diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index fb697ff..d3e2df4 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func okHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if route == "/import" {
 		log.Info("virtigo import starts here")
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "virtigo import starts here")
-		result, err := create(w, r)
+		result, err := importDomain(w, r)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Info("virtigo import failed")
 			log.Info(result)
diff --git a/importDomain.go b/importDomain.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59c6398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/importDomain.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// attempts to create a new virtual machine
+
+func importDomain(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (string, error) {
+	name := r.URL.Query().Get("domainName")
+	if name == "" {
+		result := "start failed. name is blank " + r.URL.Path
+		log.Warn(result)
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, result)
+		return "", errors.New(result)
+	}
+	log.Warn("name is", name)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "name is", name)
+
+	d := me.cluster.FindDropletByName(name)
+	if d == nil {
+		result := "libvirt domain " + name + " could not be found on any hypervisor"
+		log.Info(result)
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, result)
+		return result, errors.New(result)
+	}
+	result := "libvirt domain " + name + " found on " + d.Current.Hypervisor
+	log.Info(result)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, result)
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/poll.go b/poll.go
index 8a0727c..4f225db 100644
--- a/poll.go
+++ b/poll.go
@@ -36,11 +36,15 @@ func (h *HyperT) pollHypervisor() {
 		if state == "OFF" {
 			d := me.cluster.FindDropletByName(name)
 			if d == nil {
-				log.Log(WARN, "locally defined:", h.pb.Hostname, fields, "not imported")
-			} else {
-				log.Log(WARN, "locally defined:", h.pb.Hostname, fields, d.Hostname)
+				log.Log(WARN, "locally defined domain:", h.pb.Hostname, fields)
+				log.Log(WARN, "neeed to add a local droplet protobuf")
+				me.cluster.AddDropletLocal(name, h.pb.Hostname)
+				return
 			}
-			// skip locally defined libvirt vms
+			if d.LocalOnly == "" {
+				log.Log(WARN, "ready to import", d.Hostname, "from", h.pb.Hostname)
+			}
+			log.Log(WARN, "duplicate local droplet", h.pb.Hostname, fields, "need to resolve this")
 			continue
 		}
 		h.lastDroplets[name] = time.Now()