diff --git a/daemon-common/vm.py b/daemon-common/vm.py
index 4b69b2c1..aaba3758 100644
--- a/daemon-common/vm.py
+++ b/daemon-common/vm.py
@@ -635,10 +635,6 @@ def move_vm(zkhandler, domain, target_node, wait=False, force_live=False):
 
     retmsg = 'Permanently migrating VM "{}" to node "{}".'.format(domain, target_node)
 
-    if target_state not in ['migrate', 'migrate-live']:
-        # Update any SR-IOV NICs - with online migrations this is done by pvcnoded, but offline we must do it here
-        update_vm_sriov_nics(zkhandler, dom_uuid, zkhandler.read(('domain.node', dom_uuid)), target_node)
-
     lock = zkhandler.exclusivelock(('domain.state', dom_uuid))
     with lock:
         zkhandler.write([
@@ -650,6 +646,9 @@ def move_vm(zkhandler, domain, target_node, wait=False, force_live=False):
         # Wait for 1/2 second for migration to start
         time.sleep(0.5)
 
+    # Update any SR-IOV NICs
+    update_vm_sriov_nics(zkhandler, dom_uuid, current_node, target_node)
+
     if wait:
         while zkhandler.read(('domain.state', dom_uuid)) == target_state:
             time.sleep(0.5)
@@ -702,15 +701,12 @@ def migrate_vm(zkhandler, domain, target_node, force_migrate, wait=False, force_
         return False, 'ERROR: Could not find a valid migration target for VM "{}".'.format(domain)
 
     # Don't overwrite an existing last_node when using force_migrate
+    real_current_node = current_node  # Used for the SR-IOV update
     if last_node and force_migrate:
         current_node = last_node
 
     retmsg = 'Migrating VM "{}" to node "{}".'.format(domain, target_node)
 
-    if target_state not in ['migrate', 'migrate-live']:
-        # Update any SR-IOV NICs - with online migrations this is done by pvcnoded, but offline we must do it here
-        update_vm_sriov_nics(zkhandler, dom_uuid, zkhandler.read(('domain.node', dom_uuid)), target_node)
-
     lock = zkhandler.exclusivelock(('domain.state', dom_uuid))
     with lock:
         zkhandler.write([
@@ -722,6 +718,9 @@ def migrate_vm(zkhandler, domain, target_node, force_migrate, wait=False, force_
         # Wait for 1/2 second for migration to start
         time.sleep(0.5)
 
+    # Update any SR-IOV NICs
+    update_vm_sriov_nics(zkhandler, dom_uuid, real_current_node, target_node)
+
     if wait:
         while zkhandler.read(('domain.state', dom_uuid)) == target_state:
             time.sleep(0.5)
@@ -747,6 +746,7 @@ def unmigrate_vm(zkhandler, domain, wait=False, force_live=False):
         else:
             target_state = 'migrate'
 
+    current_node = zkhandler.read(('domain.node', dom_uuid))
     target_node = zkhandler.read(('domain.last_node', dom_uuid))
 
     if target_node == '':
@@ -754,10 +754,6 @@ def unmigrate_vm(zkhandler, domain, wait=False, force_live=False):
 
     retmsg = 'Unmigrating VM "{}" back to node "{}".'.format(domain, target_node)
 
-    if target_state not in ['migrate', 'migrate-live']:
-        # Update any SR-IOV NICs - with online migrations this is done by pvcnoded, but offline we must do it here
-        update_vm_sriov_nics(zkhandler, dom_uuid, zkhandler.read(('domain.node', dom_uuid)), target_node)
-
     lock = zkhandler.exclusivelock(('domain.state', dom_uuid))
     with lock:
         zkhandler.write([
@@ -769,6 +765,9 @@ def unmigrate_vm(zkhandler, domain, wait=False, force_live=False):
         # Wait for 1/2 second for migration to start
         time.sleep(0.5)
 
+    # Update any SR-IOV NICs
+    update_vm_sriov_nics(zkhandler, dom_uuid, current_node, target_node)
+
     if wait:
         while zkhandler.read(('domain.state', dom_uuid)) == target_state:
             time.sleep(0.5)
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/VMInstance.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/VMInstance.py
index 759aaa66..dd0f3d0e 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/VMInstance.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/VMInstance.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ import pvcnoded.VMConsoleWatcherInstance as VMConsoleWatcherInstance
 
 import daemon_lib.common as daemon_common
 
-from daemon_lib.vm import update_vm_sriov_nics
-
 
 def flush_locks(zkhandler, logger, dom_uuid, this_node=None):
     logger.out('Flushing RBD locks for VM "{}"'.format(dom_uuid), state='i')
@@ -674,11 +672,6 @@ class VMInstance(object):
         self.logger.out('Acquired write lock for synchronization phase D', state='o', prefix='Domain {}'.format(self.domuuid))
         time.sleep(0.5)  # Time for reader to acquire the lock
 
-        # Update any SR-IOV NIC states now
-        sriov_update_result, sriov_update_error = update_vm_sriov_nics(self.zkhandler, self.domuuid, self.last_currentnode, self.node)
-        if not sriov_update_result:
-            self.logger.out('{}; VM will likely fail to start.'.format(sriov_update_error), state='w', prefix='Domain {}'.format(self.domuuid))
-
         self.state = self.zkhandler.read(('domain.state', self.domuuid))
         self.dom = self.lookupByUUID(self.domuuid)
         if self.dom: