diff --git a/src/vhost.c b/src/vhost.c
index 2876a752e..33133fc05 100644
--- a/src/vhost.c
+++ b/src/vhost.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct pg_vhost_state {
 	struct pg_vhost_socket *socket;
 	rte_atomic32_t allow_queuing;
 	int vid;
+	uint64_t flags;
 	struct rte_mbuf *in[PG_MAX_PKTS_BURST];
 	struct rte_mbuf *out[PG_MAX_PKTS_BURST];
 	PG_PKTS_COUNT_TYPE tx_bytes; /* TX: [vhost] --> VM */
@@ -94,20 +95,18 @@ struct pg_vhost_state {
 #endif
 };
 
-static int new_vm(int dev);
-static void destroy_vm(int dev);
+static int on_new_device(int dev);
+static void on_destroy_device(int dev);
 
 static const struct vhost_device_ops virtio_net_device_ops = {
-	.new_device = new_vm,
-	.destroy_device = destroy_vm,
+	.new_device = on_new_device,
+	.destroy_device = on_destroy_device,
 };
 
 /* head of the socket list */
 static LIST_HEAD(socket_list, pg_vhost_socket) sockets;
 static char *sockets_path;
 static int vhost_start_ok;
-static int disable_freacture_mask;
-static int enable_freacture_mask;
 
 static pthread_mutex_t mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
@@ -181,6 +180,17 @@ static int vhost_burst(struct pg_brick *brick, enum pg_side from,
 #define TCP_PROTOCOL_NUMBER 6
 #define UDP_PROTOCOL_NUMBER 17
 
+/* To know if a vhost brick is server or not. */
+static int pg_vhost_is_server(struct pg_brick *brick)
+{
+	struct pg_vhost_state *state =
+		pg_brick_get_state(brick, struct pg_vhost_state);
+
+	if(state->flags & 1)
+		return 0;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 #ifdef PG_VHOST_FASTER_YET_BROKEN_POLL
 
 void pg_vhost_request_remove(struct pg_brick *brick)
@@ -284,11 +294,15 @@ static void vhost_create_socket(struct pg_vhost_state *state, uint64_t flags,
 	int ret;
 
 	path = g_strdup_printf("%s/qemu-%s", sockets_path, state->brick.name);
-	g_remove(path);
-
-	printf("New vhost-user socket: %s, zero-copy %s\n", path,
+	printf("New vhost-user socket: %s, zero-copy %s, client: %s\n", path,
 	       (flags & RTE_VHOST_USER_DEQUEUE_ZERO_COPY) ?
-	       "enable" : "disable");
+	       "enable" : "disable",
+	       (flags & RTE_VHOST_USER_CLIENT) ?
+	       "true" : "false");
+
+	/* If the socket is CLIENT do NOT destroy the socket. */
+	if((flags & 1) == 0)
+		g_remove(path);}
 
 	flags = flags & (RTE_VHOST_USER_CLIENT | RTE_VHOST_USER_NO_RECONNECT |
 			 RTE_VHOST_USER_DEQUEUE_ZERO_COPY);
@@ -350,11 +364,9 @@ static int vhost_init(struct pg_brick *brick, struct pg_brick_config *config,
 	vhost_config = (struct pg_vhost_config *) config->brick_config;
 	state->output = vhost_config->output;
 	state->vid = -1;
+	state->flags = vhost_config->flags;
 	PG_PKTS_COUNT_SET(state->rx_bytes, 0);
 	PG_PKTS_COUNT_SET(state->tx_bytes, 0);
-	pg_vhost_enable(brick, enable_freacture_mask);
-	pg_vhost_disable(brick, disable_freacture_mask);
-
 	vhost_create_socket(state, vhost_config->flags, errp);
 	if (pg_error_is_set(errp))
 		return -1;
@@ -392,20 +404,19 @@ struct pg_brick *pg_vhost_new(const char *name, uint64_t flags,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-
 static void vhost_destroy(struct pg_brick *brick, struct pg_error **errp)
 {
-	struct pg_vhost_state *state;
-
-	state = pg_brick_get_state(brick, struct pg_vhost_state);
-	rte_vhost_driver_unregister(state->socket->path);
+	struct pg_vhost_state *state =
+		pg_brick_get_state(brick, struct pg_vhost_state);
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex);
-	g_remove(state->socket->path);
-	LIST_REMOVE(state->socket, socket_list);
+	rte_vhost_driver_unregister(state->socket->path);
 	g_free(state->socket->path);
 	g_free(state->socket);
-
+	LIST_REMOVE(state->socket, socket_list);
+	/* If the socket is client, do NOT destroy the existing socket. */
+	if(pg_vhost_is_server(brick))
+		g_remove(state->socket->path);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
 }
 
@@ -431,7 +442,7 @@ static uint64_t tx_bytes(struct pg_brick *brick)
 		pg_brick_get_state(brick, struct pg_vhost_state)->tx_bytes);
 }
 
-static int new_vm(int dev)
+static int on_new_device(int dev)
 {
 	struct pg_vhost_socket *s = NULL;
 	char buf[256];
@@ -454,7 +465,7 @@ static int new_vm(int dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void destroy_vm(int dev)
+static void on_destroy_device(int dev)
 {
 	struct pg_vhost_socket *s = NULL;
 	char buf[256];
@@ -548,38 +559,6 @@ int pg_vhost_start(const char *base_dir, struct pg_error **errp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int pg_vhost_global_enable(uint64_t feature_mask)
-{
-	enable_freacture_mask |= feature_mask;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int pg_vhost_global_disable(uint64_t feature_mask)
-{
-	disable_freacture_mask |= feature_mask;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int pg_vhost_enable(struct pg_brick *brick, uint64_t feature_mask)
-{
-	const char *path = pg_vhost_socket_path(brick);
-
-	if (unlikely(!path))
-		return -1;
-	return rte_vhost_driver_enable_features(path,
-						feature_mask) ? -1 : 0;
-}
-
-int pg_vhost_disable(struct pg_brick *brick, uint64_t feature_mask)
-{
-	const char *path = pg_vhost_socket_path(brick);
-
-	if (unlikely(!path))
-		return -1;
-	return rte_vhost_driver_disable_features(path,
-						 feature_mask) ? -1 : 0;
-}
-
 static void vhost_link(struct pg_brick *brick, enum pg_side side, int edge)
 {
 	struct pg_vhost_state *state =