diff --git a/daemon/core/netns/vif.py b/daemon/core/netns/vif.py
index 2e5b66fc..5a6653e4 100644
--- a/daemon/core/netns/vif.py
+++ b/daemon/core/netns/vif.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class GreTap(PyCoreNetIf):
 
         if remoteip is None:
             raise ValueError, "missing remote IP required for GRE TAP device"
-        args = ["ip", "link", "add", self.localname, "type", "gretap",
+        args = [constants.IP_BIN, "link", "add", self.localname, "type", "gretap",
                 "remote", str(remoteip)]
         if localip:
             args += ["local", str(localip)]
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class GreTap(PyCoreNetIf):
         if key:
             args += ["key", str(key)]
         utils.check_cmd(args)
-        args = ["ip", "link", "set", self.localname, "up"]
+        args = [constants.IP_BIN, "link", "set", self.localname, "up"]
         utils.check_cmd(args)
         self.up = True
 
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ class GreTap(PyCoreNetIf):
         """
         if self.localname:
             try:
-                args = ["ip", "link", "set", self.localname, "down"]
+                args = [constants.IP_BIN, "link", "set", self.localname, "down"]
                 utils.check_cmd(args)
-                args = ["ip", "link", "del", self.localname]
+                args = [constants.IP_BIN, "link", "del", self.localname]
                 utils.check_cmd(args)
             except CoreCommandError:
                 logger.exception("error during shutdown")
diff --git a/daemon/core/xml/corexml.py b/daemon/core/xml/corexml.py
index 394649be..f0513654 100644
--- a/daemon/core/xml/corexml.py
+++ b/daemon/core/xml/corexml.py
@@ -705,7 +705,6 @@ class CoreXmlReader(object):
             name = hook.get("name")
             state = hook.get("state")
             data = hook.text
-            self.session.add_state_hook()
             hook_type = "hook:%s" % state
             logger.info("reading hook: state(%s) name(%s)", state, name)
             self.session.set_hook(hook_type, file_name=name, source_name=None, data=data)