diff --git a/pvcd.py b/pvcd.py
index cbece4c2..73e27932 100755
--- a/pvcd.py
+++ b/pvcd.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def zk_listener(state):
         pass
 
 zk.add_listener(zk_listener)
-zk.set('/nodes/{}/daemonstate'.format(myhostname), 'startup'.encode('ascii'))
+zk.set('/nodes/{}/daemonstate'.format(myhostname), 'init'.encode('ascii'))
 
 def cleanup():
     try: