diff --git a/mesh/cfgmod-server.c b/mesh/cfgmod-server.c
index 5b3ed3d97..98c04dde7 100644
--- a/mesh/cfgmod-server.c
+++ b/mesh/cfgmod-server.c
@@ -420,6 +420,43 @@ static uint16_t cfg_relay_msg(struct mesh_node *node, const uint8_t *pkt,
 	return n;
 }
 
+static uint16_t cfg_key_refresh_phase(struct mesh_node *node,
+						const uint8_t *pkt, int opcode)
+{
+	struct mesh_net *net = node_get_net(node);
+	uint16_t n, idx = l_get_le16(pkt);
+	uint8_t phase;
+	int status;
+
+	n = mesh_model_opcode_set(OP_CONFIG_KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_STATUS, msg);
+	status = mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_get(net, idx, &phase);
+
+	if (status == MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS &&
+				opcode == OP_CONFIG_KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_SET) {
+
+		if (pkt[2] == KEY_REFRESH_TRANS_TWO) {
+			if (phase == KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_TWO)
+				goto done;
+			else if (phase != KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_ONE)
+				return 0;
+		}
+
+		status = mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_set(net, idx, pkt[2]);
+		l_debug("Set KR Phase: net=%3.3x transition=%d", idx, pkt[2]);
+
+		if (status == MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+			mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_get(net, idx, &phase);
+	}
+
+done:
+	msg[n] = status;
+	l_put_le16(idx, msg + n);
+	msg[n + 2] = (status != MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS) ?
+						KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_NONE : phase;
+
+	return n + 3;
+}
+
 static void hb_pub_timeout_func(struct l_timeout *timeout, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct mesh_net *net = user_data;
@@ -718,8 +755,7 @@ static bool cfg_srv_pkt(uint16_t src, uint16_t dst, uint16_t app_idx,
 	int b_res = MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	struct mesh_net_heartbeat *hb;
 	uint16_t n_idx;
-	uint8_t state, status;
-	uint8_t phase;
+	uint8_t state;
 	bool virt = false;
 	uint16_t n;
 
@@ -926,37 +962,17 @@ static bool cfg_srv_pkt(uint16_t src, uint16_t dst, uint16_t app_idx,
 		break;
 
 	case OP_CONFIG_KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_SET:
-		if (size != 3 || pkt[2] > 0x03)
+		if (size != 3 || (pkt[2] != KEY_REFRESH_TRANS_THREE &&
+					pkt[2] != KEY_REFRESH_TRANS_TWO))
 			return true;
 
-		b_res = mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_set(net, l_get_le16(pkt),
-							pkt[2]);
-		size = 2;
 		/* Fall Through */
 
 	case OP_CONFIG_KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_GET:
-		if (size != 2)
+		if (size != 2 && opcode == OP_CONFIG_KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_GET)
 			return true;
 
-		n_idx = l_get_le16(pkt);
-
-		n = mesh_model_opcode_set(OP_CONFIG_KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_STATUS,
-						msg);
-
-		/* State: 0x00-0x03 phase of key refresh */
-		status = mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_get(net, n_idx,
-							&phase);
-		if (status != MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-			b_res = status;
-			phase = KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_NONE;
-		}
-
-		msg[n++] = b_res;
-		l_put_le16(n_idx, msg + n);
-		n += 2;
-		msg[n++] = phase;
-
-		l_debug("Get/Set Key Refresh State (%d)", msg[n-1]);
+		n = cfg_key_refresh_phase(node, pkt, opcode);
 		break;
 
 	case OP_APPKEY_ADD:
diff --git a/mesh/mesh-defs.h b/mesh/mesh-defs.h
index bbde53303..6ceeb73f5 100644
--- a/mesh/mesh-defs.h
+++ b/mesh/mesh-defs.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #define KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_TWO	0x02
 #define KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_THREE	0x03
 
+#define KEY_REFRESH_TRANS_TWO	0x02
+#define KEY_REFRESH_TRANS_THREE	0x03
+
 #define DEFAULT_TTL		0xff
 #define TTL_MASK		0x7f
 
diff --git a/mesh/net.c b/mesh/net.c
index b54c647cb..9b4454fee 100644
--- a/mesh/net.c
+++ b/mesh/net.c
@@ -2433,6 +2433,10 @@ static int key_refresh_phase_two(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t idx)
 		return MESH_STATUS_INVALID_NETKEY;
 
 	l_debug("Key refresh procedure phase 2: start using new net TX keys");
+
+	if (subnet->kr_phase == KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_TWO)
+		return MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
 	subnet->key_refresh = 1;
 	subnet->net_key_tx = subnet->net_key_upd;
 	/*
@@ -2445,8 +2449,9 @@ static int key_refresh_phase_two(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t idx)
 
 	l_queue_foreach(net->friends, frnd_kr_phase2, net);
 
-	mesh_config_net_key_set_phase(node_config_get(net->node), idx,
-						KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_TWO);
+	if (!mesh_config_net_key_set_phase(node_config_get(net->node), idx,
+							KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_TWO))
+		return MESH_STATUS_STORAGE_FAIL;
 
 	return MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -2479,8 +2484,9 @@ static int key_refresh_finish(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t idx)
 
 	l_queue_foreach(net->friends, frnd_kr_phase3, net);
 
-	mesh_config_net_key_set_phase(node_config_get(net->node), idx,
-							KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_NONE);
+	if (!mesh_config_net_key_set_phase(node_config_get(net->node), idx,
+							KEY_REFRESH_PHASE_NONE))
+		return MESH_STATUS_STORAGE_FAIL;
 
 	return MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -3168,45 +3174,22 @@ void mesh_net_transport_send(struct mesh_net *net, uint32_t key_id,
 		send_msg_pkt(net, pkt, pkt_len + 1);
 }
 
-uint8_t mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_set(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t idx,
+int mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_set(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t idx,
 							uint8_t transition)
 {
-	struct mesh_subnet *subnet;
-
-	if (!net)
-		return MESH_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR;
-
-	subnet = l_queue_find(net->subnets, match_key_index,
-							L_UINT_TO_PTR(idx));
-	if (!subnet)
-		return MESH_STATUS_INVALID_NETKEY;
-
-	if (transition == subnet->kr_phase)
-		return MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	switch (transition) {
+	case KEY_REFRESH_TRANS_TWO:
+		return key_refresh_phase_two(net, idx);
 
-	if ((transition != 2 && transition != 3) ||
-						transition < subnet->kr_phase)
-		return MESH_STATUS_CANNOT_SET;
+	case KEY_REFRESH_TRANS_THREE:
+		return key_refresh_finish(net, idx);
 
-	switch (transition) {
-	case 2:
-		if (key_refresh_phase_two(net, idx)
-							!= MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-			return MESH_STATUS_CANNOT_SET;
-		break;
-	case 3:
-		if (key_refresh_finish(net, idx)
-							!= MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-			return MESH_STATUS_CANNOT_SET;
-		break;
 	default:
-		return MESH_STATUS_CANNOT_SET;
+		return MESH_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR;
 	}
-
-	return MESH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-uint8_t mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_get(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t idx,
+int mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_get(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t idx,
 								uint8_t *phase)
 {
 	struct mesh_subnet *subnet;
diff --git a/mesh/net.h b/mesh/net.h
index 2673b895a..3d374280f 100644
--- a/mesh/net.h
+++ b/mesh/net.h
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@ void mesh_friend_sub_add(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t lpn, uint8_t ele_cnt,
 							const uint8_t *list);
 void mesh_friend_sub_del(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t lpn, uint8_t cnt,
 						const uint8_t *del_list);
-uint8_t mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_set(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t net_idx,
+int mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_set(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t net_idx,
 							uint8_t transition);
-uint8_t mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_get(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t net_idx,
+int mesh_net_key_refresh_phase_get(struct mesh_net *net, uint16_t net_idx,
 							uint8_t *phase);
 void mesh_net_send_seg(struct mesh_net *net, uint32_t key_id,
 				uint32_t iv_index, uint8_t ttl, uint32_t seq,
