diff --git a/node/pkg/admin/host/controller.go b/node/pkg/admin/host/controller.go
index 36937cdf9..7551e1247 100644
--- a/node/pkg/admin/host/controller.go
+++ b/node/pkg/admin/host/controller.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func getPeerCount(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 }
 
 func sync(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
-	msg, err := utils.SendMessage(c, bus.LIBP2P, bus.SYNC, nil)
+	msg, err := utils.SendMessage(c, bus.LIBP2P, bus.LIBP2P_SYNC, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Str("Player", "Admin").Msg("failed to send message to libp2p helper")
 		return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).SendString("failed to sync libp2p host: " + err.Error())
diff --git a/node/pkg/admin/tests/host_test.go b/node/pkg/admin/tests/host_test.go
index e94ef61a6..201e627f6 100644
--- a/node/pkg/admin/tests/host_test.go
+++ b/node/pkg/admin/tests/host_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestSync(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cleanup()
 
 	channel := testItems.mb.Subscribe(bus.LIBP2P)
-	waitForMessage(t, channel, bus.ADMIN, bus.LIBP2P, bus.SYNC)
+	waitForMessage(t, channel, bus.ADMIN, bus.LIBP2P, bus.LIBP2P_SYNC)
 
 	result, err := RawPostRequest(testItems.app, "/api/v1/host/sync", nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/node/pkg/bus/types.go b/node/pkg/bus/types.go
index 00442ce77..669644dbf 100644
--- a/node/pkg/bus/types.go
+++ b/node/pkg/bus/types.go
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ const (
 	REFRESH_REPORTER    = "refresh_reporter"
 
 	GET_PEER_COUNT = "get_peer_count"
-	SYNC           = "sync"
+	LIBP2P_SYNC    = "libp2p_sync"
 )
diff --git a/node/pkg/libp2p/helper/app.go b/node/pkg/libp2p/helper/app.go
index fe85d0eda..9262154bc 100644
--- a/node/pkg/libp2p/helper/app.go
+++ b/node/pkg/libp2p/helper/app.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (a *App) handleMessage(ctx context.Context, msg bus.Message) {
 		log.Debug().Str("Player", "Libp2pHelper").Msg("get peer count msg received")
 		peerCount := len(a.Host.Network().Peers())
 		msg.Response <- bus.MessageResponse{Success: true, Args: map[string]any{"Count": peerCount}}
-	case bus.SYNC:
+	case bus.LIBP2P_SYNC:
 		log.Debug().Str("Player", "Libp2pHelper").Msg("libp2p sync msg received")
 		err := setup.ConnectThroughBootApi(ctx, a.Host)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/node/taskfiles/taskfile.local.yml b/node/taskfiles/taskfile.local.yml
index 603c0b425..4cf633f59 100644
--- a/node/taskfiles/taskfile.local.yml
+++ b/node/taskfiles/taskfile.local.yml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ tasks:
   renew-signer:
     dotenv: [".env"]
     cmds:
-      - curl -X POST "http://localhost:$APP_PORT/api/v1/aggregator/renew-signer" | jq
+      - curl -X POST "http://localhost:$APP_PORT/api/v1/aggregator/renew-signer"
   add-json-rpc:
     dotenv: [".env"]
     cmds:
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ tasks:
     dotenv: [".env"]
     cmds:
       - curl -X GET "http://localhost:$APP_PORT/api/v1/provider-url" | jq
+  get-peer-count:
+    dotenv: [".env"]
+    cmds:
+      - curl -X GET "http://localhost:$APP_PORT/api/v1/host/peercount" | jq
+  sync-libp2p:
+    dotenv: [".env"]
+    cmds:
+      - curl -X POST "http://localhost:$APP_PORT/api/v1/host/sync"
   test:
     cmds:
       - task: test-db