diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/poll b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/poll
index 5e004776bf..4c68fbb168 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/poll
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/poll
@@ -50,4 +50,10 @@ awk_cmd="awk \'$AWK_SCRIPT\'"
 
 info=`$virsh_cmd 2>/dev/null | awk "$AWK_SCRIPT"`
 
-echo $info
+if [ -n "$info" ]; then
+    echo $info
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo STATE=d
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/poll b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/poll
index eb5ea10f87..59eb9614c0 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/poll
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/xen/poll
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ function get_info() {
 
 info=`get_info $1 2>/dev/null | awk "$AWK_SCRIPT"`
 
-echo $info
-
 
+if [ -n "$info" ]; then
+    echo $info
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo STATE=d
+    exit 1
+fi