diff --git a/htest/Test/Ganeti/Query/Filter.hs b/htest/Test/Ganeti/Query/Filter.hs
index 841173d06b4f5780d84a607a9734f92908b4250a..1e9929717b96c4b5a00d3e8ca9c0e72a010b283b 100644
--- a/htest/Test/Ganeti/Query/Filter.hs
+++ b/htest/Test/Ganeti/Query/Filter.hs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import Ganeti.Query.Query
 checkQueryResults :: ConfigData -> Query -> String
                   -> [[ResultEntry]] -> Property
 checkQueryResults cfg qr descr expected = monadicIO $ do
-  result <- run (query cfg qr) >>= resultProp
+  result <- run (query cfg False qr) >>= resultProp
   stop $ printTestCase ("Inconsistent results in " ++ descr)
          (qresData result ==? expected)
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ makeNodeQuery = Query QRNode ["name"]
 -- | Checks if a given operation failed.
 expectBadQuery :: ConfigData -> Query -> String -> Property
 expectBadQuery cfg qr descr = monadicIO $ do
-  result <- run (query cfg qr)
+  result <- run (query cfg False qr)
   case result of
     Bad _ -> return ()
     Ok a  -> stop . failTest $ "Expected failure in " ++ descr ++
diff --git a/htest/Test/Ganeti/Query/Query.hs b/htest/Test/Ganeti/Query/Query.hs
index d2eac1b9eb82836421c73a757e49f16332c18d5c..74258ec62beb80b8952b7b251eebc035f505668a 100644
--- a/htest/Test/Ganeti/Query/Query.hs
+++ b/htest/Test/Ganeti/Query/Query.hs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ prop_queryNode_noUnknown =
   forAll (choose (0, maxNodes) >>= genEmptyCluster) $ \cluster ->
   forAll (elements (Map.keys nodeFieldsMap)) $ \field -> monadicIO $ do
   QueryResult fdefs fdata <-
-    run (query cluster (Query QRNode [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
+    run (query cluster False (Query QRNode [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
   QueryFieldsResult fdefs' <-
     resultProp $ queryFields (QueryFields QRNode [field])
   stop $ printTestCase ("Got unknown fields via query (" ++ show fdefs ++ ")")
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ prop_queryNode_Unknown =
   forAll (arbitrary `suchThat` (`notElem` Map.keys nodeFieldsMap))
     $ \field -> monadicIO $ do
   QueryResult fdefs fdata <-
-    run (query cluster (Query QRNode [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
+    run (query cluster False (Query QRNode [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
   QueryFieldsResult fdefs' <-
     resultProp $ queryFields (QueryFields QRNode [field])
   stop $ printTestCase ("Got known fields via query (" ++ show fdefs ++ ")")
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ prop_queryNode_types =
   forAll (genEmptyCluster numnodes) $ \cfg ->
   forAll (elements (Map.keys nodeFieldsMap)) $ \field -> monadicIO $ do
   QueryResult fdefs fdata <-
-    run (query cfg (Query QRNode [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
+    run (query cfg False (Query QRNode [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
   stop $ printTestCase ("Inconsistent result entries (" ++ show fdata ++ ")")
          (conjoin $ map (conjoin . zipWith checkResultType fdefs) fdata) .&&.
          printTestCase "Wrong field definitions length"
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ prop_queryGroup_noUnknown =
   forAll (choose (0, maxNodes) >>= genEmptyCluster) $ \cluster ->
    forAll (elements (Map.keys groupFieldsMap)) $ \field -> monadicIO $ do
    QueryResult fdefs fdata <-
-     run (query cluster (Query QRGroup [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
+     run (query cluster False (Query QRGroup [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
    QueryFieldsResult fdefs' <-
      resultProp $ queryFields (QueryFields QRGroup [field])
    stop $ printTestCase ("Got unknown fields via query (" ++ show fdefs ++ ")")
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ prop_queryGroup_Unknown =
   forAll (arbitrary `suchThat` (`notElem` Map.keys groupFieldsMap))
     $ \field -> monadicIO $ do
   QueryResult fdefs fdata <-
-    run (query cluster (Query QRGroup [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
+    run (query cluster False (Query QRGroup [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
   QueryFieldsResult fdefs' <-
     resultProp $ queryFields (QueryFields QRGroup [field])
   stop $ printTestCase ("Got known fields via query (" ++ show fdefs ++ ")")
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ prop_queryGroup_types =
   forAll (genEmptyCluster numnodes) $ \cfg ->
   forAll (elements (Map.keys groupFieldsMap)) $ \field -> monadicIO $ do
   QueryResult fdefs fdata <-
-    run (query cfg (Query QRGroup [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
+    run (query cfg False (Query QRGroup [field] EmptyFilter)) >>= resultProp
   stop $ printTestCase ("Inconsistent result entries (" ++ show fdata ++ ")")
          (conjoin $ map (conjoin . zipWith checkResultType fdefs) fdata) .&&.
          printTestCase "Wrong field definitions length"
diff --git a/htools/Ganeti/Query/Query.hs b/htools/Ganeti/Query/Query.hs
index d348be16cabc37e90b3c77710958eba423d94894..af13c9cd24b8d3d83a4065fb15607399e99a9b5d 100644
--- a/htools/Ganeti/Query/Query.hs
+++ b/htools/Ganeti/Query/Query.hs
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ getSelectedFields defined =
 
 -- | Main query execution function.
 query :: ConfigData   -- ^ The current configuration
+      -> Bool         -- ^ Whether to collect live data
       -> Query        -- ^ The query (item, fields, filter)
       -> IO (Result QueryResult) -- ^ Result
 
-query cfg (Query QRNode fields qfilter) = return $ do
+query cfg _ (Query QRNode fields qfilter) = return $ do
   cfilter <- compileFilter nodeFieldsMap qfilter
   let selected = getSelectedFields nodeFieldsMap fields
       (fdefs, fgetters) = unzip selected
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ query cfg (Query QRNode fields qfilter) = return $ do
               fnodes
   return QueryResult { qresFields = fdefs, qresData = fdata }
 
-query cfg (Query QRGroup fields qfilter) = return $ do
+query cfg _ (Query QRGroup fields qfilter) = return $ do
   -- FIXME: want_diskparams is defaulted to false and not taken as parameter
   -- This is because the type for DiskParams is right now too generic for merges
   -- (or else I cannot see how to do this with curent implementation)
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ query cfg (Query QRGroup fields qfilter) = return $ do
                        map (execGetter cfg GroupRuntime node) fgetters) fgroups
   return QueryResult {qresFields = fdefs, qresData = fdata }
 
-query _ (Query qkind _ _) =
+query _ _ (Query qkind _ _) =
   return . Bad $ "Query '" ++ show qkind ++ "' not supported"
 
 -- | Query fields call.
diff --git a/htools/Ganeti/Query/Server.hs b/htools/Ganeti/Query/Server.hs
index ff940dd9415524380baaf7c948a33bf6c1f79f17..ca4409c203d5dc60c792f9c8c8438407ec169e85 100644
--- a/htools/Ganeti/Query/Server.hs
+++ b/htools/Ganeti/Query/Server.hs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ handleCall cfg (QueryTags kind name) =
   in return (J.showJSON <$> tags)
 
 handleCall cfg (Query qkind qfields qfilter) = do
-  result <- query cfg (Qlang.Query qkind qfields qfilter)
+  result <- query cfg True (Qlang.Query qkind qfields qfilter)
   return $ J.showJSON <$> result
 
 handleCall _ (QueryFields qkind qfields) = do