diff --git a/NodeInstance.py b/NodeInstance.py
index 4f2a4f87..8f412135 100644
--- a/NodeInstance.py
+++ b/NodeInstance.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class NodeInstance(threading.Thread):
         self.zkey = '/nodes/%s' % name
         self.zk = zk
         self.name = name
-        self.state = 'stop'
+        #self.state = 'stop'
         self.stop_thread = threading.Event()
         self.node_list = node_list
         self.domainlist = []
diff --git a/pvcd.py b/pvcd.py
index e47d65c9..50c2b259 100755
--- a/pvcd.py
+++ b/pvcd.py
@@ -76,12 +76,9 @@ def updatenodes(new_node_list):
     for node in node_list:
         if node in t_node:
             t_node[node].updatenodelist(node_list)
-            time.sleep(0.1)
         else:
-            print("starting" + node)
             t_node[node] = NodeInstance.NodeInstance(node, node_list, zk);
             t_node[node].start()
-            time.sleep(0.1)
 
         node_state = t_node[node].getstate()
         print(node_state)