diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodepower b/confluent_client/bin/nodepower
index 6711aea0..5dd0b007 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodepower
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodepower
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ if len(sys.argv) > 2:
 
 session = client.Command()
 exitcode = 0
+session.add_precede_key('oldstate')
 sys.exit(
     session.simple_noderange_command(noderange, '/power/state', setstate))
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diff --git a/confluent_client/confluent/client.py b/confluent_client/confluent/client.py
index 38ff2bbf..aa30e6a1 100644
--- a/confluent_client/confluent/client.py
+++ b/confluent_client/confluent/client.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def _parseserver(string):
 class Command(object):
 
     def __init__(self, server=None):
+        self._prevkeyname = None
         self.connection = None
         if server is None:
             if 'CONFLUENT_HOST' in os.environ:
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ class Command(object):
         if authdata['authpassed'] == 1:
             self.authenticated = True
 
+    def add_precede_key(self, keyname):
+        self._prevkeyname = keyname
+
     def handle_results(self, ikey, rc, res):
         if 'error' in res:
             sys.stderr.write('Error: {0}\n'.format(res['error']))
@@ -93,7 +97,12 @@ class Command(object):
                 else:
                     rc |= 1
             elif ikey in res[node]:
-                print('{0}: {1}'.format(node, res[node][ikey]['value']))
+                if self._prevkeyname and self._prevkeyname in res[node]:
+                    print('{0}: {2}->{1}'.format(
+                        node, res[node][ikey]['value'],
+                        res[node][self._prevkeyname]['value']))
+                else:
+                    print('{0}: {1}'.format(node, res[node][ikey]['value']))
         return rc
 
     def simple_noderange_command(self, noderange, resource, input=None,
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
index 4f43abe1..fc4a7df2 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/messages.py
@@ -797,6 +797,11 @@ class PowerState(ConfluentChoiceMessage):
     ])
     keyname = 'state'
 
+    def __init__(self, node, state, oldstate=None):
+        super(PowerState, self).__init__(node, state)
+        if oldstate is not None:
+            self.kvpairs[node]['oldstate'] = {'value': oldstate}
+
 
 class BMCReset(ConfluentChoiceMessage):
     valid_values = set([
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index d929b2df..ce92b869 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -795,10 +795,22 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
             return
         elif 'update' == self.op:
             powerstate = self.inputdata.powerstate(self.node)
+            oldpower = None
+            if powerstate == 'boot':
+                oldpower = self.ipmicmd.get_power()
+                if 'powerstate' in oldpower:
+                    oldpower = oldpower['powerstate']
             self.ipmicmd.set_power(powerstate, wait=30)
-            power = self.ipmicmd.get_power()
+            if powerstate == 'boot' and oldpower == 'on':
+                power = {'powerstate': 'reset'}
+            else:
+                power = self.ipmicmd.get_power()
+                if powerstate == 'reset' and power['powerstate'] == 'on':
+                    power['powerstate'] = 'reset'
+
             self.output.put(msg.PowerState(node=self.node,
-                                           state=power['powerstate']))
+                                           state=power['powerstate'],
+                                           oldstate=oldpower))
             return
 
     def handle_reset(self):