diff --git a/base/dynamicobject.cpp b/base/dynamicobject.cpp
index 4ba36c124..d6970f09b 100644
--- a/base/dynamicobject.cpp
+++ b/base/dynamicobject.cpp
@@ -423,25 +423,21 @@ void DynamicObject::RestoreObjects(const String& filename)
 
 	String message;
 	while (NetString::ReadStringFromIOQueue(fifo.get(), &message)) {
-		Value value = Value::Deserialize(message);
-
-		if (!value.IsObjectType<Dictionary>())
-			throw_exception(runtime_error("JSON objects in the program state file must be dictionaries."));
-
-		Dictionary::Ptr persistentObject = value;
+		Dictionary::Ptr persistentObject = Value::Deserialize(message);
 
 		String type = persistentObject->Get("type");
 		String name = persistentObject->Get("name");
-		bool hasConfig = persistentObject->Contains("configTx");
 		Dictionary::Ptr update = persistentObject->Get("update");
 
-		if (hasConfig && ClassExists(type)) {
-			DynamicObject::Ptr object = Create(type, update);
+		bool hasConfig = update->Contains("configTx");
+
+		DynamicObject::Ptr object = GetObject(type, name);
+
+		if (hasConfig && !object) {
+			object = Create(type, update);
 			object->Register();
-		} else {
-			/* keep non-replicated objects until another config object with
-			 * the same name is created (which is when we restore its tags) */
-			GetPersistentObjects()[make_pair(type, name)] = update;
+		} else if (object) {
+			object->ApplyUpdate(update, Attribute_All);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -458,13 +454,6 @@ DynamicObject::ClassMap& DynamicObject::GetClasses(void)
 	return classes;
 }
 
-DynamicObject::PersistentUpdateMap& DynamicObject::GetPersistentObjects(void)
-{
-	static DynamicObject::PersistentUpdateMap persistentObjects;
-	return persistentObjects;
-}
-
-
 void DynamicObject::RegisterClass(const String& type, DynamicObject::Factory factory)
 {
 	if (GetObjects(type).first != GetObjects(type).second)
@@ -472,37 +461,6 @@ void DynamicObject::RegisterClass(const String& type, DynamicObject::Factory fac
 		    type + "': Objects of this type already exist."));
 
 	GetClasses()[type] = factory;
-
-	/* restore persistent objects that match the newly-registered class */
-	map<pair<String, String>, Dictionary::Ptr>::iterator prev, st;
-	for (st = GetPersistentObjects().begin(); st != GetPersistentObjects().end(); )
-	{
-		/* check type of the update */
-		if (st->first.first != type) {
-			st++;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		Dictionary::Ptr update = st->second;
-		bool hasConfig = update->Contains("configTx");
-		if (!hasConfig) {
-			st++;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		DynamicObject::Ptr object = Create(type, update);
-		object->Register();
-
-		prev = st;
-		st++;
-		GetPersistentObjects().erase(prev);
-	}
-
-}
-
-bool DynamicObject::ClassExists(const String& type)
-{
-	return (GetClasses().find(type) != GetClasses().end());
 }
 
 DynamicObject::Ptr DynamicObject::Create(const String& type, const Dictionary::Ptr& serializedUpdate)
@@ -519,18 +477,6 @@ DynamicObject::Ptr DynamicObject::Create(const String& type, const Dictionary::P
 		Logger::Write(LogCritical, "base", "Creating generic DynamicObject for type '" + type + "'");
 	}
 
-	/* restore the object's persistent non-config attributes */
-	map<pair<String, String>, Dictionary::Ptr>::iterator st;
-	st = GetPersistentObjects().find(make_pair(obj->GetType(), obj->GetName()));
-	if (st != GetPersistentObjects().end()) {
-		Logger::Write(LogDebug, "base",  "Restoring persistent state "
-		    "for object " + obj->GetType() + ":" + obj->GetName());
-		obj->ApplyUpdate(st->second, Attribute_All & ~Attribute_Config);
-
-		/* we're done with this update, remove it */
-		GetPersistentObjects().erase(st);
-	}
-
 	/* apply the object's non-config attributes */
 	obj->ApplyUpdate(serializedUpdate, Attribute_All & ~Attribute_Config);
 
diff --git a/base/dynamicobject.h b/base/dynamicobject.h
index 042e61630..9856e9b79 100644
--- a/base/dynamicobject.h
+++ b/base/dynamicobject.h
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ private:
 
 	static double m_CurrentTx;
 
-	typedef map<pair<String, String>, Dictionary::Ptr> PersistentUpdateMap;
-	static PersistentUpdateMap& GetPersistentObjects(void);
-
 	static set<DynamicObject::Ptr> m_ModifiedObjects;
 
 	void InternalApplyUpdate(const Dictionary::Ptr& serializedUpdate, int allowedTypes, bool suppressEvents);
diff --git a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
index bbe451ae4..d8d829999 100644
--- a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
+++ b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
@@ -50,15 +50,6 @@ int IcingaApplication::Main(const vector<String>& args)
 	consoleLogConfig->Compile()->Commit();
 	consoleLogConfig.reset();
 
-	/* restore the previous program state */
-	DynamicObject::RestoreObjects("retention.dat");
-
-	/* periodically dump the program state */
-	m_RetentionTimer = boost::make_shared<Timer>();
-	m_RetentionTimer->SetInterval(60);
-	m_RetentionTimer->OnTimerExpired.connect(boost::bind(&IcingaApplication::DumpProgramState, this));
-	m_RetentionTimer->Start();
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	Logger::Write(LogInformation, "icinga", "Icinga component loader");
 #else /* _WIN32 */
@@ -193,6 +184,15 @@ int IcingaApplication::Main(const vector<String>& args)
 		UpdatePidFile(GetPidPath());
 	}
 
+	/* restore the previous program state */
+	DynamicObject::RestoreObjects("retention.dat");
+
+	/* periodically dump the program state */
+	m_RetentionTimer = boost::make_shared<Timer>();
+	m_RetentionTimer->SetInterval(300);
+	m_RetentionTimer->OnTimerExpired.connect(boost::bind(&IcingaApplication::DumpProgramState, this));
+	m_RetentionTimer->Start();
+
 	RunEventLoop();
 
 	DumpProgramState();