diff --git a/src/backup/head.js b/src/backup/head.js
index 6c70666..433d6bf 100644
--- a/src/backup/head.js
+++ b/src/backup/head.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ function connectToMaster(i = 0, init = false) {
         connectWS(floID).then(ws => {
             ws.floID = floID;
             ws.onclose = () => connectToMaster(i);
-            serveAsSlave(ws);
+            serveAsSlave(ws, init);
         }).catch(error => {
             console.log(`Node(${floID}) is offline`);
             connectToMaster(i + 1, init)
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ function serveAsMaster(init) {
     app.resume();
 }
 
-function serveAsSlave(ws) {
+function serveAsSlave(ws, init) {
     console.debug('Starting slave process');
     app.pause();
-    slave.start(ws);
+    slave.start(ws, init);
     mod = SLAVE_MODE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backup/slave.js b/src/backup/slave.js
index d788119..0a1e253 100644
--- a/src/backup/slave.js
+++ b/src/backup/slave.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var masterWS = null; //Container for Master websocket connection
 
 var intervalID = null;
 
-function startSlaveProcess(ws) {
+function startSlaveProcess(ws, init) {
     if (!ws) throw Error("Master WS connection required");
     //stop existing process
     stopSlaveProcess();
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ function startSlaveProcess(ws) {
     message.sign = floCrypto.signData(message.type + "|" + message.req_time, global.myPrivKey);
     ws.send(JSON.stringify(message));
     //start sync
-    requestInstance.open();
+    if (init)
+        requestInstance.open();
     intervalID = setInterval(() => requestInstance.open(), BACKUP_INTERVAL);
 }