diff --git a/gossip/agent.go b/gossip/agent.go
index 7348b5f05..0df582e2e 100644
--- a/gossip/agent.go
+++ b/gossip/agent.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func NewAgent(conf *Config, p []Processor) (agent *Agent, err error) {
 	// Configure delegates
 	conf.MemberlistConfig.Delegate = newAgentDelegate(agent)
 	conf.MemberlistConfig.Events = &eventDelegate{agent}
+	agent.Self = member.NewPeer(conf.NodeName, advertiseIP, uint16(advertisePort), conf.Role)
 
 	agent.memberlist, err = memberlist.Create(conf.MemberlistConfig)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/gossip/delegate.go b/gossip/delegate.go
index 898b18887..e5da82fc2 100644
--- a/gossip/delegate.go
+++ b/gossip/delegate.go
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ func (e *eventDelegate) NotifyJoin(n *memberlist.Node) {
 	peer := member.ParsePeer(n)
 	peer.Status = member.Alive
 	e.agent.Topology.Update(peer)
-	log.Debugf("%s member joined: %+v", peer)
+	log.Debugf("member joined: %+v ", peer)
 }
 
 // NotifyLeave is invoked when a node is detected to have left.
 func (e *eventDelegate) NotifyLeave(n *memberlist.Node) {
 	peer := member.ParsePeer(n)
 	e.agent.Topology.Delete(peer)
-	log.Debugf("%s member left:  %+v", peer)
+	log.Debugf("member left:  %+v", peer)
 }
 
 // NotifyUpdate is invoked when a node is detected to have
diff --git a/gossip/member/member.go b/gossip/member/member.go
index 9b0c21e39..e2dd29019 100644
--- a/gossip/member/member.go
+++ b/gossip/member/member.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package member
 import (
 	"net"
 
+	"github.com/bbva/qed/log"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/memberlist"
 )
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ const (
 	Monitor
 	Publisher
 	Server
-	MaxType
+	Unknown
 )
 
 // Member is a single member of the gossip cluster.
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ type Peer struct {
 	Name   string
 	Addr   net.IP
 	Port   uint16
-	Meta   *Meta
+	Meta   Meta
 	Status Status
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func (p Peer) Node() *memberlist.Node {
 }
 
 func NewPeer(name, addr string, port uint16, role Type) *Peer {
-	meta := &Meta{
+	meta := Meta{
 		Role: role,
 	}
 
@@ -87,5 +88,15 @@ func NewPeer(name, addr string, port uint16, role Type) *Peer {
 }
 
 func ParsePeer(node *memberlist.Node) *Peer {
-	return nil
+	var meta Meta
+	err := meta.Decode(node.Meta)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Error parsing peer: unable to decode meta. %v", err)
+	}
+	return &Peer{
+		Name: node.Name,
+		Addr: node.Addr,
+		Port: node.Port,
+		Meta: meta,
+	}
 }
diff --git a/gossip/topology.go b/gossip/topology.go
index cefa897db..fcadaff81 100644
--- a/gossip/topology.go
+++ b/gossip/topology.go
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ type Topology struct {
 }
 
 func NewTopology() *Topology {
-	m := make([]PeerList, member.MaxType)
-	for i := member.Auditor; i < member.MaxType; i++ {
+	m := make([]PeerList, member.Unknown)
+	for i := member.Auditor; i < member.Unknown; i++ {
 		m[i] = PeerList{
 			L: make([]*member.Peer, 0),
 		}