diff --git a/bffhd/actors/mod.rs b/bffhd/actors/mod.rs
index a1ca01d..ae64ee4 100644
--- a/bffhd/actors/mod.rs
+++ b/bffhd/actors/mod.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ where
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         // Work until there is no more work to do.
         loop {
+            tracing::trace!("polling actor driver");
             // Poll the `apply` future. And ensure it's completed before the next one is started
             match self
                 .future
@@ -89,9 +90,15 @@ where
                 Poll::Pending => return Poll::Pending,
                 Poll::Ready(None) => return Poll::Ready(()),
                 Poll::Ready(Some(state)) => {
+                    tracing::trace!(?state, "actor driver received state update");
                     // This future MUST be polled before we exit from the Actor::poll because if we
                     // do not do that it will not register the dependency and thus NOT BE POLLED.
-                    let f = self.actor.apply(state);
+                    let f = if self.first {
+                        self.first = false;
+                        self.actor.restore(state)
+                    } else {
+                        self.actor.apply(state)
+                    };
                     self.future.replace(f);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/bffhd/actors/process.rs b/bffhd/actors/process.rs
index 2dca118..7d8b0f0 100644
--- a/bffhd/actors/process.rs
+++ b/bffhd/actors/process.rs
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ impl Process {
     pub fn into_boxed_actuator(self) -> Box<dyn Actor + Sync + Send> {
         Box::new(self)
     }
-
-    fn build_command<I, S>(&mut self, state: &ArchivedValue<State>, extra_args: I) -> Command
-        where
-            I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
-            S: AsRef<std::ffi::OsStr>,
-    {
-    }
 }
 
 impl Actor for Process {
diff --git a/bffhd/capnp/machine.rs b/bffhd/capnp/machine.rs
index 3038a71..d1c6bdf 100644
--- a/bffhd/capnp/machine.rs
+++ b/bffhd/capnp/machine.rs
@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@ impl InUseServer for Machine {
         _: inuse::SendRawDataResults,
     ) -> Promise<(), ::capnp::Error> {
         let data: Vec<u8> = pry!(pry!(params.get()).get_data()).to_vec();
-        let resource = self.resource.clone();
-        let session = self.session.clone();
-        resource.send_raw(data);
+        self.resource.send_raw(data);
         Promise::ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/bffhd/resources/mod.rs b/bffhd/resources/mod.rs
index 18f4d7a..6034e7d 100644
--- a/bffhd/resources/mod.rs
+++ b/bffhd/resources/mod.rs
@@ -179,19 +179,21 @@ impl Resource {
 
     pub fn send_raw(&self, data: Vec<u8>) {
         let mut serializer = AllocSerializer::<1024>::default();
-        let old_state_ref = self.inner.get_state_ref();
-        let old_state: &ArchivedState = old_state_ref.as_ref();
-        let m_state: MachineState =
-            match Deserialize::<MachineState, _>::deserialize(&old_state.inner, &mut serializer) {
-                Ok(s) => s,
-                Err(error) => {
-                    tracing::error!(?error, "failed to deserialize stored state!");
-                    return;
-                }
-            };
+        let archived = {
+            let old_state_ref = self.inner.get_state_ref();
+            let old_state: &ArchivedState = old_state_ref.as_ref();
+            let m_state: MachineState =
+                match Deserialize::<MachineState, _>::deserialize(&old_state.inner, &mut serializer) {
+                    Ok(s) => s,
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        tracing::error!(?error, "failed to deserialize stored state!");
+                        return;
+                    }
+                };
 
-        let _ = serializer.serialize_value(&State::with_raw(m_state, data));
-        let archived = ArchivedValue::new(serializer.into_serializer().into_inner());
+            let _ = serializer.serialize_value(&State::with_raw(m_state, data));
+            ArchivedValue::new(serializer.into_serializer().into_inner())
+        };
         self.inner.set_state(archived);
     }