diff --git a/addDroplet.go b/addDroplet.go
index 7903348..9d7fbfa 100644
--- a/addDroplet.go
+++ b/addDroplet.go
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func updateNetwork(d *pb.Droplet, domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain) ([]*pb.Event, error
 			}
 		}
 		if !found {
-			if checkUniqueMac(mac) {
+			if virtigoxml.CheckUniqueMac(me.cluster, mac) {
 			} else {
 				log.Info("droplet", d.Hostname, "duplicate mac address", mac)
 				return nil, errors.New("duplicate mac address")
diff --git a/validate.go b/validate.go
index 3822c2a..7f074de 100644
--- a/validate.go
+++ b/validate.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
+/*
 // will make sure the mac address is unique
 func checkUniqueMac(mac string) bool {
 	for _, d := range me.cluster.Droplets {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ func checkUniqueMac(mac string) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+*/
 
 // records all the known paths. this should go in the protobuf
 func addClusterFilepath(dir string) *pb.Event {