diff --git a/corefx/src/main/java/com/core/client/grpc/CoreGrpcClient.java b/corefx/src/main/java/com/core/client/grpc/CoreGrpcClient.java
index 4c062483..bc9098b3 100644
--- a/corefx/src/main/java/com/core/client/grpc/CoreGrpcClient.java
+++ b/corefx/src/main/java/com/core/client/grpc/CoreGrpcClient.java
@@ -955,8 +955,15 @@ public class CoreGrpcClient implements ICoreClient {
 
     @Override
     public String getTerminalCommand(CoreNode node) throws IOException {
-        // TODO: convert
-        return null;
+        CoreProto.GetNodeTerminalRequest request = CoreProto.GetNodeTerminalRequest.newBuilder()
+                .setSessionId(sessionId)
+                .setNodeId(node.getId())
+                .build();
+        try {
+            return blockingStub.getNodeTerminal(request).getTerminal();
+        } catch (StatusRuntimeException ex) {
+            throw new IOException(ex);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/daemon/core/grpc/client.py b/daemon/core/grpc/client.py
index 53b0538e..e61cc9a5 100644
--- a/daemon/core/grpc/client.py
+++ b/daemon/core/grpc/client.py
@@ -353,6 +353,19 @@ class CoreGrpcClient(object):
         request = core_pb2.NodeCommandRequest(session_id=session_id, node_id=node_id, command=command)
         return self.stub.NodeCommand(request)
 
+    def get_node_terminal(self, session_id, node_id):
+        """
+        Retrieve terminal command string for launching a local terminal.
+
+        :param int session_id: session id
+        :param int node_id: node id
+        :return: response with a node terminal command
+        :rtype: core_pb2.GetNodeTerminalResponse
+        :raises grpc.RpcError: when session or node doesn't exist
+        """
+        request = core_pb2.GetNodeTerminalRequest(session_id=session_id, node_id=node_id)
+        return self.stub.GetNodeTerminal(request)
+
     def get_node_links(self, session_id, node_id):
         """
         Get current links for a node.
diff --git a/daemon/core/grpc/server.py b/daemon/core/grpc/server.py
index aedac46d..3e2215cf 100644
--- a/daemon/core/grpc/server.py
+++ b/daemon/core/grpc/server.py
@@ -454,10 +454,13 @@ class CoreGrpcServer(core_pb2_grpc.CoreApiServicer):
                         interface_throughput.interface_id = interface_id
                         interface_throughput.throughput = throughput
                     elif key.startswith("b."):
-                        node_id = int(key.split(".")[1])
-                        bridge_throughput = throughputs_event.bridge_throughputs.add()
-                        bridge_throughput.node_id = node_id
-                        bridge_throughput.throughput = throughput
+                        try:
+                            node_id = int(key.split(".")[1])
+                            bridge_throughput = throughputs_event.bridge_throughputs.add()
+                            bridge_throughput.node_id = node_id
+                            bridge_throughput.throughput = throughput
+                        except ValueError:
+                            pass
 
                 yield throughputs_event
 
@@ -549,6 +552,13 @@ class CoreGrpcServer(core_pb2_grpc.CoreApiServicer):
         _, output = node.cmd_output(request.command)
         return core_pb2.NodeCommandResponse(output=output)
 
+    def GetNodeTerminal(self, request, context):
+        logging.debug("getting node terminal: %s", request)
+        session = self.get_session(request.session_id, context)
+        node = self.get_node(session, request.node_id, context)
+        terminal = node.termcmdstring("/bin/bash")
+        return core_pb2.GetNodeTerminalResponse(terminal=terminal)
+
     def GetNodeLinks(self, request, context):
         logging.debug("get node links: %s", request)
         session = self.get_session(request.session_id, context)
diff --git a/daemon/proto/core.proto b/daemon/proto/core.proto
index 9b84f19a..013135f2 100644
--- a/daemon/proto/core.proto
+++ b/daemon/proto/core.proto
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ service CoreApi {
     }
     rpc NodeCommand (NodeCommandRequest) returns (NodeCommandResponse) {
     }
+    rpc GetNodeTerminal (GetNodeTerminalRequest) returns (GetNodeTerminalResponse) {
+    }
 
     // link rpc
     rpc GetNodeLinks (GetNodeLinksRequest) returns (GetNodeLinksResponse) {
@@ -323,6 +325,15 @@ message DeleteNodeResponse {
     bool result = 1;
 }
 
+message GetNodeTerminalRequest {
+    int32 session_id = 1;
+    int32 node_id = 2;
+}
+
+message GetNodeTerminalResponse {
+    string terminal = 1;
+}
+
 message NodeCommandRequest {
     int32 session_id = 1;
     int32 node_id = 2;
diff --git a/daemon/tests/test_grpc.py b/daemon/tests/test_grpc.py
index 13136931..948cfd54 100644
--- a/daemon/tests/test_grpc.py
+++ b/daemon/tests/test_grpc.py
@@ -257,6 +257,22 @@ class TestGrpc:
         # then
         assert response.output == output
 
+    def test_get_node_terminal(self, grpc_server):
+        # given
+        client = CoreGrpcClient()
+        session = grpc_server.coreemu.create_session()
+        session.set_state(EventTypes.CONFIGURATION_STATE)
+        node_options = NodeOptions(model="Host")
+        node = session.add_node(node_options=node_options)
+        session.instantiate()
+
+        # then
+        with client.context_connect():
+            response = client.get_node_terminal(session.id, node.objid)
+
+        # then
+        assert response.terminal is not None
+
     def test_get_hooks(self, grpc_server):
         # given
         client = CoreGrpcClient()