diff --git a/neat/locals/collector.py b/neat/locals/collector.py
index d64db63..650abd7 100644
--- a/neat/locals/collector.py
+++ b/neat/locals/collector.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ from neat.contracts_extra import *
 import os
 import time
 from collections import deque
+import libvirt
 
 import neat.common as common
 from neat.config import *
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ def start():
         log.info('Creaned up the local VM data directory: ' + vm_path)
 
     interval = config.get('data_collector_interval')
-    log.info('Starting the data collector, ' + 
+    log.info('Starting the data collector, ' +
              'iterations every %s seconds', interval)
     return common.start(
         init_state,
@@ -213,11 +214,19 @@ def execute(config, state):
     vms_previous = get_previous_vms(path)
     vms_current = get_current_vms(state['vir_connection'])
 
-    vms_added = get_added_vms(vms_previous, vms_current)
+    vms_added = get_added_vms(vms_previous, vms_current.keys())
     added_vm_data = dict()
     if vms_added:
         if log.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
             log.debug('Added VMs: %s', str(vms_added))
+
+        for vm in list(vms_added):
+            if vms_current[vm] != libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING:
+                del vms_added[vm]
+                del vms_current[vm]
+                if log.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
+                    log.debug('Added VM %s skipped as migrating in', vm)
+
         added_vm_data = fetch_remote_data(state['db'],
                                           data_length,
                                           vms_added)
@@ -225,7 +234,7 @@ def execute(config, state):
             log.debug('Fetched remote data: %s', str(added_vm_data))
         write_data_locally(path, added_vm_data, data_length)
 
-    vms_removed = get_removed_vms(vms_previous, vms_current)
+    vms_removed = get_removed_vms(vms_previous, vms_current.keys())
     if vms_removed:
         if log.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
             log.debug('Removed VMs: %s', str(vms_removed))
@@ -239,7 +248,7 @@ def execute(config, state):
                                       state['previous_cpu_time'],
                                       state['previous_time'],
                                       current_time,
-                                      vms_current,
+                                      vms_current.keys(),
                                       added_vm_data)
     if state['previous_time'] > 0:
         append_data_locally(path, cpu_mhz, data_length)
@@ -266,19 +275,18 @@ def get_previous_vms(path):
 
 @contract()
 def get_current_vms(vir_connection):
-    """ Get a list of VM UUIDs from libvirt.
+    """ Get a dict of VM UUIDs to states from libvirt.
 
     :param vir_connection: A libvirt connection object.
      :type vir_connection: virConnect
 
-    :return: The list of VM UUIDs from libvirt.
-     :rtype: list(str)
+    :return: The dict of VM UUIDs to states from libvirt.
+     :rtype: dict(str: int)
     """
-    # TODO: need to check the status of VMs, whether it's migrating
-    # If a VM is migrating in, it shouldn't be taken into account
-    vm_uuids = []
+    vm_uuids = {}
     for vm_id in vir_connection.listDomainsID():
-        vm_uuids.append(vir_connection.lookupByID(vm_id).UUIDString())
+        vm = vir_connection.lookupByID(vm_id)
+        vm_uuids[vm.UUIDString()] = vm.state(0)[0]
     return vm_uuids
 
 
@@ -472,8 +480,8 @@ def get_cpu_mhz(vir_connection, physical_core_mhz, previous_cpu_time,
                                           current_cpu_time)
         previous_cpu_time[uuid] = current_cpu_time
         if log.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
-            log.debug('VM %s: previous CPU time %d, ' + 
-                      'current CPU time %d, CPU MHz %d', 
+            log.debug('VM %s: previous CPU time %d, ' +
+                      'current CPU time %d, CPU MHz %d',
                       uuid, cpu_time, current_cpu_time, cpu_mhz[uuid])
 
     for uuid in added_vms:
diff --git a/tests/locals/test_collector.py b/tests/locals/test_collector.py
index 65c13a9..380bc54 100644
--- a/tests/locals/test_collector.py
+++ b/tests/locals/test_collector.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class Collector(TestCase):
     @qc
     def get_current_vms(
         ids=dict_(
-            keys=int_(min=0),
+            keys=int_(min=0, max=1000),
             values=str_(of='abc123-', min_length=36, max_length=36),
             min_length=0, max_length=10
         )
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class Collector(TestCase):
             def init_vm(id):
                 vm = mock('vm')
                 expect(vm).UUIDString().and_return(ids[id]).once()
+                expect(vm).state(0).and_return([id * 13, id]).once()
                 return vm
 
             connection = libvirt.virConnect()
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ class Collector(TestCase):
             if ids:
                 expect(connection).lookupByID(any_int) \
                     .and_call(lambda id: init_vm(id))
-            assert collector.get_current_vms(connection) == ids.values()
+            expected = dict((v, k * 13) for k, v in ids.items())
+            assert collector.get_current_vms(connection) == expected
 
     @qc
     def get_added_vms(