diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/firmwaremanager.py b/confluent_server/confluent/firmwaremanager.py
index 6fc5c91a..f98ae7b3 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/firmwaremanager.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/firmwaremanager.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ updatesbytarget = {}
 
 def execupdate(handler, filename, updateobj):
     try:
-        completion = handler(filename, progress=updateobj.handle_progress)
+        completion = handler(filename, progress=updateobj.handle_progress,
+                             bank=updateobj.bank)
         if completion is None:
             completion = 'complete'
         updateobj.handle_progress({'phase': completion, 'progress': 100.0})
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ def execupdate(handler, filename, updateobj):
                                    'detail': str(e)})
 
 class Updater(object):
-    def __init__(self, node, handler, filename, tenant=None, name=None):
+    def __init__(self, node, handler, filename, tenant=None, name=None,
+                 bank=None):
+        self.bank = bank
         self.node = node
         self.phase = 'initializing'
         self.detail = ''
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
index a4c14144..7d5795bd 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ class InputFirmwareUpdate(ConfluentMessage):
 
     def __init__(self, path, nodes, inputdata):
         self.filename = inputdata['filename']
+        self.bank = inputdata.get('bank', None)
         self.nodes = nodes
 
 
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 7674f6d4..0e4fbd11 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -455,7 +455,8 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
 
     def handle_update(self):
         u = firmwaremanager.Updater(self.node, self.ipmicmd.update_firmware,
-                                    self.inputdata.filename, self.tenant)
+                                    self.inputdata.filename, self.tenant,
+                                    bank=self.inputdata.bank)
         self.output.put(
             msg.CreatedResource(
                 'nodes/{0}/inventory/firmware/updates/active/{1}'.format(