diff --git a/VMInstance.py b/VMInstance.py
index 685dd9e3..218302d3 100644
--- a/VMInstance.py
+++ b/VMInstance.py
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class VMInstance:
             ansiiprint.echo('Successfully restarted VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'o')
         except libvirt.libvirtError as e:
             ansiiprint.echo('Failed to restart VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'e')
-            self.zk.set('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid), 'start'.encode('ascii'))
 
+        self.zk.set('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid), 'start'.encode('ascii'))
         conn.close()
         self.inrestart = False