diff --git a/server/src/uds/services/OpenStack/LiveDeployment.py b/server/src/uds/services/OpenStack/LiveDeployment.py
index aeeadda9b..764dba302 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/services/OpenStack/LiveDeployment.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/services/OpenStack/LiveDeployment.py
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ from . import openStack
 import pickle
 import logging
 
-__updated__ = '2017-05-17'
-
+__updated__ = '2017-11-21'
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -183,8 +182,8 @@ class LiveDeployment(UserDeployment):
 
         if status == openStack.PAUSED:
             self.service().resumeMachine(self._vmid)
-        elif status == openStack.STOPPED:
-            self.service().startMachine(self._vmId)
+        elif status in (openStack.STOPPED, openStack.SHUTOFF):
+            self.service().startMachine(self._vmid)
 
         # Right now, we suppose the machine is ready
 
@@ -385,7 +384,6 @@ class LiveDeployment(UserDeployment):
 
         return ret
 
-
     def __checkStart(self):
         '''
         Checks if machine has started
diff --git a/server/src/uds/services/OpenStack/openStack/common.py b/server/src/uds/services/OpenStack/openStack/common.py
index 57a5dcf60..d50cb79e7 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/services/OpenStack/openStack/common.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/services/OpenStack/openStack/common.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import re
 
 import logging
 
-__updated__ = '2016-03-07'
+__updated__ = '2017-11-21'
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -43,16 +43,18 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 HARD_REBOOT, MIGRATING, PASSWORD,
 PAUSED, REBOOT, REBUILD, RESCUED,
 RESIZED, REVERT_RESIZE, SOFT_DELETED,
-STOPPED, SUSPENDED, UNKNOWN, VERIFY_RESIZE) = ('ACTIVE', 'BUILDING', 'DELETED', 'ERROR',
+STOPPED, SUSPENDED, UNKNOWN, VERIFY_RESIZE, SHUTOFF) = ('ACTIVE', 'BUILDING', 'DELETED', 'ERROR',
                                               'HARD_REBOOT', 'MIGRATING', 'PASSWORD',
                                               'PAUSED', 'REBOOT', 'REBUILD', 'RESCUED',
                                               'RESIZED', 'REVERT_RESIZE', 'SOFT_DELETED',
-                                              'STOPPED', 'SUSPENDED', 'UNKNOWN', 'VERIFY_RESIZE')
+                                              'STOPPED', 'SUSPENDED', 'UNKNOWN', 'VERIFY_RESIZE', 'SHUTOFF')
+
 
 # Helpers to check statuses
 def statusIsLost(status):
     return status in [DELETED, ERROR, UNKNOWN, SOFT_DELETED]
 
+
 def sanitizeName(name):
     '''
     machine names with [a-zA-Z0-9_-]