diff --git a/capsulflask/spoke_model.py b/capsulflask/spoke_model.py
index 15ab6e0..2f3f1b0 100644
--- a/capsulflask/spoke_model.py
+++ b/capsulflask/spoke_model.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import re
+import json
+import sys
 
 from flask import current_app
 from time import sleep
@@ -8,15 +10,24 @@ from subprocess import run
 
 from capsulflask.db import get_model
 
-from capsulflask.shared import VirtualizationInterface, VirtualMachine, validate_capsul_id
+from capsulflask.shared import VirtualizationInterface, VirtualMachine, validate_capsul_id, my_exec_info_message
 
 
 class MockSpoke(VirtualizationInterface):
   def capacity_avaliable(self, additional_ram_bytes):
     return True
 
-  def get(self, id):
+  def get(self, id, get_ssh_host_keys):
     validate_capsul_id(id)
+
+    if get_ssh_host_keys:
+      ssh_host_keys = json.loads("""[
+        {"key_type":"ED25519", "content":"ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIN8cna0zeKSKl/r8whdn/KmDWhdzuWRVV0GaKIM+eshh", "sha256":"V4X2apAF6btGAfS45gmpldknoDX0ipJ5c6DLfZR2ttQ"},
+        {"key_type":"RSA", "content":"ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCvotgzgEP65JUQ8S8OoNKy1uEEPEAcFetSp7QpONe6hj4wPgyFNgVtdoWdNcU19dX3hpdse0G8OlaMUTnNVuRlbIZXuifXQ2jTtCFUA2mmJ5bF+XjGm3TXKMNGh9PN+wEPUeWd14vZL+QPUMev5LmA8cawPiU5+vVMLid93HRBj118aCJFQxLgrdP48VPfKHFRfCR6TIjg1ii3dH4acdJAvlmJ3GFB6ICT42EmBqskz2MPe0rIFxH8YohCBbAbrbWYcptHt4e48h4UdpZdYOhEdv89GrT8BF2C5cbQ5i9qVpI57bXKrj8hPZU5of48UHLSpXG8mbH0YDiOQOfKX/Mt", "sha256":"ghee6KzRnBJhND2kEUZSaouk7CD6o6z2aAc8GPkV+GQ"},
+        {"key_type":"ECDSA", "content":"ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBLLgOoATz9R4aS2kk7vWoxX+lshK63t9+5BIHdzZeFE1o+shlcf0Wji8cN/L1+m3bi0uSETZDOAWMP3rHLJj9Hk=", "sha256":"aCYG1aD8cv/TjzJL0bi9jdabMGksdkfa7R8dCGm1yYs"}
+      ]""")
+      return VirtualMachine(id, current_app.config["SPOKE_HOST_ID"], ipv4="1.1.1.1", ssh_host_keys=ssh_host_keys)
+
     return VirtualMachine(id, current_app.config["SPOKE_HOST_ID"], ipv4="1.1.1.1")
 
   def list_ids(self) -> list:
@@ -67,7 +78,7 @@ class ShellScriptSpoke(VirtualizationInterface):
 
     return True
 
-  def get(self, id):
+  def get(self, id, get_ssh_host_keys):
     validate_capsul_id(id)
     completedProcess = run([join(current_app.root_path, 'shell_scripts/get.sh'), id], capture_output=True)
     self.validate_completed_process(completedProcess)
@@ -77,6 +88,18 @@ class ShellScriptSpoke(VirtualizationInterface):
     if not re.match(r"^([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}$", ipaddr):
       return None
 
+    if get_ssh_host_keys:
+      try:
+        completedProcess2 = run([join(current_app.root_path, 'shell_scripts/ssh-keyscan.sh'), ipaddr], capture_output=True)
+        self.validate_completed_process(completedProcess2)
+        ssh_host_keys = json.loads(completedProcess2.stdout.decode("utf-8"))
+        return VirtualMachine(id, current_app.config["SPOKE_HOST_ID"], ipv4=ipaddr, ssh_host_keys=ssh_host_keys)
+      except:
+        current_app.logger.warning(f"""
+          failed to ssh-keyscan {id} at {ipaddr}:
+          {my_exec_info_message(sys.exc_info())}"""
+        )
+
     return VirtualMachine(id, current_app.config["SPOKE_HOST_ID"], ipv4=ipaddr)
 
   def list_ids(self) -> list: