresh pool for %s "
+			       "[refresh pool id: %i] "
+			       "[refresh l7policy: %i] "
+			       "[host pool id before refresh: %i] "
+			       "[host pool id after refresh: %i] ",
+			       h->get_ip()->print(buf, sizeof(buf)),
+			       up->update_pool_id ? 1 : 0,
+			       up->update_l7policy ? 1 : 0,
+			       cur_pool_id,
+			       h->get_host_pool());
+
+#endif
 
   return(false); /* false = keep on walking */
 }
 
 /* **************************************************** */
 
-void NetworkInterface::refreshHostPools(u_int16_t host_pool_id) {
+void NetworkInterface::refreshHostPools() {
   if(isView()) return;
-
-  
   
   struct update_host_pool_l7policy update_host;
-  update_host.host_pool_id = host_pool_id;
-
   update_host.update_pool_id = true;
   update_host.update_l7policy = false;
 
@@ -2031,7 +2022,6 @@ void NetworkInterface::updateHostsL7Policy(u_int16_t host_pool_id) {
   if(isView()) return;
 
   struct update_host_pool_l7policy update_host;
-  update_host.host_pool_id = host_pool_id;
   update_host.update_pool_id = false;
   update_host.update_l7policy = true;