diff --git a/src/prerna/semoss/web/services/local/EngineRouteResource.java b/src/prerna/semoss/web/services/local/EngineRouteResource.java
index ebc7f32f..a0a0bd41 100644
--- a/src/prerna/semoss/web/services/local/EngineRouteResource.java
+++ b/src/prerna/semoss/web/services/local/EngineRouteResource.java
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ public Response updateSmssFile(@Context HttpServletRequest request, @PathParam("
 				return WebUtility.getResponse(errorMap, 400);
 			}
 
+			// the smss file is unchanged and the new values live in the secret store, so
+			// the other nodes only need to close the engine to read them on next use
+			ClusterUtil.publishEngineClose(engineId);
+
 			Map<String, Object> success = new HashMap<>();
 			success.put("success", true);
 			return WebUtility.getResponse(success, 200);
diff --git a/src/prerna/web/services/util/WebUtility.java b/src/prerna/web/services/util/WebUtility.java
index 54cfd153..1f1aed04 100644
--- a/src/prerna/web/services/util/WebUtility.java
+++ b/src/prerna/web/services/util/WebUtility.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ private static void auditErrorResponse(Object vec, int status) {
 		if (status < 400) {
 			return;
 		}
-		Object message = vec instanceof java.util.Map<?, ?> map ? map.get(Constants.ERROR_MESSAGE) : vec;
+		Object message = vec instanceof Map<?, ?> map ? map.get(Constants.ERROR_MESSAGE) : vec;
 		UserAuditTrailUtils.recordHttpErrorResponse(status, message instanceof String text ? text : null);
 	}