diff --git a/zomp/lib/otpr/zx/0.1.0/src/zx_daemon.erl b/zomp/lib/otpr/zx/0.1.0/src/zx_daemon.erl
index 3b8c9d2..fabd50e 100644
--- a/zomp/lib/otpr/zx/0.1.0/src/zx_daemon.erl
+++ b/zomp/lib/otpr/zx/0.1.0/src/zx_daemon.erl
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
         {meta     = none               :: none | zx:package_meta(),
          home     = none               :: none | file:filename(),
          argv     = none               :: none | [string()],
-         sys_conf = zx_sys_conf:load() :: zx_sys_conf:data(),
          id       = 0                  :: id(),
          actions  = []                 :: [request()],
          requests = maps:new()         :: requests(),
@@ -189,6 +188,7 @@
 
 -record(rmeta,
         {serial       = 0                          :: non_neg_integer(),
+         retries      = 0                          :: non_neg_integer(),
          prime        = {"zomp.tsuriai.jp", 11311} :: zx:host(),
          private      = []                         :: [zx:host()],
          mirrors      = queue:new()                :: queue:queue(zx:host()),
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ start_link() ->
 %% TODO: Implement lockfile checking and master lock acquisition.
 
 init(none) ->
+    put(zx_sys_conf, zx_sys_conf:load()),
     {ok, #s{}}.
 
 
@@ -884,10 +885,15 @@ dequeue(Pending) ->
 %% return a populated MX and CX to the caller. Should only ever be called by init/1.
 %% Returns an `ok' tuple to disambiguate it from pure functions *and* to leave an
 %% obvious place to populate error returns in the future if desired.
+%%
+%%TODO: This is a hack to make things feel managedish. They aren't.
+%%      A local manager process needs to exist if an actual Zomp node doesn't.
 
 init_connections(State = #s{mx = MX, cx = CX}) ->
     Realms = cx_realms(CX),
-    {ok, NewMX, NewCX} = init_connections(Realms, MX, CX),
+    Managed = zx_sys_conf:managed(get(zx_sys_conf)),
+    Unmanaged = lists:subtract(Realms, Managed),
+    {ok, NewMX, NewCX} = init_connections(Unmanaged, MX, CX),
     State#s{mx = NewMX, cx = NewCX}.
 
 
@@ -1532,10 +1538,12 @@ cx_populate(Realm, CX) ->
 
 cx_load_realm_meta(Meta) ->
     Realm = maps:get(realm, Meta),
+    Retries = zx_sys_conf:retries(get(zx_sys_conf)),
     Basic =
-        #rmeta{prime = maps:get(prime, Meta),
-               sysop = maps:get(sysop, Meta),
-               key   = maps:get(key,   Meta)},
+        #rmeta{retries = Retries,
+               prime   = maps:get(prime, Meta),
+               sysop   = maps:get(sysop, Meta),
+               key     = maps:get(key,   Meta)},
     cx_load_cache(Realm, Basic).
 
 
diff --git a/zomp/lib/otpr/zx/0.1.0/src/zx_sys_conf.erl b/zomp/lib/otpr/zx/0.1.0/src/zx_sys_conf.erl
index ba73116..8d8ecc9 100644
--- a/zomp/lib/otpr/zx/0.1.0/src/zx_sys_conf.erl
+++ b/zomp/lib/otpr/zx/0.1.0/src/zx_sys_conf.erl
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 %%% an answer and updates the state accordingly.
 %%%
 %%% Bad configuration data causes a reset to defaults so that the system can function.
+%%%
+%%% TODO: Change this to a gen_server that just babysits the config data.
 %%% @end
 
 -module(zx_sys_conf).
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@
 
 -record(d,
         {timeout  = 5          :: pos_integer(),
-         retries  = {3, 3}     :: non_neg_integer(),
+         retries  = 3          :: non_neg_integer(),
          maxconn  = 5          :: pos_integer(),
          managed  = sets:new() :: sets:set(zx:realm()),
          mirrors  = []         :: [zx:host()]}).
@@ -75,8 +77,8 @@ populate_data(List) ->
         end,
     Retries =
         case proplists:get_value(retries, List, 3) of
-            RT when is_integer(RT) and RT > 0 -> {RT, RT};
-            _                                 -> {3, 3}
+            RT when is_integer(RT) and RT > 0 -> RT;
+            _                                 -> 3
         end,
     MaxConn =
         case proplists:get_value(maxconn, List, 5) of
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ populate_data(List) ->
 %% Save the current etc/sys.conf to disk.
 
 save(#d{timeout = Timeout,
-        retries = {_, Retries},
+        retries = Retries,
         maxconn = MaxConn,
         managed = Managed,
         mirrors = Mirrors}) ->
@@ -134,8 +136,7 @@ timeout(#d{timeout = Timeout}) ->
 %% @doc
 %% Set the timeout attribute to a new value.
 
-timeout(Value, Data)
-        when is_integer(Value) and Value > 0 ->
+timeout(Value, Data) when is_integer(Value) and Value > 0 ->
     Data#d{timeout = Value}.
 
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ timeout(Value, Data)
 %% @doc
 %% Return the retries value.
 
-retries(#d{retries = {_, Retries}}) ->
+retries(#d{retries = Retries}) ->
     Retries.
 
 
@@ -154,9 +155,8 @@ retries(#d{retries = {_, Retries}}) ->
 %% @doc
 %% Set the retries attribute to a new value.
 
-retries(Value, Data = #d{retries = {Remaining, _}})
-        when is_integer(Value) and Value >= 0 ->
-    Data#d{retries = {Remaining, Value}}.
+retries(Value, Data) when Value > 0 ->
+    Data#d{retries = Value}.
 
 
 -spec retry(Data) -> Result
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ maxconn(#d{maxconn = MaxConn}) ->
 %% @doc
 %% Set the value of maxconn.
 
-maxconn(Value, Data)
-        when is_integer(Value) and Value > 0 ->
+maxconn(Value, Data) when is_integer(Value) and Value > 0 ->
     Data#d{maxconn = Value}.