diff --git a/pvcd/VMInstance.py b/pvcd/VMInstance.py
index f0d0f17c..2d3c4d1f 100644
--- a/pvcd/VMInstance.py
+++ b/pvcd/VMInstance.py
@@ -64,6 +64,21 @@ class VMInstance:
     def getdom(self):
         return self.dom
 
+    # Manage local node domain_list
+    def addDomainToList(self):
+        if not self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
+            try:
+                self.thishypervisor.domain_list.append(self.domuuid)
+            except Exception as e:
+                ansiiprint.echo('ERROR: {}'.format(e), '', 'c')
+
+    def removeDomainFromList(self):
+        if self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
+            try:
+                self.thishypervisor.domain_list.remove(self.domuuid)
+            except Exception as e:
+                ansiiprint.echo('ERROR: {}'.format(e), '', 'c')
+
     # Start up the VM
     def start_vm(self):
         ansiiprint.echo('Starting VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'i')
@@ -81,9 +96,7 @@ class VMInstance:
             # Grab the domain information from Zookeeper
             xmlconfig = self.zk_conn.get('/domains/{}/xml'.format(self.domuuid))[0].decode('ascii')
             dom = lv_conn.createXML(xmlconfig, 0)
-            if not self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
-                self.thishypervisor.domain_list.append(self.domuuid)
-
+            self.addDomainToList()
             ansiiprint.echo('Successfully started VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'o')
             self.dom = dom
         except libvirt.libvirtError as e:
@@ -110,6 +123,7 @@ class VMInstance:
         try:
             self.shutdown_vm()
             self.start_vm()
+            self.addDomainToList()
             ansiiprint.echo('Successfully restarted VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'o')
         except libvirt.libvirtError as e:
             ansiiprint.echo('Failed to restart VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'e')
@@ -126,11 +140,7 @@ class VMInstance:
             self.dom.destroy()
         except AttributeError:
             ansiiprint.echo('Failed to terminate VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'e')
-        if self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
-            try:
-                self.thishypervisor.domain_list.remove(self.domuuid)
-            except ValueError:
-                pass
+        self.removeDomainFromList()
         ansiiprint.echo('Successfully terminated VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'o')
         self.dom = None
         self.instop = False
@@ -143,11 +153,7 @@ class VMInstance:
             self.dom.destroy()
         except AttributeError:
             ansiiprint.echo('Failed to stop VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'e')
-        if self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
-            try:
-                self.thishypervisor.domain_list.remove(self.domuuid)
-            except ValueError:
-                pass
+        self.removeDomainFromList()
 
         if self.inrestart == False:
             self.zk_conn.set('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid), 'stop'.encode('ascii'))
@@ -175,11 +181,7 @@ class VMInstance:
         except:
             pass
 
-        if self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
-            try:
-                self.thishypervisor.domain_list.remove(self.domuuid)
-            except ValueError:
-                pass
+        self.removeDomainFromList()
 
         if self.inrestart == False:
             self.zk_conn.set('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid), 'stop'.encode('ascii'))
@@ -220,10 +222,7 @@ class VMInstance:
             self.shutdown_vm()
             time.sleep(1)
         else:
-            try:
-                self.thishypervisor.domain_list.remove(self.domuuid)
-            except ValueError:
-                pass
+            self.removeDomainFromList()
             time.sleep(1)
 
         self.zk_conn.set('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid), 'start'.encode('ascii'))
@@ -256,8 +255,7 @@ class VMInstance:
             dom_state = None
 
         if dom_state == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING:
-            if not self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
-                self.thishypervisor.domain_list.append(self.domuuid)
+            self.addDomainToList()
             ansiiprint.echo('Successfully received migrated VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'o')
         else:
             ansiiprint.echo('Failed to receive migrated VM', '{}:'.format(self.domuuid), 'e')
@@ -309,13 +307,11 @@ class VMInstance:
                 if running == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING:
                     # VM is already running and should be
                     if self.state == "start":
-                        if not self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
-                            self.thishypervisor.domain_list.append(self.domuuid)
+                        self.addDomainToList()
                     # VM is already running and should be but stuck in migrate state
                     elif self.state == "migrate":
                         self.zk_conn.set('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid), 'start'.encode('ascii'))
-                        if not self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
-                            self.thishypervisor.domain_list.append(self.domuuid)
+                        self.addDomainToList()
                     # VM should be restarted
                     elif self.state == "restart":
                         self.restart_vm()
@@ -337,12 +333,10 @@ class VMInstance:
                         self.zk_conn.set('/domains/{}/state'.format(self.domuuid), 'start'.encode('ascii'))
                     # VM should be shut down; ensure it's gone from this node's domain_list
                     elif self.state == "shutdown":
-                        if self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
-                            self.thishypervisor.domain_list.remove(self.domuuid)
+                        self.removeDomainFromList()
                     # VM should be stoped; ensure it's gone from this node's domain_list
                     elif self.state == "stop":
-                        if self.domuuid in self.thishypervisor.domain_list:
-                            self.thishypervisor.domain_list.remove(self.domuuid)
+                        self.removeDomainFromList()
                         
             else:
                 # Conditional pass three - Is this VM currently running on this hypervisor