diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/resources/monkey.py b/monkey_island/cc/resources/monkey.py
index 2e2da8a5d..c87adc245 100644
--- a/monkey_island/cc/resources/monkey.py
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/resources/monkey.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class Monkey(flask_restful.Resource):
 
     def post(self, **kw):
         monkey_json = json.loads(request.data)
+        monkey_json['dead'] = False
         if 'keepalive' in monkey_json:
             monkey_json['keepalive'] = dateutil.parser.parse(monkey_json['keepalive'])
         else: