diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 5696b43c6b..1610feabdc 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -6964,13 +6964,10 @@ remoteDispatchStorageVolGetInfoFlags(virNetServerPtr server ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 static virDomainPtr
 get_nonnull_domain(virConnectPtr conn, remote_nonnull_domain domain)
 {
-    virDomainPtr dom;
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, domain.name, BAD_CAST domain.uuid);
     /* Should we believe the domain.id sent by the client?  Maybe
      * this should be a check rather than an assignment? XXX
      */
-    if (dom) dom->id = domain.id;
-    return dom;
+    return virGetDomain(conn, domain.name, BAD_CAST domain.uuid, domain.id);
 }
 
 static virNetworkPtr
diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
index 74cc5ab219..ed2221a352 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
@@ -570,9 +570,7 @@ bhyveDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flag
                                               VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED_ADDED :
                                               VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED_UPDATED);
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virObjectUnref(caps);
@@ -817,9 +815,7 @@ bhyveDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByUUIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -845,9 +841,7 @@ static virDomainPtr bhyveDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByNameEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
@@ -873,9 +867,7 @@ bhyveDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -991,9 +983,7 @@ bhyveDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
                                               VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED,
                                               VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_BOOTED);
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virObjectUnref(caps);
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_event.c b/src/conf/domain_event.c
index 6243b4262f..c15f32a4e6 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_event.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_event.c
@@ -1764,10 +1764,11 @@ virDomainEventDispatchDefaultFunc(virConnectPtr conn,
                                   virConnectObjectEventGenericCallback cb,
                                   void *cbopaque)
 {
-    virDomainPtr dom = virGetDomain(conn, event->meta.name, event->meta.uuid);
+    virDomainPtr dom = virGetDomain(conn, event->meta.name,
+                                    event->meta.uuid, event->meta.id);
+
     if (!dom)
         return;
-    dom->id = event->meta.id;
 
     switch ((virDomainEventID) event->eventID) {
     case VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_ID_LIFECYCLE:
@@ -2108,13 +2109,13 @@ virDomainQemuMonitorEventDispatchFunc(virConnectPtr conn,
                                       virConnectObjectEventGenericCallback cb,
                                       void *cbopaque)
 {
-    virDomainPtr dom = virGetDomain(conn, event->meta.name, event->meta.uuid);
+    virDomainPtr dom;
     virDomainQemuMonitorEventPtr qemuMonitorEvent;
     virDomainQemuMonitorEventData *data = cbopaque;
 
-    if (!dom)
+    if (!(dom = virGetDomain(conn, event->meta.name,
+                             event->meta.uuid, event->meta.id)))
         return;
-    dom->id = event->meta.id;
 
     qemuMonitorEvent = (virDomainQemuMonitorEventPtr)event;
     ((virConnectDomainQemuMonitorEventCallback)cb)(conn, dom,
diff --git a/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.c b/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.c
index 8d425d6461..c121382bcb 100644
--- a/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.c
+++ b/src/conf/virdomainobjlist.c
@@ -1027,15 +1027,11 @@ virDomainObjListExport(virDomainObjListPtr domlist,
             virDomainObjPtr vm = vms[i];
 
             virObjectLock(vm);
-
-            if (!(doms[i] = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid))) {
-                virObjectUnlock(vm);
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-
-            doms[i]->id = vm->def->id;
-
+            doms[i] = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
             virObjectUnlock(vm);
+
+            if (!doms[i])
+                goto cleanup;
         }
 
         *domains = doms;
diff --git a/src/datatypes.c b/src/datatypes.c
index fe8b9c2dbf..3e3148d663 100644
--- a/src/datatypes.c
+++ b/src/datatypes.c
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ virConnectCloseCallbackDataGetCallback(virConnectCloseCallbackDataPtr closeData)
  * @conn: the hypervisor connection
  * @name: pointer to the domain name
  * @uuid: pointer to the uuid
+ * @id: domain ID
  *
  * Allocates a new domain object. When the object is no longer needed,
  * virObjectUnref() must be called in order to not leak data.
@@ -268,7 +269,10 @@ virConnectCloseCallbackDataGetCallback(virConnectCloseCallbackDataPtr closeData)
  * Returns a pointer to the domain object, or NULL on error.
  */
 virDomainPtr
-virGetDomain(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name, const unsigned char *uuid)
+virGetDomain(virConnectPtr conn,
+             const char *name,
+             const unsigned char *uuid,
+             int id)
 {
     virDomainPtr ret = NULL;
 
@@ -286,7 +290,7 @@ virGetDomain(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name, const unsigned char *uuid)
         goto error;
 
     ret->conn = virObjectRef(conn);
-    ret->id = -1;
+    ret->id = id;
     memcpy(&(ret->uuid[0]), uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN);
 
     return ret;
diff --git a/src/datatypes.h b/src/datatypes.h
index d5258354fa..288e057cc0 100644
--- a/src/datatypes.h
+++ b/src/datatypes.h
@@ -683,7 +683,8 @@ struct _virNWFilter {
 virConnectPtr virGetConnect(void);
 virDomainPtr virGetDomain(virConnectPtr conn,
                           const char *name,
-                          const unsigned char *uuid);
+                          const unsigned char *uuid,
+                          int id);
 virNetworkPtr virGetNetwork(virConnectPtr conn,
                             const char *name,
                             const unsigned char *uuid);
diff --git a/src/esx/esx_driver.c b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
index 166d4bcfcc..6333855c7e 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_driver.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
@@ -1509,13 +1509,11 @@ esxDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int id)
         if (id != id_candidate)
             continue;
 
-        domain = virGetDomain(conn, name_candidate, uuid_candidate);
+        domain = virGetDomain(conn, name_candidate, uuid_candidate, id);
 
         if (!domain)
             goto cleanup;
 
-        domain->id = id;
-
         break;
     }
 
@@ -1557,17 +1555,11 @@ esxDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn, const unsigned char *uuid)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    domain = virGetDomain(conn, name, uuid);
-
-    if (!domain)
-        goto cleanup;
-
     /* Only running/suspended virtual machines have an ID != -1 */
-    if (powerState != esxVI_VirtualMachinePowerState_PoweredOff) {
-        domain->id = id;
-    } else {
-        domain->id = -1;
-    }
+    if (powerState == esxVI_VirtualMachinePowerState_PoweredOff)
+        id = -1;
+
+    domain = virGetDomain(conn, name, uuid, id);
 
  cleanup:
     esxVI_String_Free(&propertyNameList);
@@ -1613,17 +1605,11 @@ esxDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    domain = virGetDomain(conn, name, uuid);
-
-    if (!domain)
-        goto cleanup;
-
     /* Only running/suspended virtual machines have an ID != -1 */
-    if (powerState != esxVI_VirtualMachinePowerState_PoweredOff) {
-        domain->id = id;
-    } else {
-        domain->id = -1;
-    }
+    if (powerState == esxVI_VirtualMachinePowerState_PoweredOff)
+        id = -1;
+
+    domain = virGetDomain(conn, name, uuid, id);
 
  cleanup:
     esxVI_String_Free(&propertyNameList);
@@ -3208,10 +3194,7 @@ esxDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    domain = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid);
-
-    if (domain)
-        domain->id = -1;
+    domain = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid, -1);
 
     /* FIXME: Add proper rollback in case of an error */
 
@@ -5105,14 +5088,12 @@ esxConnectListAllDomains(virConnectPtr conn,
         if (VIR_RESIZE_N(doms, ndoms, count, 2) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
-        if (!(dom = virGetDomain(conn, name, uuid)))
-            goto cleanup;
-
         /* Only running/suspended virtual machines have an ID != -1 */
-        if (powerState != esxVI_VirtualMachinePowerState_PoweredOff)
-            dom->id = id;
-        else
-            dom->id = -1;
+        if (powerState == esxVI_VirtualMachinePowerState_PoweredOff)
+            id = -1;
+
+        if (!(dom = virGetDomain(conn, name, uuid, id)))
+            goto cleanup;
 
         doms[count++] = dom;
     }
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi.c b/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi.c
index 947101ff72..b2b52435c7 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi.c
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi.c
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ hypervMsvmComputerSystemToDomain(virConnectPtr conn,
                                  virDomainPtr *domain)
 {
     unsigned char uuid[VIR_UUID_BUFLEN];
+    int id = -1;
 
     if (domain == NULL || *domain != NULL) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s", _("Invalid argument"));
@@ -621,18 +622,12 @@ hypervMsvmComputerSystemToDomain(virConnectPtr conn,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    *domain = virGetDomain(conn, computerSystem->data->ElementName, uuid);
+    if (hypervIsMsvmComputerSystemActive(computerSystem, NULL))
+        id = computerSystem->data->ProcessID;
 
-    if (*domain == NULL)
-        return -1;
+    *domain = virGetDomain(conn, computerSystem->data->ElementName, uuid, id);
 
-    if (hypervIsMsvmComputerSystemActive(computerSystem, NULL)) {
-        (*domain)->id = computerSystem->data->ProcessID;
-    } else {
-        (*domain)->id = -1;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
+    return *domain ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index e5b8f488f6..0d6534206f 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -1072,9 +1072,7 @@ libxlDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
         goto endjob;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  endjob:
     libxlDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm);
@@ -1102,9 +1100,7 @@ libxlDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int id)
     if (virDomainLookupByIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -1128,9 +1124,7 @@ libxlDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn, const unsigned char *uuid)
     if (virDomainLookupByUUIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -1154,9 +1148,7 @@ libxlDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
     if (virDomainLookupByNameEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
@@ -2825,9 +2817,7 @@ libxlDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flag
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
     event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED,
                                      !oldDef ?
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
index 073cfda643..228c8508c4 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_migration.c
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ libxlDomainMigrationFinish(virConnectPtr dconn,
     if (virDomainSaveStatus(driver->xmlopt, cfg->stateDir, vm, cfg->caps) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(dconn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
+    dom = virGetDomain(dconn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (dom == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 27b4b75d8b..22c8b58f96 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -267,9 +267,7 @@ static virDomainPtr lxcDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -297,9 +295,7 @@ static virDomainPtr lxcDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByUUIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
@@ -323,9 +319,7 @@ static virDomainPtr lxcDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByNameEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
@@ -509,9 +503,7 @@ lxcDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED_ADDED :
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED_UPDATED);
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
@@ -1277,9 +1269,7 @@ lxcDomainCreateXMLWithFiles(virConnectPtr conn,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_BOOTED);
     virDomainAuditStart(vm, "booted", true);
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
     virLXCDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm);
 
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
index 647c8522dd..9c4a196354 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_driver.c
@@ -329,9 +329,7 @@ static virDomainPtr openvzDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -395,9 +393,7 @@ static virDomainPtr openvzDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -421,9 +417,7 @@ static virDomainPtr openvzDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
@@ -1053,9 +1047,7 @@ openvzDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int fla
         }
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = -1;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, -1);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(vmdef);
@@ -1144,9 +1136,7 @@ openvzDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
         }
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(vmdef);
@@ -2496,9 +2486,7 @@ openvzDomainMigrateFinish3Params(virConnectPtr dconn,
     vm->def->id = strtoI(vm->def->name);
     virDomainObjSetState(vm, VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING, VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_MIGRATED);
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(dconn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(dconn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
diff --git a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
index 1803aa53b7..2123784f70 100644
--- a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
+++ b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
@@ -3214,10 +3214,7 @@ phypDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn, const char *lpar_name)
     if (phypGetLparUUID(lpar_uuid, lpar_id, conn) == -1)
         return NULL;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, lpar_name, lpar_uuid);
-
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = lpar_id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, lpar_name, lpar_uuid, lpar_id);
 
     return dom;
 }
@@ -3237,10 +3234,7 @@ phypDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int lpar_id)
     if (phypGetLparUUID(lpar_uuid, lpar_id, conn) == -1)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, lpar_name, lpar_uuid);
-
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = lpar_id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, lpar_name, lpar_uuid, lpar_id);
 
  cleanup:
     VIR_FREE(lpar_name);
@@ -3593,7 +3587,7 @@ phypDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
         }
     }
 
-    if ((dom = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid)) == NULL)
+    if ((dom = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid, def->id)) == NULL)
         goto err;
 
     if (phypBuildLpar(conn, def) == -1)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 3cc4f4d669..e1ad24341d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -1534,8 +1534,7 @@ static virDomainPtr qemuDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -1563,8 +1562,7 @@ static virDomainPtr qemuDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByUUIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
@@ -1589,8 +1587,7 @@ static virDomainPtr qemuDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByNameEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
@@ -1794,9 +1791,7 @@ static virDomainPtr qemuDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     }
     virDomainAuditStart(vm, "booted", true);
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
     qemuProcessEndJob(driver, vm);
 
@@ -7101,8 +7096,7 @@ qemuDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED_UPDATED);
 
     VIR_INFO("Creating domain '%s'", vm->def->name);
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(oldDef);
@@ -15736,9 +15730,7 @@ static virDomainPtr qemuDomainQemuAttach(virConnectPtr conn,
 
     monConfig = NULL;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
     qemuDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm);
 
@@ -19554,12 +19546,10 @@ qemuDomainGetStats(virConnectPtr conn,
         }
     }
 
-    if (!(tmp->dom = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid)))
+    if (!(tmp->dom = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name,
+                                  dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id)))
         goto cleanup;
 
-    /* We have to copy the domain ID by hand */
-    tmp->dom->id = dom->def->id;
-
     *record = tmp;
     tmp = NULL;
     ret = 0;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index dabfe10c02..87d7dcd0c5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -5160,7 +5160,7 @@ qemuMigrationFinish(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     if (flags & VIR_MIGRATE_OFFLINE) {
         if (retcode == 0 &&
             qemuMigrationPersist(driver, vm, mig, false) == 0)
-            dom = virGetDomain(dconn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
+            dom = virGetDomain(dconn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, -1);
         goto endjob;
     }
 
@@ -5294,7 +5294,7 @@ qemuMigrationFinish(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         }
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(dconn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
+    dom = virGetDomain(dconn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
     event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
                                               VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_RESUMED,
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 27bcc9b925..1242bd6b9e 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -8080,10 +8080,7 @@ remoteStorageVolGetInfoFlags(virStorageVolPtr vol,
 static virDomainPtr
 get_nonnull_domain(virConnectPtr conn, remote_nonnull_domain domain)
 {
-    virDomainPtr dom;
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, domain.name, BAD_CAST domain.uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = domain.id;
-    return dom;
+    return virGetDomain(conn, domain.name, BAD_CAST domain.uuid, domain.id);
 }
 
 static virNetworkPtr
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 866949558b..cce4d2d47d 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -1673,9 +1673,7 @@ testDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_BOOTED);
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = dom->def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (dom)
@@ -1699,9 +1697,7 @@ static virDomainPtr testDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = dom->def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (dom)
@@ -1721,9 +1717,7 @@ static virDomainPtr testDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = dom->def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (dom)
@@ -1743,9 +1737,7 @@ static virDomainPtr testDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = dom->def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&dom);
@@ -2699,9 +2691,7 @@ static virDomainPtr testDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED_ADDED :
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_DEFINED_UPDATED);
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = dom->def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_driver.c b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
index 532ce3b1f3..03edc897cc 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_driver.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_driver.c
@@ -1359,8 +1359,7 @@ static virDomainPtr umlDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -1387,8 +1386,7 @@ static virDomainPtr umlDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByUUIDEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -1415,8 +1413,7 @@ static virDomainPtr umlDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByNameEnsureACL(conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
@@ -1616,8 +1613,7 @@ static virDomainPtr umlDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_BOOTED);
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
@@ -2093,8 +2089,7 @@ umlDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom) dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
index b71506ae5d..d2b36ac0df 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
@@ -806,9 +806,7 @@ static virDomainPtr vboxDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int id)
      * itself, so need not worry.
      */
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, machineNameUtf8, uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = id + 1;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, machineNameUtf8, uuid, id + 1);
 
     /* Cleanup all the XPCOM allocated stuff here */
     VBOX_UTF8_FREE(machineNameUtf8);
@@ -862,8 +860,9 @@ virDomainPtr vboxDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
         vboxIIDUnalloc(&iid);
 
         if (memcmp(uuid, iid_as_uuid, VIR_UUID_BUFLEN) == 0) {
-
             PRUint32 state;
+            int id = -1;
+
 
             matched = true;
 
@@ -872,16 +871,10 @@ virDomainPtr vboxDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
 
             gVBoxAPI.UIMachine.GetState(machine, &state);
 
-            /* get a new domain pointer from virGetDomain, if it fails
-             * then no need to assign the id, else assign the id, cause
-             * it is -1 by default. rest is taken care by virGetDomain
-             * itself, so need not worry.
-             */
+            if (gVBoxAPI.machineStateChecker.Online(state))
+                id = i + 1;
 
-            ret = virGetDomain(conn, machineNameUtf8, iid_as_uuid);
-            if (ret &&
-                gVBoxAPI.machineStateChecker.Online(state))
-                ret->id = i + 1;
+            ret = virGetDomain(conn, machineNameUtf8, iid_as_uuid, id);
          }
 
          if (matched)
@@ -936,8 +929,8 @@ vboxDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
         VBOX_UTF16_TO_UTF8(machineNameUtf16, &machineNameUtf8);
 
         if (STREQ(name, machineNameUtf8)) {
-
             PRUint32 state;
+            int id = -1;
 
             matched = true;
 
@@ -947,16 +940,10 @@ vboxDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
 
             gVBoxAPI.UIMachine.GetState(machine, &state);
 
-            /* get a new domain pointer from virGetDomain, if it fails
-             * then no need to assign the id, else assign the id, cause
-             * it is -1 by default. rest is taken care by virGetDomain
-             * itself, so need not worry.
-             */
+            if (gVBoxAPI.machineStateChecker.Online(state))
+                id = i + 1;
 
-            ret = virGetDomain(conn, machineNameUtf8, uuid);
-            if (ret &&
-                gVBoxAPI.machineStateChecker.Online(state))
-                ret->id = i + 1;
+            ret = virGetDomain(conn, machineNameUtf8, uuid, id);
         }
 
         VBOX_UTF8_FREE(machineNameUtf8);
@@ -1982,7 +1969,7 @@ vboxDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags
     gVBoxAPI.UISession.Close(data->vboxSession);
     vboxIIDUnalloc(&mchiid);
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid);
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid, -1);
     VBOX_RELEASE(machine);
 
     virDomainDefFree(def);
@@ -7333,6 +7320,7 @@ vboxConnectListAllDomains(virConnectPtr conn,
 
     for (i = 0; i < machines.count; i++) {
         IMachine *machine = machines.items[i];
+        int id = -1;
 
         if (!machine)
             continue;
@@ -7397,7 +7385,10 @@ vboxConnectListAllDomains(virConnectPtr conn,
       vboxIIDToUUID(&iid, uuid);
       vboxIIDUnalloc(&iid);
 
-      dom = virGetDomain(conn, machineNameUtf8, uuid);
+      if (active)
+          id = i + 1;
+
+      dom = virGetDomain(conn, machineNameUtf8, uuid, id);
 
       VBOX_UTF8_FREE(machineNameUtf8);
       VBOX_UTF16_FREE(machineNameUtf16);
@@ -7405,9 +7396,6 @@ vboxConnectListAllDomains(virConnectPtr conn,
       if (!dom)
           goto cleanup;
 
-      if (active)
-          dom->id = i + 1;
-
       doms[count++] = dom;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c b/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
index d3497bd2d5..6853658334 100644
--- a/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
+++ b/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
@@ -427,9 +427,7 @@ vmwareDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int fla
     vmdef = NULL;
     vm->persistent = 1;
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = -1;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, -1);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(vmdef);
@@ -728,9 +726,7 @@ vmwareDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(vmdef);
@@ -855,9 +851,7 @@ vmwareDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int id)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -906,9 +900,7 @@ vmwareDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn, const unsigned char *uuid)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
@@ -932,9 +924,7 @@ vmwareDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid);
-    if (dom)
-        dom->id = vm->def->id;
+    dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (vm)
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index 88f1960eb1..bb1afd0d4f 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -586,9 +586,7 @@ vzDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int id)
     if (virDomainLookupByIDEnsureACL(conn, dom->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = dom->def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virObjectUnlock(dom);
@@ -615,9 +613,7 @@ vzDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn, const unsigned char *uuid)
     if (virDomainLookupByUUIDEnsureACL(conn, dom->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = dom->def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virObjectUnlock(dom);
@@ -642,9 +638,7 @@ vzDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
     if (virDomainLookupByNameEnsureACL(conn, dom->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = dom->def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainObjEndAPI(&dom);
@@ -898,9 +892,7 @@ vzDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int flags)
         }
     }
 
-    retdom = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid);
-    if (retdom)
-        retdom->id = def->id;
+    retdom = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid, def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     if (job)
@@ -3351,9 +3343,7 @@ vzDomainMigrateFinish3Params(virConnectPtr dconn,
     if (virDomainMigrateFinish3ParamsEnsureACL(dconn, dom->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    domain = virGetDomain(dconn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid);
-    if (domain)
-        domain->id = dom->def->id;
+    domain = virGetDomain(dconn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     /* In this situation we have to restore domain on source. But the migration
@@ -3767,7 +3757,7 @@ vzDomainGetAllStats(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (vzDomainGetBalloonStats(dom, stat, &maxparams) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    if (!(stat->dom = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid)))
+    if (!(stat->dom = virGetDomain(conn, dom->def->name, dom->def->uuid, dom->def->id)))
         goto error;
 
     return stat;
diff --git a/src/xen/xen_driver.c b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
index 7a2f4a1a60..4d1408927f 100644
--- a/src/xen/xen_driver.c
+++ b/src/xen/xen_driver.c
@@ -774,9 +774,7 @@ xenUnifiedDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (xenDaemonCreateXML(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid, def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
@@ -795,10 +793,7 @@ xenUnifiedDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int id)
     if (virDomainLookupByIDEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!(ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid)))
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    ret->id = def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid, def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
@@ -818,10 +813,7 @@ xenUnifiedDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByUUIDEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!(ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid)))
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    ret->id = def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid, def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
@@ -841,10 +833,7 @@ xenUnifiedDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (virDomainLookupByNameEnsureACL(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!(ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid)))
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    ret->id = def->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid, def->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
@@ -1720,9 +1709,7 @@ xenUnifiedDomainMigrateFinish(virConnectPtr dconn,
             goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    ret = virGetDomain(dconn, minidef->name, minidef->uuid);
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = minidef->id;
+    ret = virGetDomain(dconn, minidef->name, minidef->uuid, minidef->id);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
@@ -1817,10 +1804,7 @@ xenUnifiedDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int
 
     if (xenDaemonDomainDefineXML(conn, def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
-    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid);
-
-    if (ret)
-        ret->id = -1;
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid, -1);
 
  cleanup:
     virDomainDefFree(def);
diff --git a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
index a9ed407bc5..37d1a6fd9d 100644
--- a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
+++ b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
@@ -580,14 +580,14 @@ xenapiDomainCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
         ignore_value(virUUIDParse(record->uuid, raw_uuid));
         if (vm) {
             if (xen_vm_start(priv->session, vm, false, false)) {
-                domP = virGetDomain(conn, record->name_label, raw_uuid);
+                domP = virGetDomain(conn, record->name_label,
+                                    raw_uuid, record->domid);
                 if (!domP) {
                     xen_vm_record_free(record);
                     xenapiSessionErrorHandler(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                                               _("Domain Pointer is invalid"));
                     return domP;
                 }
-                domP->id = record->domid;
                 xen_vm_free(vm);
             }
             else
@@ -627,18 +627,16 @@ xenapiDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int id)
             for (i = 0; i < result->size; i++) {
                 xen_vm_get_domid(session, &domID, result->contents[i]);
                 if (domID == id) {
+                    int64_t domid = -1;
+
                     xen_vm_get_record(session, &record, result->contents[i]);
                     xen_vm_get_uuid(session, &uuid, result->contents[i]);
                     ignore_value(virUUIDParse(uuid, raw_uuid));
-                    domP = virGetDomain(conn, record->name_label, raw_uuid);
-                    if (domP) {
-                        int64_t domid = -1;
-                        xen_vm_get_domid(session, &domid, result->contents[i]);
-                        domP->id = domid;
-                    } else {
+                    xen_vm_get_domid(session, &domid, result->contents[i]);
+                    domP = virGetDomain(conn, record->name_label, raw_uuid, domid);
+                    if (!domP) {
                         xenapiSessionErrorHandler(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                                                   _("Domain Pointer not valid"));
-                        domP = NULL;
                     }
                     xen_uuid_free(uuid);
                     xen_vm_record_free(record);
@@ -676,13 +674,10 @@ xenapiDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (xen_vm_get_by_uuid(session, &vm, uuidStr)) {
         xen_vm_get_record(session, &record, vm);
         if (record != NULL) {
-            domP = virGetDomain(conn, record->name_label, uuid);
+            domP = virGetDomain(conn, record->name_label, uuid, record->domid);
             if (!domP) {
                 xenapiSessionErrorHandler(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                                           _("Domain Pointer not valid"));
-                domP = NULL;
-            } else {
-                domP->id = record->domid;
             }
             xen_vm_record_free(record);
         } else {
@@ -722,12 +717,11 @@ xenapiDomainLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn,
         vm = vms->contents[0];
         xen_vm_get_uuid(session, &uuid, vm);
         if (uuid != NULL) {
+            int64_t domid = -1;
             ignore_value(virUUIDParse(uuid, raw_uuid));
-            domP = virGetDomain(conn, name, raw_uuid);
+            xen_vm_get_domid(session, &domid, vm);
+            domP = virGetDomain(conn, name, raw_uuid, domid);
             if (domP != NULL) {
-                int64_t domid = -1;
-                xen_vm_get_domid(session, &domid, vm);
-                domP->id = domid;
                 xen_uuid_free(uuid);
                 xen_vm_set_free(vms);
                 return domP;
@@ -1776,7 +1770,7 @@ xenapiDomainDefineXMLFlags(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml, unsigned int fla
     if (record != NULL) {
         unsigned char raw_uuid[VIR_UUID_BUFLEN];
         ignore_value(virUUIDParse(record->uuid, raw_uuid));
-        domP = virGetDomain(conn, record->name_label, raw_uuid);
+        domP = virGetDomain(conn, record->name_label, raw_uuid, -1);
         if (!domP && !priv->session->ok)
             xenapiSessionErrorHandler(conn, VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN, NULL);
         xen_vm_record_free(record);