diff --git a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
index 628b1ee7e..966da4bc3 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -214,10 +214,13 @@ func (dn *Daemon) tryCreateUdevRuleWrapper() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// update udev rule and if update succeeds
-	err := tryCreateNMUdevRule()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	// update udev rule only if we are on a BM environment
+	// for virtual environments we don't disable the vfs as they may be used by the platform/host
+	if dn.platform != utils.VirtualOpenStack {
+		err := tryCreateNMUdevRule()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/writer.go b/pkg/daemon/writer.go
index b3ad2d393..cc40e329e 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/writer.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/writer.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewNodeStateStatusWriter(c snclientset.Interface, n string, f func(), devMo
 
 // RunOnce initial the interface status for both baremetal and virtual environments
 func (writer *NodeStateStatusWriter) RunOnce(destDir string, platformType utils.PlatformType) error {
-	glog.V(0).Infof("RunOnce(): start writer")
+	glog.V(0).Infof("RunOnce()")
 	msg := Message{}
 
 	if platformType == utils.VirtualOpenStack {
@@ -53,26 +53,22 @@ func (writer *NodeStateStatusWriter) RunOnce(destDir string, platformType utils.
 			return err
 		}
 
-		metaData, networkData, err := utils.GetOpenstackData()
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("RunOnce(): failed to read OpenStack data: %v", err)
-		}
-
 		if ns == nil {
+			metaData, networkData, err := utils.GetOpenstackData()
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("RunOnce(): failed to read OpenStack data: %v", err)
+			}
+
 			writer.openStackDevicesInfo, err = utils.CreateOpenstackDevicesInfo(metaData, networkData)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
-			devicesInfo := make(utils.OSPDevicesInfo)
-			for _, iface := range ns.Status.Interfaces {
-				devicesInfo[iface.PciAddress] = &utils.OSPDeviceInfo{MacAddress: iface.Mac, NetworkID: iface.NetFilter}
-			}
-			writer.openStackDevicesInfo = devicesInfo
+			writer.openStackDevicesInfo = utils.CreateOpenstackDevicesInfoFromNodeStatus(ns)
 		}
 	}
 
-	glog.V(0).Info("RunOnce(): once")
+	glog.V(0).Info("RunOnce(): first poll for nic status")
 	if err := writer.pollNicStatus(platformType); err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("RunOnce(): first poll failed: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index f0376ae50..3edd0e638 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func getNetdevMTU(pciAddr string) int {
 }
 
 func getNetDevMac(ifaceName string) string {
-	glog.Infof("getNetDevMac(): get Mac for device %s", ifaceName)
+	glog.V(2).Infof("getNetDevMac(): get Mac for device %s", ifaceName)
 	macFilePath := filepath.Join(sysClassNet, ifaceName, "address")
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(macFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils_virtual.go b/pkg/utils/utils_virtual.go
index 6a1eaa5bb..ecf1085f1 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils_virtual.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils_virtual.go
@@ -345,6 +345,15 @@ func DiscoverSriovDevicesVirtual(devicesInfo OSPDevicesInfo) ([]sriovnetworkv1.I
 	return pfList, nil
 }
 
+func CreateOpenstackDevicesInfoFromNodeStatus(networkState *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetworkNodeState) OSPDevicesInfo {
+	devicesInfo := make(OSPDevicesInfo)
+	for _, iface := range networkState.Status.Interfaces {
+		devicesInfo[iface.PciAddress] = &OSPDeviceInfo{MacAddress: iface.Mac, NetworkID: iface.NetFilter}
+	}
+
+	return devicesInfo
+}
+
 // tryToGetVirtualInterfaceName get the interface name of a virtio interface
 func tryToGetVirtualInterfaceName(pciAddr string) string {
 	glog.Infof("tryToGetVirtualInterfaceName() get interface name for device %s", pciAddr)