diff --git a/VMInstance.py b/VMInstance.py
index 1d9ecebd..33b3b866 100644
--- a/VMInstance.py
+++ b/VMInstance.py
@@ -39,25 +39,23 @@ class VMInstance:
         self.inshutdown = False
         self.inmigrate = False
         self.inreceive = False
-        self.ininit = True
 
         self.dom = self.lookupByUUID(self.domuuid)
 
         # Watch for changes to the state field in Zookeeper
         @zk.DataWatch('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid))
         def watch_state(data, stat, event=""):
-            if self.ininit == False:
-                self.manage_vm_state()
+            self.manage_vm_state()
 
         # Watch for changes to the hypervisor field in Zookeeper
-        @zk.DataWatch('/domains/{}/hypervisor'.format(self.domuuid))
-        def watch_hypervisor(data, stat, event=""):
-            if self.ininit == False:
-                self.manage_vm_state()
-            else:
-                # This case handles the very first init at startup to avoid it happening twice
-                self.ininit = False
-                self.manage_vm_state()
+#        @zk.DataWatch('/domains/{}/hypervisor'.format(self.domuuid))
+#        def watch_hypervisor(data, stat, event=""):
+#            if self.ininit == False:
+#                self.manage_vm_state()
+#            else:
+#                # This case handles the very first init at startup to avoid it happening twice
+#                self.ininit = False
+#                self.manage_vm_state()
 
     # Get data functions
     def getstate(self):