diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
index 74eb880d..c78a0af3 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
@@ -1024,14 +1024,14 @@ def entrypoint():
                         state="i",
                     )
 
-    # Set up the node monitoring instance
+    # Set up the node monitoring instance and thread
     monitoring_instance = MonitoringInstance.MonitoringInstance(
         zkhandler, config, logger, this_node
     )
 
     # Start keepalived thread
     keepalive_timer = pvcnoded.util.keepalive.start_keepalive_timer(
-        logger, config, zkhandler, this_node, monitoring_instance
+        logger, config, zkhandler, this_node
     )
 
     # Tick loop; does nothing since everything is async
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/util/keepalive.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/util/keepalive.py
index 9a5df7c6..ec62b266 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/util/keepalive.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/util/keepalive.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ libvirt_vm_states = {
 }
 
 
-def start_keepalive_timer(logger, config, zkhandler, this_node, monitoring_instance):
+def start_keepalive_timer(logger, config, zkhandler, this_node):
     keepalive_interval = config["keepalive_interval"]
     logger.out(
         f"Starting keepalive timer ({keepalive_interval} second interval)", state="s"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def start_keepalive_timer(logger, config, zkhandler, this_node, monitoring_insta
     keepalive_timer = BackgroundScheduler()
     keepalive_timer.add_job(
         node_keepalive,
-        args=(logger, config, zkhandler, this_node, monitoring_instance),
+        args=(logger, config, zkhandler, this_node),
         trigger="interval",
         seconds=keepalive_interval,
     )
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ def collect_vm_stats(logger, config, zkhandler, this_node, queue):
 
 
 # Keepalive update function
-def node_keepalive(logger, config, zkhandler, this_node, monitoring_instance):
+def node_keepalive(logger, config, zkhandler, this_node):
     debug = config["debug"]
 
     # Display node information to the terminal