diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index a4a67ef..b89ce0a 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -100,16 +100,12 @@ def main():
                 continue
 
             # If the event is directed toward me OR I am destination of a InitVMMigration
-            if ((hasattr(request_event, "hostname") and
-                 request_event.hostname == host.key) or
-                    (hasattr(request_event, "destination") and
-                     request_event.destination == host.key)):
+            if (request_event.hostname == host.key or request_event.destination == host.key):
+                logging.debug("EVENT: %s", request_event)
 
                 request_pool.client.client.delete(request_event.key)
                 vm_entry = vm_pool.get(request_event.uuid)
 
-                logging.debug("EVENT: %s", request_event)
-
                 if request_event.type == RequestType.StartVM:
                     virtualmachine.start(vm_entry)
 
diff --git a/virtualmachine.py b/virtualmachine.py
index ae8b56a..26cdd40 100755
--- a/virtualmachine.py
+++ b/virtualmachine.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import time
-import traceback
+
 from functools import wraps
 from os.path import join
 from typing import Union
@@ -169,22 +169,7 @@ def start(vm_entry: VMEntry):
         return
     else:
         create(vm_entry)
-
-        logging.info("Starting %s", vm_entry.key)
-
-        vm = create_vm_object(vm_entry)
-        try:
-            vm.handle.launch()
-        except (qmp.QEMUMachineError, TypeError, Exception):
-            vm_entry.declare_killed()
-            vm_entry.add_log("Machine Error occurred | %s", traceback.format_exc())
-            vm_entry.vnc_socket = vm.vnc_socket_file
-            vm_pool.put(vm_entry)
-        else:
-            running_vms.append(vm)
-            vm_entry.status = VMStatus.running
-            vm_entry.add_log("Started successfully")
-            vm_pool.put(vm_entry)
+        launch_vm(vm_entry)
 
 
 @need_running_vm
@@ -276,29 +261,45 @@ def init_migration(vm_entry, destination_host_key):
         logging.info("%s Already running", _vm.key)
         return
 
+    launch_vm(vm_entry, migration=True, migration_port=4444,
+              destination_host_key=destination_host_key)
+
+
+def launch_vm(vm_entry, migration=False, migration_port=None, destination_host_key=None):
     logging.info("Starting %s", vm_entry.key)
 
-    vm = create_vm_object(vm_entry, migration=True, migration_port=4444)
-
+    vm = create_vm_object(vm_entry, migration=migration, migration_port=migration_port)
     try:
         vm.handle.launch()
     except Exception as e:
-        # We don't care whether MachineError or any other error occurred
         logging.exception(e)
-        vm.handle.shutdown()
+
+        if migration:
+            # We don't care whether MachineError or any other error occurred
+            vm.handle.shutdown()
+        else:
+            # Error during typical launch of a vm
+            vm_entry.add_log("Error Occurred while starting VM")
+            vm_entry.declare_killed()
+            vm_pool.put(vm_entry)
     else:
-        vm_entry.in_migration = True
         vm_entry.vnc_socket = vm.vnc_socket_file
-
-        vm_pool.put(vm_entry)
-
         running_vms.append(vm)
 
-        r = RequestEntry.from_scratch(
-            type=RequestType.TransferVM,
-            hostname=vm_entry.hostname,
-            parameters={"host": get_ipv4_address(), "port": 4444},
-            uuid=vm_entry.uuid,
-            destination_host_key=destination_host_key,
-        )
-        request_pool.put(r)
+        if migration:
+            vm_entry.in_migration = True
+            r = RequestEntry.from_scratch(
+                type=RequestType.TransferVM,
+                hostname=vm_entry.hostname,
+                parameters={"host": get_ipv4_address(), "port": 4444},
+                uuid=vm_entry.uuid,
+                destination_host_key=destination_host_key,
+            )
+            request_pool.put(r)
+        else:
+            # Typical launching of a vm
+            vm_entry.status = VMStatus.running
+            vm_entry.add_log("Started successfully")
+
+        vm_pool.put(vm_entry)
+        
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