diff --git a/n2vc/n2vc_juju_conn.py b/n2vc/n2vc_juju_conn.py
index ed1250d..07c3903 100644
--- a/n2vc/n2vc_juju_conn.py
+++ b/n2vc/n2vc_juju_conn.py
@@ -577,6 +577,9 @@
             application_name=application_name,
             machine_id="k8s",
         )
+
+        self._write_ee_id_db(db_dict=db_dict, ee_id=ee_id)
+
         return ee_id
 
     async def get_ee_ssh_public__key(