diff --git a/NodeInstance.py b/NodeInstance.py
index 565013fd..4838e642 100644
--- a/NodeInstance.py
+++ b/NodeInstance.py
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ import os, sys, psutil, socket, time, libvirt, kazoo.client, threading, fencenod
 
 class NodeInstance():
     # Initialization function
-    def __init__(self, name, t_node, s_domain, zk, config):
+    def __init__(self, this_node, name, t_node, s_domain, zk, config):
         # Passed-in variables on creation
         self.zk = zk
         self.config = config
+        self.this_node = this_node
         self.name = name
         self.state = 'stop'
         self.t_node = t_node
@@ -49,10 +50,11 @@ class NodeInstance():
             except AttributeError:
                 self.state = 'stop'
 
-            if self.state == 'flush':
-                self.flush()
-            if self.state == 'unflush':
-                self.unflush()
+            if self.name = self.this_node:
+                if self.state == 'flush':
+                    self.flush()
+                if self.state == 'unflush':
+                    self.unflush()
     
         @zk.DataWatch('/nodes/{}/memfree'.format(self.name))
         def watch_hypervisor_memfree(data, stat, event=""):
diff --git a/pvcd.py b/pvcd.py
index 7568adfe..71a509c7 100755
--- a/pvcd.py
+++ b/pvcd.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def updatenodes(new_node_list):
         if node in t_node:
             t_node[node].updatenodelist(t_node)
         else:
-            t_node[node] = NodeInstance.NodeInstance(node, t_node, s_domain, zk, config)
+            t_node[node] = NodeInstance.NodeInstance(myhostname, node, t_node, s_domain, zk, config)
 
 @zk.ChildrenWatch('/domains')
 def updatedomains(new_domain_list):