diff --git a/daemon-common/zkhandler.py b/daemon-common/zkhandler.py
index cb6a8df7..5276fd40 100644
--- a/daemon-common/zkhandler.py
+++ b/daemon-common/zkhandler.py
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
         """
         try:
             self.zk_conn.start()
-            self.log('Connection to Zookeeper started', state='o')
             if persistent:
+                self.log('Connection to Zookeeper started', state='o')
                 self.zk_conn.add_listener(self.listener)
         except Exception as e:
             raise ZKConnectionException(self, e)
 
-    def disconnect(self):
+    def disconnect(self, persistent=False):
         """
         Stop and close the zk_conn object and disconnect from the cluster
 
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ class ZKHandler(object):
         """
         self.zk_conn.stop()
         self.zk_conn.close()
-        self.log('Connection to Zookeeper terminated', state='o')
+        if persistent:
+            self.log('Connection to Zookeeper terminated', state='o')
 
     #
     # Schema helper actions
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
index a06346dc..60fb1f76 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ def update_schema(new_schema_version, stat, event=''):
     # Restart ourselves with the new schema
     logger.out('Reloading node daemon', state='s')
     try:
-        zkhandler.disconnect()
+        zkhandler.disconnect(persistent=True)
         del zkhandler
     except Exception:
         pass
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ def cleanup():
 
     # Close the Zookeeper connection
     try:
-        zkhandler.disconnect()
+        zkhandler.disconnect(persistent=True)
         del zkhandler
     except Exception:
         pass