diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
index e2da636..98a5f60 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
@@ -210,20 +210,18 @@ module Vmpooler
     end
 
     # Clone a VM
-    def clone_vm(pool, provider)
+    def clone_vm(pool_name, provider)
       Thread.new do
         begin
-          _clone_vm(pool, provider)
+          _clone_vm(pool_name, provider)
         rescue => err
-          $logger.log('s', "[!] [#{pool['name']}] failed while cloning VM with an error: #{err}")
+          $logger.log('s', "[!] [#{pool_name}] failed while cloning VM with an error: #{err}")
           raise
         end
       end
     end
 
-    def _clone_vm(pool, provider)
-      pool_name = pool['name']
-
+    def _clone_vm(pool_name, provider)
       # Generate a randomized hostname
       o = [('a'..'z'), ('0'..'9')].map(&:to_a).flatten
       new_vmname = $config[:config]['prefix'] + o[rand(25)] + (0...14).map { o[rand(o.length)] }.join
@@ -842,7 +840,7 @@ module Vmpooler
             begin
               $redis.incr('vmpooler__tasks__clone')
               pool_check_response[:cloned_vms] += 1
-              clone_vm(pool, provider)
+              clone_vm(pool_name, provider)
             rescue => err
               $logger.log('s', "[!] [#{pool_name}] clone failed during check_pool with an error: #{err}")
               $redis.decr('vmpooler__tasks__clone')
diff --git a/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb b/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb
index b1d8dcd..a52e74d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/pool_manager_spec.rb
@@ -3090,9 +3090,6 @@ EOT
 ---
 :config:
   task_limit: 10
-:pools:
-  - name: #{pool}
-    size: #{pool_size}
 EOT
       )
     }
@@ -3113,28 +3110,28 @@ EOT
       create_ready_vm(pool,vm,token)
       expect(subject).to receive(:clone_vm).exactly(0).times
 
-      subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+      subject.repopulate_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, pool_size)
     end
 
     ['ready','pending'].each do |queue_name|
-      it "should use VMs in #{queue_name} queue to caculate pool size" do
+      it "should use VMs in #{queue_name} queue to calculate pool size" do
         expect(subject).to receive(:clone_vm).exactly(0).times
         # Modify the pool size to 1 and add a VM in the queue
         redis.sadd("vmpooler__#{queue_name}__#{pool}",vm)
-        config[:pools][0]['size'] = 1
+        pool_size = 1
   
-        subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+        subject.repopulate_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, pool_size)
       end
     end
 
     ['running','completed','discovered','migrating'].each do |queue_name|
-      it "should not use VMs in #{queue_name} queue to caculate pool size" do
+      it "should not use VMs in #{queue_name} queue to calculate pool size" do
         expect(subject).to receive(:clone_vm)
         # Modify the pool size to 1 and add a VM in the queue
         redis.sadd("vmpooler__#{queue_name}__#{pool}",vm)
-        config[:pools][0]['size'] = 1
+        pool_size = 1
 
-        subject._check_pool(pool_object,provider)
+        subject.repopulate_pool_vms(pool, provider, pool_check_response, pool_size)
       end
     end