diff --git a/devicetypes/smartthings/hue-bridge.src/hue-bridge.groovy b/devicetypes/smartthings/hue-bridge.src/hue-bridge.groovy
index 7d63107..9537fef 100644
--- a/devicetypes/smartthings/hue-bridge.src/hue-bridge.groovy
+++ b/devicetypes/smartthings/hue-bridge.src/hue-bridge.groovy
@@ -17,16 +17,13 @@ metadata {
 
 	tiles(scale: 2) {
      	multiAttributeTile(name:"rich-control"){
-			tileAttribute ("device.switch", key: "PRIMARY_CONTROL") {
+			tileAttribute ("", key: "PRIMARY_CONTROL") {
 	            attributeState "default", label: "Hue Bridge", action: "", icon: "st.Lighting.light99-hue", backgroundColor: "#F3C200"
-			}    
+			}
 	        tileAttribute ("serialNumber", key: "SECONDARY_CONTROL") {
 	            attributeState "default", label:'SN: ${currentValue}'
-			}    
-        }    
-		standardTile("icon", "icon", width: 1, height: 1, canChangeIcon: false, inactiveLabel: true, canChangeBackground: false) {
-			state "default", label: "Hue Bridge", action: "", icon: "st.Lighting.light99-hue", backgroundColor: "#FFFFFF"
-		}
+			}
+        }
 		valueTile("serialNumber", "device.serialNumber", decoration: "flat", height: 1, width: 2, inactiveLabel: false) {
 			state "default", label:'SN: ${currentValue}'
 		}
@@ -34,7 +31,7 @@ metadata {
 			state "default", label:'${currentValue}', height: 1, width: 2, inactiveLabel: false
 		}
 
-		main (["icon"])
+		main (["rich-control"])
 		details(["rich-control", "networkAddress"])
 	}
 }
@@ -75,6 +72,7 @@ def parse(description) {
 				}
 				else if (contentType?.contains("xml")) {
 					log.debug "HUE BRIDGE ALREADY PRESENT"
+                    parent.hubVerification(device.hub.id, msg.body)
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/smartapps/smartthings/hue-connect.src/hue-connect.groovy b/smartapps/smartthings/hue-connect.src/hue-connect.groovy
index 5b908d8..c76e105 100644
--- a/smartapps/smartthings/hue-connect.src/hue-connect.groovy
+++ b/smartapps/smartthings/hue-connect.src/hue-connect.groovy
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def bridgeDiscovery(params=[:])
 	}
 
 	//setup.xml request every 3 seconds except on discoveries
-	if(((bridgeRefreshCount % 1) == 0) && ((bridgeRefreshCount % 5) != 0)) {
+	if(((bridgeRefreshCount % 3) == 0) && ((bridgeRefreshCount % 5) != 0)) {
 		verifyHueBridges()
 	}
 
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ private discoverHueBulbs() {
 }
 
 private verifyHueBridge(String deviceNetworkId, String host) {
+	log.trace "Verify Hue Bridge $deviceNetworkId"
 	sendHubCommand(new physicalgraph.device.HubAction([
 		method: "GET",
 		path: "/description.xml",
@@ -602,6 +603,20 @@ def parse(childDevice, description) {
 	}
 }
 
+def hubVerification(bodytext) {
+	log.trace "Bridge sent back description.xml for verification"
+    def body = new XmlSlurper().parseText(bodytext)
+    if (body?.device?.modelName?.text().startsWith("Philips hue bridge")) {
+        def bridges = getHueBridges()
+        def bridge = bridges.find {it?.key?.contains(body?.device?.UDN?.text())}
+        if (bridge) {
+            bridge.value << [name:body?.device?.friendlyName?.text(), serialNumber:body?.device?.serialNumber?.text(), verified: true]
+        } else {
+            log.error "/description.xml returned a bridge that didn't exist"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 def on(childDevice) {
 	log.debug "Executing 'on'"
 	put("lights/${getId(childDevice)}/state", [on: true])