diff --git a/libvirt/hooks/qemu.d/ws b/libvirt/hooks/qemu.d/ws
index 9a611e99..3459a071 100755
--- a/libvirt/hooks/qemu.d/ws
+++ b/libvirt/hooks/qemu.d/ws
@@ -1,35 +1,48 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "wsargs=$@"
+{
+	echo "wsargs=$@"
 
-guest_name="$1"
-operation="$2"
+	domain_xml=$(</dev/stdin)
+	guest_name="$1"
+	operation="$2"
 
-# Operation migrate will:
-# 1. Trigger migrate->prepare->start->started operation on the destination host.
-# 2. Trigger stopped->release operations on the source host.
-if [[ "$operation" == "started" || "$operation" == "stopped" ]]
-then
-	ws_open_flag=""
-	ws_port_flag=""
-
-	if [[ "$operation" == "started" ]]
+	# Operation migrate will:
+	# 1. Trigger migrate->prepare->start->started operation on the destination host.
+	# 2. Trigger stopped->release operations on the source host.
+	if [[ "$operation" == "started" || "$operation" == "stopped" ]]
 	then
-		ws_open_flag="--open"
-
-		# libvirt hooks cannot call anything related to libvirt, i.e.,
-		# virsh because a deadlock will happen.
-		server_vnc_port=$(grep "<graphics.*type=['\"]vnc['\"]" - | grep -oPm1 "(?<=port=['\"])\d+")
-		ws_port_flag="--server-vnc-port ${server_vnc_port}"
-
-		local_host_uuid=$(</etc/anvil/host.uuid)
-
-		update_sql="UPDATE servers SET server_host_uuid = '$local_host_uuid' WHERE server_name = '$guest_name';"
-		echo "update=$update_sql"
-		anvil-access-module --query "$update_sql" --mode write
+		ws_open_flag=""
+		ws_port_flag=""
+		ws_suuid_flag=""
+
+		if [[ "$operation" == "started" ]]
+		then
+			ws_open_flag="--open"
+
+			# Cannot call $ virsh vncdisplay... because libvirt hooks
+			# cannot call anything related to libvirt, i.e., virsh, because
+			# a deadlock will happen.
+			server_vnc_port=$( grep "<graphics.*type=['\"]vnc['\"]" <<<$domain_xml | grep -oPm1 "(?<=port=['\"])\d+" )
+			ws_port_flag="--server-vnc-port ${server_vnc_port}"
+
+			server_uuid=$( grep -oPm1 "(?<=<uuid>)[^\s]+(?=<)" <<<$domain_xml )
+			ws_suuid_flag="--server-uuid ${server_uuid}"
+
+			local_host_uuid=$(</etc/anvil/host.uuid)
+
+			update_sql="UPDATE servers SET server_host_uuid = '$local_host_uuid' WHERE server_name = '$guest_name';"
+			echo "wsupdate=$update_sql"
+			anvil-access-module --query "$update_sql" --mode write
+		fi
+
+		ws_command_args="--server \"$guest_name\" $ws_suuid_flag --server-host-uuid local $ws_port_flag --component ws $ws_open_flag"
+		echo "wscmd=$ws_command_args"
+		striker-manage-vnc-pipes --server "$guest_name" $ws_suuid_flag --server-host-uuid local $ws_port_flag --component ws $ws_open_flag
+		echo "wscmd_exit=$?"
+
+		# Don't interrupt libvirt regardless of whether websockify gets setup
+		# successfully.
+		exit 0
 	fi
-
-	ws_command="striker-manage-vnc-pipes --server ${guest_name} --server-host-uuid local ${ws_port_flag} --component ws ${ws_open_flag}"
-	echo "wscmd=$ws_command"
-	$ws_command
-fi
+} >>/var/log/anvil.log