diff --git a/src/nodeClass.js b/src/nodeClass.js
index 2d11b38..d49657a 100644
--- a/src/nodeClass.js
+++ b/src/nodeClass.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class nodeClass {
       }
     };
 
-    console.log(`position vs child for ${this.name} is ${this.config.functionality.positionVsParent}`);
+    console.log(`position vs child for ${this.name} is ${this.config.functionality.positionVsParent} the distance is ${this.config.functionality.distance}`);
 
     // Utility for formatting outputs
     this._output = new outputUtils();
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class nodeClass {
       this.node.send([
         null,
         null,
-        { topic: 'registerChild', payload: this.node.id , positionVsParent: this.config?.functionality?.positionVsParent || 'atEquipment' },
+        { topic: 'registerChild', payload: this.node.id , positionVsParent: this.config?.functionality?.positionVsParent || 'atEquipment' , distance: this.config?.functionality?.distance || null},
       ]);
     }, 100);
   }
diff --git a/src/specificClass.js b/src/specificClass.js
index 44809c8..c035305 100644
--- a/src/specificClass.js
+++ b/src/specificClass.js
@@ -521,14 +521,8 @@ class Measurement {
   
       this.emitter.emit('mAbs', this.outputAbs);// DEPRECATED: Use measurements container instead
 
-      // In the new method just update the measurement container and let the parent subscribe to it
-      if (typeof this.config.functionality.distance !== 'undefined') {
-        this.logger.debug(`Updating type: ${this.config.asset.type}, variant: ${"measured"}, postition : ${this.config.functionality.distance} container with new value: ${this.outputAbs}`);
-        this.measurements.type(this.config.asset.type).variant("measured").position(this.config.functionality.distance).value(this.outputAbs, Date.now(),this.config.asset.unit );
-        return;
-      }
       this.logger.debug(`Updating type: ${this.config.asset.type}, variant: ${"measured"}, postition : ${this.config.functionality.positionVsParent} container with new value: ${this.outputAbs}`);
-      this.measurements.type(this.config.asset.type).variant("measured").position(this.config.functionality.positionVsParent).value(this.outputAbs, Date.now(),this.config.asset.unit );
+      this.measurements.type(this.config.asset.type).variant("measured").position(this.config.functionality.positionVsParent).distance(this.config.functionality.distance).value(this.outputAbs, Date.now(),this.config.asset.unit );
     }
   }