diff --git a/vmware-host-pooler b/vmware-host-pooler
index 9db58b8..d559f07 100755
--- a/vmware-host-pooler
+++ b/vmware-host-pooler
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ end
 def destroy_vm vm, pool
   Thread.new {
     $redis.srem('vmware_host_pool__completed__'+pool, vm)
+    $redis.hdel('vmware_host_pool__active__'+pool, vm)
 
     host = $vsphere[pool].find_vms(vm)[vm]
 
diff --git a/vmware-host-pooler-api b/vmware-host-pooler-api
index 483ea45..0b50845 100755
--- a/vmware-host-pooler-api
+++ b/vmware-host-pooler-api
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ post '/vm/:template' do
 
       unless (vm.nil?)
         $redis.sadd('vmware_host_pool__running__'+params[:template], vm)
+        $redis.hset('vmware_host_pool__active__'+params[:template], vm, Time.now)
 
         result[params[:template]]['ok'] = true
         result[params[:template]]['hostname'] = vm