diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.cpp b/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.cpp
index 440afa23..132dc397 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.cpp
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.cpp
@@ -211,30 +211,24 @@ ReturnValue_t LocalDataPoolManager::handleNotificationSnapshot(
         }
 
         // prepare and send update snapshot.
-        CommandMessage notification;
         timeval now;
         Clock::getClock_timeval(&now);
         CCSDSTime::CDS_short cds;
         CCSDSTime::convertToCcsds(&cds, &now);
         HousekeepingPacketUpdate updatePacket(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&cds),
-                sizeof(cds), owner->getDataSetHandle(receiver.dataId.sid));
+                sizeof(cds), owner->getPoolObjectHandle(
+                receiver.dataId.localPoolId));
         size_t updatePacketSize = updatePacket.getSerializedSize();
 
         store_address_t storeId;
-        uint8_t *storePtr = nullptr;
-        ReturnValue_t result = ipcStore->getFreeElement(&storeId,
-                updatePacket.getSerializedSize(), &storePtr);
-        if (result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
+        ReturnValue_t result = addUpdateToStore(updatePacket, storeId);
+        if(result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
             return result;
         }
-        size_t serializedSize = 0;
-        result = updatePacket.serialize(&storePtr, &serializedSize,
-                updatePacketSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::MACHINE);
-        if (result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
-            return result;
-        }
-        HousekeepingMessage::setUpdateSnapshotSetCommand(&notification,
-                receiver.dataId.sid, storeId);
+
+        CommandMessage notification;
+        HousekeepingMessage::setUpdateSnapshotVariableCommand(&notification,
+                receiver.dataId.localPoolId, storeId);
         result = hkQueue->sendMessage(receiver.destinationQueue,
                 &notification);
         if (result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
@@ -254,13 +248,23 @@ ReturnValue_t LocalDataPoolManager::handleNotificationSnapshot(
         }
 
         // prepare and send update snapshot.
-        CommandMessage notification;
-        // todo: serialize into store with timestamp.
+        timeval now;
+        Clock::getClock_timeval(&now);
+        CCSDSTime::CDS_short cds;
+        CCSDSTime::convertToCcsds(&cds, &now);
+        HousekeepingPacketUpdate updatePacket(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&cds),
+                sizeof(cds), owner->getDataSetHandle(receiver.dataId.sid));
+
         store_address_t storeId;
-        HousekeepingMessage::setUpdateSnapshotVariableCommand(
-                &notification, receiver.dataId.localPoolId, storeId);
-        ReturnValue_t result = hkQueue->sendMessage(
-                receiver.destinationQueue, &notification);
+        ReturnValue_t result = addUpdateToStore(updatePacket, storeId);
+        if(result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        CommandMessage notification;
+        HousekeepingMessage::setUpdateSnapshotSetCommand(
+                &notification, receiver.dataId.sid, storeId);
+        result = hkQueue->sendMessage(receiver.destinationQueue, &notification);
         if(result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
             status = result;
         }
@@ -274,6 +278,21 @@ ReturnValue_t LocalDataPoolManager::handleNotificationSnapshot(
     return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }
 
+ReturnValue_t LocalDataPoolManager::addUpdateToStore(
+        HousekeepingPacketUpdate& updatePacket, store_address_t& storeId) {
+    size_t updatePacketSize = updatePacket.getSerializedSize();
+    uint8_t *storePtr = nullptr;
+    ReturnValue_t result = ipcStore->getFreeElement(&storeId,
+            updatePacket.getSerializedSize(), &storePtr);
+    if (result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
+        return result;
+    }
+    size_t serializedSize = 0;
+    result = updatePacket.serialize(&storePtr, &serializedSize,
+            updatePacketSize, SerializeIF::Endianness::MACHINE);
+    return result;;
+}
+
 void LocalDataPoolManager::handleChangeResetLogic(
         DataType type, DataId dataId, MarkChangedIF* toReset) {
     if(hkUpdateResetList == nullptr) {
diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.h b/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.h
index a5cd0f98..f48b14ce 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.h
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void setStaticFrameworkObjectIds();
 }
 
 class LocalDataSetBase;
-
+class HousekeepingPacketUpdate;
 
 /**
  * @brief 		This class is the managing instance for the local data pool.
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ private:
 	        ReturnValue_t& status);
 	ReturnValue_t handleNotificationSnapshot(HkReceiver& hkReceiver,
             ReturnValue_t& status);
+	ReturnValue_t addUpdateToStore(HousekeepingPacketUpdate& updatePacket,
+	        store_address_t& storeId);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/housekeeping/HousekeepingPacketUpdate.h b/housekeeping/HousekeepingPacketUpdate.h
index 37d38be7..702db55e 100644
--- a/housekeeping/HousekeepingPacketUpdate.h
+++ b/housekeeping/HousekeepingPacketUpdate.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 class HousekeepingPacketUpdate: public SerializeIF {
 public:
     /**
+     * Update packet constructor for datasets
      * @param timeStamp
      * @param timeStampSize
      * @param hkData
@@ -19,8 +20,19 @@ public:
      */
     HousekeepingPacketUpdate(uint8_t* timeStamp, size_t timeStampSize,
             LocalPoolDataSetBase* dataSetPtr):
-            timeStamp(timeStamp), timeStampSize(timeStampSize),
-            dataSetPtr(dataSetPtr) {};
+                timeStamp(timeStamp), timeStampSize(timeStampSize),
+                updateData(dataSetPtr) {};
+
+    /**
+     * Update packet constructor for pool variables.
+     * @param timeStamp
+     * @param timeStampSize
+     * @param dataSetPtr
+     */
+    HousekeepingPacketUpdate(uint8_t* timeStamp, size_t timeStampSize,
+            LocalPoolObjectBase* dataSetPtr):
+                timeStamp(timeStamp), timeStampSize(timeStampSize),
+                updateData(dataSetPtr) {};
 
     virtual ReturnValue_t serialize(uint8_t **buffer, size_t *size,
             size_t maxSize, Endianness streamEndianness) const {
@@ -31,18 +43,18 @@ public:
             *size += timeStampSize;
             *buffer += timeStampSize;
         }
-        if(dataSetPtr == nullptr) {
+        if(updateData == nullptr) {
             return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
         }
 
-        return dataSetPtr->serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
+        return updateData->serialize(buffer, size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
     }
 
     virtual size_t getSerializedSize() const {
-        if(dataSetPtr == nullptr) {
+        if(updateData == nullptr) {
             return 0;
         }
-        return timeStampSize + dataSetPtr->getSerializedSize();
+        return timeStampSize + updateData->getSerializedSize();
     }
 
     virtual ReturnValue_t deSerialize(const uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size,
@@ -55,19 +67,18 @@ public:
             *buffer += timeStampSize;
         }
 
-        if(dataSetPtr == nullptr) {
+        if(updateData == nullptr) {
             return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
         }
-        return dataSetPtr->deSerialize(buffer, size, streamEndianness);
+        return updateData->deSerialize(buffer, size, streamEndianness);
     }
 
 private:
-   uint8_t* timeStamp;
-   size_t timeStampSize;
+   uint8_t* timeStamp = nullptr;
+   size_t timeStampSize = 0;
 
-   LocalPoolDataSetBase* dataSetPtr = nullptr;
+   SerializeIF* updateData = nullptr;
 };
 
 
-
 #endif /* FSFW_HOUSEKEEPING_HOUSEKEEPINGPACKETUPDATE_H_ */