diff --git a/NodeInstance.py b/NodeInstance.py
index fe4eaee0..b8189850 100644
--- a/NodeInstance.py
+++ b/NodeInstance.py
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ class NodeInstance(threading.Thread):
                     least_mem = node_freemem
                     least_host = node.getname()
 
-            self.zk.set('/domains/' + domain + '/state', 'flush'.encode('ascii'))
-            self.zk.set('/domains/' + domain + '/hypervisor', least_host.encode('ascii'))
+            transaction = self.zk.transaction()
+            transaction.set_data('/domains/' + domain + '/state', 'migrate'.encode('ascii'))
+            transaction.set_data('/domains/' + domain + '/hypervisor', least_host.encode('ascii'))
+            transaction.commit()
 
     def run(self):
         if self.name == socket.gethostname():
diff --git a/VMInstance.py b/VMInstance.py
index f2905f28..44e22ba0 100644
--- a/VMInstance.py
+++ b/VMInstance.py
@@ -102,14 +102,12 @@ class VMInstance:
 
     # Migrate the VM to a target host
     def migrate_vm(self):
-        self.zk.set(self.zkey + '/state', 'migrate'.encode('ascii'))
-
         try:
             dest_conn = libvirt.open('qemu+tcp://%s/system' % self.hypervisor)
             if dest_conn == None:
                 raise
         except:
-            print('>>> Failed to open connection to qemu+ssh://%s/system' % self.hypervisor)
+            print('>>> Failed to open connection to qemu+tcp://%s/system' % self.hypervisor)
             self.zk.set(self.zkey + '/hypervisor', self.thishypervisor.name.encode('ascii'))
             self.zk.set(self.zkey + '/state', 'start'.encode('ascii'))
             return
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ class VMInstance:
                 except:
                     pass
             else:
-                self.zk.set(self.zkey + '/status', b'start')
+                self.zk.set(self.zkey + '/status', 'start'.encode('ascii'))
                 if not self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
                     self.thishypervisor.domain_list.append(self.domuuid)
                 break
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ class VMInstance:
             self.receive_migrate()
 
         # VM should be migrated away from this hypervisor
-        elif running == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING and self.state == "start" and self.hypervisor != self.thishypervisor.name:
+        elif running == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING and self.state == "migrate" and self.hypervisor != self.thishypervisor.name:
             self.migrate_vm()
             
         # VM is already running and should be
diff --git a/pvc.py b/pvc.py
index 05c5361a..0d07a80f 100755
--- a/pvc.py
+++ b/pvc.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def migrate_domain(domuuid, target):
     zk = kazoo.client.KazooClient(hosts='127.0.0.1:2181')
     zk.start()
     transaction = zk.transaction()
-#    transaction.set_data('/domains/%s/state' % domuuid, 'migrate'.encode('ascii'))
+    transaction.set_data('/domains/%s/state' % domuuid, 'migrate'.encode('ascii'))
     transaction.set_data('/domains/%s/hypervisor' % domuuid, target.encode('ascii'))
     results = transaction.commit()
     zk.stop()