diff --git a/notify.pl b/notify.pl
index 033605b..872543a 100755
--- a/notify.pl
+++ b/notify.pl
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ if ($function =~ /notify/) {
 	my @stopped_vms = qx(vmctl show | grep stopped | awk '{print \$9}');
 	for my $vm_name (sort keys %vms) {
 		if (!grep(/$vm_name/, @stopped_vms)) { delete $vms{$vm_name}; next; }
+		if ($vms{$vm_name}{'donated'} =~ /expire/) { delete $vms{$vm_name}; next; }
 	}
 	mailout(\%conf, \%vms);
 } else {