diff --git a/logic/nodes.go b/logic/nodes.go
index d5123ffe..73377f81 100644
--- a/logic/nodes.go
+++ b/logic/nodes.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func DeleteNodeByID(node *models.Node, exterminate bool) error {
 		// ignoring for now, could hit a nil pointer if delete called twice
 		logger.Log(2, "attempted to remove node ACL for node", node.Name, node.ID)
 	}
-	removeZombie <- node.ID
+	// removeZombie <- node.ID
 	if node.IsServer == "yes" {
 		return removeLocalServer(node)
 	}
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func CreateNode(node *models.Node) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	CheckZombies(node)
+	// CheckZombies(node)
 
 	nodebytes, err := json.Marshal(&node)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/logic/zombie.go b/logic/zombie.go
index 407e09fe..9869d7bb 100644
--- a/logic/zombie.go
+++ b/logic/zombie.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	zombies      []string
-	removeZombie chan string = make(chan (string))
-	newZombie    chan string = make(chan (string))
+	removeZombie chan string = make(chan (string), 10)
+	newZombie    chan string = make(chan (string), 10)
 )
 
 // CheckZombies - checks if new node has same macaddress as existing node