diff --git a/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go b/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go
index 3494160..600b7b9 100644
--- a/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go
+++ b/server/handler/vmModifyEvent.go
@@ -106,15 +106,19 @@ func (h *Handler) VmModifyEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 					params.UpdateType = "reconfigure"
 				}
 			case "config.managedBy": // This changes when a VM becomes a placeholder or vice versa
-				changeFound = true
-				params.UpdateType = "srm"
 
 				if change["newValue"] == "(extensionKey = \"com.vmware.vcDr\", type = \"placeholderVm\")" {
 					params.PlaceholderChange = sql.NullString{String: "placeholderVm", Valid: true}
+					changeFound = true
+					params.UpdateType = "srm"
 				} else if change["newValue"] == "<unset>" {
 					params.PlaceholderChange = sql.NullString{String: "Vm", Valid: true}
+					changeFound = true
+					params.UpdateType = "srm"
 				} else if change["newValue"] == "testVm" {
 					params.PlaceholderChange = sql.NullString{String: "testVm", Valid: true}
+					changeFound = true
+					params.UpdateType = "srm"
 				} else {
 					h.Logger.Error("Unexpected value for managedBy configuration", "new_value", change["newValue"])
 				}
@@ -132,9 +136,13 @@ func (h *Handler) VmModifyEvent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				if change["newValue"] == "testVm" {
 					h.Logger.Debug("testVm")
 					params.PlaceholderChange = sql.NullString{String: "testVm", Valid: true}
+					changeFound = true
+					params.UpdateType = "srm"
 				} else if change["newValue"] == "placeholderVm" {
 					h.Logger.Debug("placeholderVm")
 					params.PlaceholderChange = sql.NullString{String: "placeholderVm", Valid: true}
+					changeFound = true
+					params.UpdateType = "srm"
 				}
 			}