diff --git a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
index af597a230fba53..2706fac5bdaf39 100644
--- a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             *instance = NodeInstance::new(&mut thread_rng(), id, timestamp());
         }
         *self.keypair.write().unwrap() = new_keypair;
-        self.my_contact_info.write().unwrap().set_pubkey(id);
+        self.my_contact_info.write().unwrap().hot_swap_pubkey(id);
 
         self.insert_self();
         self.push_message(CrdsValue::new_signed(
diff --git a/gossip/src/contact_info.rs b/gossip/src/contact_info.rs
index b3ca9c94a762a5..2174a82af7274b 100644
--- a/gossip/src/contact_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/contact_info.rs
@@ -181,11 +181,7 @@ impl ContactInfo {
         Self {
             pubkey,
             wallclock,
-            outset: {
-                let now = SystemTime::now();
-                let elapsed = now.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap();
-                u64::try_from(elapsed.as_micros()).unwrap()
-            },
+            outset: get_node_outset(),
             shred_version,
             version: solana_version::Version::default(),
             addrs: Vec::<IpAddr>::default(),
@@ -210,8 +206,11 @@ impl ContactInfo {
         self.shred_version
     }
 
-    pub fn set_pubkey(&mut self, pubkey: Pubkey) {
-        self.pubkey = pubkey
+    pub fn hot_swap_pubkey(&mut self, pubkey: Pubkey) {
+        self.pubkey = pubkey;
+        // Need to update ContactInfo.outset so that this node's contact-info
+        // will override older node with the same pubkey.
+        self.outset = get_node_outset();
     }
 
     pub fn set_wallclock(&mut self, wallclock: u64) {
@@ -409,6 +408,12 @@ impl ContactInfo {
     }
 }
 
+fn get_node_outset() -> u64 {
+    let now = SystemTime::now();
+    let elapsed = now.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH).unwrap();
+    u64::try_from(elapsed.as_micros()).unwrap()
+}
+
 impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ContactInfo {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
     where
diff --git a/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs b/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs
index d2e3da68a4b7af..743a3202cba767 100644
--- a/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs
+++ b/turbine/src/cluster_nodes.rs
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ pub fn make_test_cluster<R: Rng>(
     .collect();
     nodes.shuffle(rng);
     let keypair = Arc::new(Keypair::new());
-    nodes[0].set_pubkey(keypair.pubkey());
+    nodes[0] = ContactInfo::new_localhost(&keypair.pubkey(), /*wallclock:*/ timestamp());
     let this_node = nodes[0].clone();
     let mut stakes: HashMap<Pubkey, u64> = nodes
         .iter()
diff --git a/validator/src/main.rs b/validator/src/main.rs
index db65c890a7542e..444c1513100fe9 100644
--- a/validator/src/main.rs
+++ b/validator/src/main.rs
@@ -1901,6 +1901,13 @@ pub fn main() {
         return;
     }
 
+    // Bootstrap code above pushes a contact-info with more recent timestamp to
+    // gossip. If the node is staked the contact-info lingers in gossip causing
+    // false duplicate nodes error.
+    // Below line refreshes the timestamp on contact-info so that it overrides
+    // the one pushed by bootstrap.
+    node.info.hot_swap_pubkey(identity_keypair.pubkey());
+
     let validator = Validator::new(
         node,
         identity_keypair,