diff --git a/pvcd.py b/pvcd.py
index 09b549df..cbece4c2 100755
--- a/pvcd.py
+++ b/pvcd.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def zk_listener(state):
         pass
 
 zk.add_listener(zk_listener)
+zk.set('/nodes/{}/daemonstate'.format(myhostname), 'startup'.encode('ascii'))
 
 def cleanup():
     try: