diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb
index 58b5ca2904..90602dce81 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ class Container
     # Create a container without a base image
     def create(wait: true, timeout: '')
         @lxc['source'] = { 'type' => 'none' }
-
-        transition_start # not ready to report status yet
+        @lxc['config']['user.one_status'] = '0' # not ready to report status yet
 
         wait?(@client.post(CONTAINERS, @lxc), wait, timeout)
 
@@ -253,16 +252,10 @@ class Container
 
     # Extended reboot required for OpenNebula execution flow
     def reboot(force)
-        if transient?
-            start
-
-            transition_end # container reached the final state of rebooting
-            update
-        else
-            transition_start # container will be started later
-            update
-
+        if check_status == 'Running'
             check_stop(force)
+        else
+            start
         end
     end
 
@@ -476,14 +469,16 @@ class Container
     end
 
     # Flags a container indicating current status not definitive
-    # Stalls monitoring status query. Requires updating the container
-    def transition_start
+    # Stalls monitoring status query.
+    def avoid_monitoring
         @lxc['config']['user.one_status'] = '0'
+        update
     end
 
-    # Removes transient state flag. Requires updating the container.
-    def transition_end
+    # Removes transient state flag.
+    def allow_monitoring
         @lxc['config'].delete('user.one_status')
+        update
     end
 
     # Helper method for querying transition phase
@@ -534,6 +529,8 @@ class Container
     def change_state(action, options)
         options.update(:action => action)
 
+        avoid_monitoring
+
         response = @client.put("#{CONTAINERS}/#{name}/state", options)
         status = wait?(response, options[:wait], options[:timeout])
 
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/deploy b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/deploy
index 3616680fa1..dd1d2bd0ae 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/deploy
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/deploy
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ end
 # Updates container configuration with the OpenNebulaVM description
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 container.save_xml(xml)
-container.transition_end unless container.wild?
-container.update
-
 container.vnc('start')
-
 puts container.name
+container.allow_monitoring
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/reboot b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/reboot
index 0ccbdc53f7..be68f6cdee 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/reboot
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/reboot
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ force = false
 force = true if ARGV[-1] == '-f'
 
 container.reboot(force)
+container.allow_monitoring