diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 774efbd..f4f9c15 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@ func main() {
 	config = indexAllInstances(config)
 	state.SaveConf(ConfigPath, config)
 
-	//TODO: figure out migration (MTD)
-	config = movingTargetDefense(config)
-	state.SaveConf(ConfigPath, config)
+	// START DOING MTD
+	mtdLoop(config)
+}
 
-	//TODO: proxy commands
+func mtdLoop(config state.Config) {
+	for true {
+		//TODO: figure out migration (MTD)
+		config = movingTargetDefense(config)
+		state.SaveConf(ConfigPath, config)
+
+		//TODO: proxy commands
+	}
 }
 
 func movingTargetDefense(config state.Config) state.Config{
diff --git a/mtdaws/mtd.go b/mtdaws/mtd.go
index 8e428ae..7811a34 100644
--- a/mtdaws/mtd.go
+++ b/mtdaws/mtd.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2/types"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/thefeli73/polemos/state"
 )
@@ -37,6 +38,12 @@ func AWSUpdateService(config state.Config, region string, service state.CustomUU
 	return config
 }
 
+
+// isInstanceRunning returns if an instance is running (true=running)
+func isInstanceRunning(instance *types.Instance) bool {
+	return instance.State.Name == types.InstanceStateNameRunning
+}
+
 // AWSMoveInstance moves a specified instance to a new availability region
 func AWSMoveInstance(config state.Config) (state.Config) {
 
@@ -61,6 +68,19 @@ func AWSMoveInstance(config state.Config) (state.Config) {
 		return config
 	}
 
+	if !isInstanceRunning(realInstance) {
+		fmt.Println("Error, Instance is not running!")
+		return config
+	}
+	if instance.AdminDisabled {
+		fmt.Println("Error, Service is Disabled!")
+		return config
+	}
+	if instance.Inactive {
+		fmt.Println("Error, Service is Inactive!")
+		return config
+	}
+
 	imageName, err := createImage(svc, instanceID)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error creating image:\t", err)
diff --git a/state/config.go b/state/config.go
index 395f9a0..e96bfdb 100644
--- a/state/config.go
+++ b/state/config.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ type mtdconf struct {
 // Service contains all necessary information about a service to identify it in the cloud as well as configuring a proxy for it
 type Service struct {
     CloudID         string      `yaml:"cloud_id"`
+    AdminDisabled   bool        `yaml:"admin_disabled"`
+    Inactive        bool        `yaml:"inactive"`
     EntryIP         netip.Addr  `yaml:"entry_ip"`
     EntryPort       uint16      `yaml:"entry_port"`
     ServiceIP       netip.Addr  `yaml:"service_ip"`