diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/XenServerConnectionPool.java b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/XenServerConnectionPool.java
index ccac8c341a5..98b9eab694b 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/XenServerConnectionPool.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/XenServerConnectionPool.java
@@ -531,13 +531,12 @@ public class XenServerConnectionPool {
             s_logger.debug(msg);
             throw new CloudRuntimeException(msg);
         }
-        Host host = null;
         synchronized (poolUuid.intern()) {
             // Let's see if it is an existing connection.
             mConn = getConnect(poolUuid);
             if (mConn != null){
                 try{
-                    host = Host.getByUuid(mConn, hostUuid);
+                    Host.getByUuid(mConn, hostUuid);
                 } catch (Types.SessionInvalid e) {
                     s_logger.debug("Session thgrough ip " + mConn.getIp() + " is invalid for pool(" + poolUuid + ") due to " + e.toString());
                     try {
@@ -636,39 +635,6 @@ public class XenServerConnectionPool {
                 }
             }
         }
-    
-        if ( mConn != null ) {
-            if (s_managePool) {
-                try {
-                    Map<String, String> args = new HashMap<String, String>();
-                    host.callPlugin(mConn, "vmops", "pingxenserver", args);
-                } catch (Types.CannotContactHost e ) {
-                    if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                        String msg = "Catch Exception: " + e.getClass().getName() + " Can't connect host " + ipAddress + " due to " + e.toString();
-                        s_logger.debug(msg);
-                    }  
-                    PoolEmergencyResetMaster(ipAddress, mConn.getIp(), mConn.getUsername(), mConn.getPassword());
-                } catch (Types.HostOffline e ) {
-                    if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                        String msg = "Catch Exception: " + e.getClass().getName() + " Host is offline " + ipAddress + " due to " + e.toString();
-                        s_logger.debug(msg);
-                    }
-                    PoolEmergencyResetMaster(ipAddress, mConn.getIp(), mConn.getUsername(), mConn.getPassword());
-                } catch (Types.HostNotLive e ) {
-                    String msg = "Catch Exception: " + e.getClass().getName() + " Host Not Live " + ipAddress + " due to " + e.toString();
-                    if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                        s_logger.debug(msg);
-                    } 
-                    PoolEmergencyResetMaster(ipAddress, mConn.getIp(), mConn.getUsername(), mConn.getPassword());
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    String msg = "Master can not talk to Slave " + hostUuid + " IP " + ipAddress;
-                    if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                        s_logger.debug(msg);                           
-                    }
-                    throw new CloudRuntimeException(msg);
-                }
-            }
-        }
         return mConn;
     }
     
@@ -913,6 +879,24 @@ public class XenServerConnectionPool {
                         }
                         loginWithPassword(this, _username, _password, APIVersion.latest().toString());
                         method_params[0] = getSessionReference();
+                    }  catch (Types.CannotContactHost e ) {
+                        if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                            String msg = "Cannot Contact Host for method: " + method_call + " due to " + e.toString();
+                            s_logger.debug(msg);
+                        }
+                        throw e;
+                    } catch (Types.HostOffline e ) {
+                        if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                            String msg = "Host Offline for method: " + method_call + " due to " + e.toString();
+                            s_logger.debug(msg);
+                        }
+                        throw e;
+                    } catch (Types.HostNotLive e ) {
+                        if (s_logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                            String msg = "Host is Not alive for method: " + method_call + " due to " + e.toString();
+                            s_logger.debug(msg);
+                        }
+                        throw e;
                     } catch (XmlRpcClientException e) {
                         s_logger.debug("XmlRpcClientException for method: " + method_call + " due to " + e.getMessage()); 
                         removeConnect(_poolUuid);