diff --git a/share/examples/network_hooks/99-lxd_clean.rb b/share/examples/network_hooks/99-lxd_clean.rb
index 4d56010b77a..bdb436951ba 100755
--- a/share/examples/network_hooks/99-lxd_clean.rb
+++ b/share/examples/network_hooks/99-lxd_clean.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 def clean_host_nic(veth)
     cmd = "ip link show #{veth}"
-
     _o, _e, s = Open3.capture3(cmd)
 
     return unless s == 0
@@ -15,9 +14,8 @@ def clean_host_nic(veth)
     cmd = "sudo ip link delete #{veth}"
     OpenNebula.log "Found lingering nic #{veth}\n Running #{cmd}"
 
-    o, e, _s = Open3.capture3(cmd)
-
-    OpenNebula.log "#{o}\n#{e}"
+    o, e, s = Open3.capture3(cmd)
+    OpenNebula.log "#{o}\n#{e}" unless s == 0
 end
 
 ###############
@@ -40,16 +38,13 @@ def clean_host_nic(veth)
     nics << nic
 end
 
-# Detect if hotplug or shutdown
-detach = nil
+# Detect if shutdown/reboot or nic hotplug calls vnm clean.
+# Assumes only 1 nic detachable at once.
 nics.each do |nic|
-    next unless nic[:nic][:attach] == 'YES'
-
-    detach = nic[:nic][:target]
+    if nic[:nic][:attach] == 'YES'
+        clean_host_nic(nic[:nic][:target])
+        exit 0
+    end
 end
 
-if detach # only clean detached nic
-    clean_host_nic(detach)
-else # clean all nics
-    nics.each {|nic| clean_host_nic(nic[:nic][:target]) }
-end
+nics.each {|nic| clean_host_nic(nic[:nic][:target]) }
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb
index bfee50a7242..5d746e2530c 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lib/lxd/container.rb
@@ -208,12 +208,7 @@ def show_log
     def start(options = {})
         OpenNebula.log '--- Starting container ---'
 
-        operation = change_state(__method__, options)
-
-        transition_end
-        update
-
-        operation
+        change_state(__method__, options)
     end
 
     def stop(options = { :timeout => 120 })
@@ -232,8 +227,8 @@ def check_stop(force)
 
         begin
             stop(:force => force)
-        rescue => exception
-            OpenNebula.log_error "LXD Error: #{exception}"
+        rescue => e
+            OpenNebula.log_error "LXD Error: #{e}"
 
             real_status = 'Unknown'
 
@@ -248,8 +243,8 @@ def check_stop(force)
 
             begin
                 stop(:force => true) if real_status == 'Running'
-            rescue => exception
-                error = "LXD Error: Cannot shut down container #{exception}"
+            rescue => e
+                error = "LXD Error: Cannot shut down container #{e}"
 
                 OpenNebula.log_error error
             end
@@ -263,12 +258,12 @@ def reboot(force)
             start
 
             config['user.reboot_state'] = 'RUNNING'
-            transition_start
+            transition_end # container reached a final state
         else
             check_stop(force)
 
             config['user.reboot_state'] = 'STOPPED'
-            transition_end
+            transition_start # container will be started later
         end
 
         update
@@ -555,8 +550,9 @@ def new_disk_mapper(disk)
         when 'FILE', 'BLOCK'
 
             ds = @one.disk_source(disk)
+            cmd = "#{Mapper::COMMANDS[:file]} #{ds}"
 
-            rc, out, err = Command.execute("#{Mapper::COMMANDS[:file]} #{ds}", false)
+            rc, out, err = Command.execute(cmd, false)
 
             unless rc.zero?
                 OpenNebula.log_error("#{__method__} #{err}")
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/deploy b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/deploy
index a31e63577c8..6dad3d99c32 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/deploy
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/deploy
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ else
     begin
         operation = container.start
         raise operation if container.status != 'Running'
-    rescue StandardError => exception
+    rescue e
         # TODO: Improve wait condition
         sleep 5 # Wait for LXD to revert non-rootfs disks mountpoint
 
         container.clean
 
-        raise exception
+        raise e
     end
 
 end
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ end
 # Updates container configuration with the OpenNebulaVM description
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 container.config.update('user.xml' => xml)
+container.transition_end unless container.wild?
 container.update
 
 container.vnc('start')
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/poll b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/poll
index f89b482966f..929b2b570e8 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/poll
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/lxd/poll
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ module LXD
         #  * 'stopped' container not running or in the process of shutting down.
         #  * 'failure' container have failed.
         def get_state(container)
+            return '-' if container.config['user.one_status'] == '0'
+
             begin
                 status = container.status.downcase
             rescue StandardError
@@ -121,8 +123,6 @@ module LXD
                 state = 'p'
             when 'stopped'
                 state = 'd'
-
-                state = '-' if container.config['user.one_status'] == '0'
             when 'failure'
                 state = 'e'
             else
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ module LXD
             memory
         end
 
+        def unindent(str)
+            m = str.match(/^(\s*)/)
+            spaces = m[1].size
+            str.gsub!(/^ {#{spaces}}/, '')
+        end
+
         def to_one(container)
             name     = container.name
             arch     = container.architecture
@@ -248,16 +254,15 @@ module LXD
             cpu = cpu.chomp('%').to_f / 100
             mem = parse_memory(mem)
 
-            template = <<EOT
-NAME="#{name}"
-CPU=#{cpu}
-VCPU=#{vcpu}
-MEMORY=#{mem}
-HYPERVISOR="lxd"
-IMPORT_VM_ID="#{name}"
-OS=[ARCH="#{arch}"]
-EOT
-            template
+            unindent(<<-EOT)
+                NAME="#{name}"
+                CPU=#{cpu}
+                VCPU=#{vcpu}
+                MEMORY=#{mem}
+                HYPERVISOR="lxd"
+                IMPORT_VM_ID="#{name}"
+                OS=[ARCH="#{arch}"]
+            EOT
         end
 
     end