diff --git a/ctriface/iface.go b/ctriface/iface.go
index 30fb0bc5a..6b19f445f 100644
--- a/ctriface/iface.go
+++ b/ctriface/iface.go
@@ -527,38 +527,26 @@ func (o *Orchestrator) LoadSnapshot(ctx context.Context, originVmID string, vmID
 			os.Remove(conf.MemBackend.BackendPath)
 		}
 
-		// connChan := make(chan *net.UnixConn, 1)	
-		errChan := make(chan error, 1) 	
 		go func() {
 			listener, err := net.Listen("unix", conf.MemBackend.BackendPath)
 			if err != nil {
-				errChan <- errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to listen to uffd socket")
+				logger.Error("failed to listen to uffd socket")
 				return
-				// return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to listen to uffd socket")
 			}
 			defer listener.Close()
-		
+
 			logger.Debug("Listening ...")
 			conn, err := listener.Accept()
 			if err != nil {
-				errChan <- errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to accept connection")
-        		return
-				// return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to accept connection")
+				logger.Error("failed to accept connection to uffd socket")
+				return
 			}
 
-			sendfdConn, _ = conn.(*net.UnixConn)	
+			sendfdConn, _ = conn.(*net.UnixConn)
 			close(uffdListenerCh)
-			
-			// connChan <- sendfdConn
 		}()
 
-		// select {
-		// case sendfdConn = <-connChan:
-		// 	logger.Debug("Connection accepted and type-asserted to *net.UnixConn")
-		// case err := <-errChan:
-		// 	logger.Errorf("Error occurred: %v\n", err)
-		// }
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second) // TODO: sleep for 10 seconds to wait for the uffd socket to be ready
 	}
 
 	tStart = time.Now()
@@ -622,7 +610,7 @@ func (o *Orchestrator) LoadSnapshot(ctx context.Context, originVmID string, vmID
 		}
 
 		logger.Debug("TEST: activate VM in mm")
-		if activateErr = o.memoryManager.Activate(vmID, sendfdConn); activateErr != nil {
+		if activateErr = o.memoryManager.Activate(originVmID, sendfdConn); activateErr != nil {
 			logger.Warn("Failed to activate VM in the memory manager", activateErr)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/memory/manager/snapshot_state.go b/memory/manager/snapshot_state.go
index 1c70720e8..a0bb7d076 100644
--- a/memory/manager/snapshot_state.go
+++ b/memory/manager/snapshot_state.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import "C"
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ftrvxmtrx/fd"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
@@ -133,44 +133,49 @@ func (s *SnapshotState) setupStateOnActivate() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *SnapshotState) getUFFD(sendfdConn *net.UnixConn) error {
-	// var d net.Dialer
-	// ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
-	// defer cancel()
-
-	// for {
-	// 	c, err := d.DialContext(ctx, "unix", s.InstanceSockAddr)
-	// 	if err != nil {
-	// 		if ctx.Err() != nil {
-	// 			log.Error("Failed to dial within the context timeout")
-	// 			return err
-	// 		}
-	// 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
-	// 		continue
-	// 	}
-
-	// 	defer c.Close()
-
-	// 	sendfdConn := c.(*net.UnixConn)
+type GuestRegionUffdMapping struct {
+	BaseHostVirtAddr uint64 `json:"base_host_virt_addr"`
+	Size             uint64 `json:"size"`
+	Offset           uint64 `json:"offset"`
+	PageSizeKiB      uint64 `json:"page_size_kib"`
+}
 
-	// 	fs, err := fd.Get(sendfdConn, 1, []string{"a file"})
-	// 	if err != nil {
-	// 		log.Error("Failed to receive the uffd")
-	// 		return err
-	// 	}
+func (s *SnapshotState) getUFFD(sendfdConn *net.UnixConn) error {
+	buff := make([]byte, 256) // set a maximum buffer size
+	oobBuff := make([]byte, unix.CmsgSpace(4))
 
-	// 	s.userFaultFD = fs[0]
+	n, oobn, _, _, err := sendfdConn.ReadMsgUnix(buff, oobBuff)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error reading message: %w", err)
+	}
+	buff = buff[:n]
 
-	// 	return nil
-	// }
+	var fd int
+	if oobn > 0 {
+		scms, err := unix.ParseSocketControlMessage(oobBuff[:oobn])
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error parsing socket control message: %w", err)
+		}
+		for _, scm := range scms {
+			fds, err := unix.ParseUnixRights(&scm)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error parsing unix rights: %w", err)
+			}
+			if len(fds) > 0 {
+				fd = fds[0] // Assuming only one fd is sent.
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	userfaultFD := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "userfaultfd")
 
-	fs, err := fd.Get(sendfdConn, 1, []string{"a file"})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to receive the uffd")
-		return err
+	var mapping []GuestRegionUffdMapping
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(buff, &mapping); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error unmarshaling data: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	s.userFaultFD = fs[0]
+	s.startAddress = mapping[0].BaseHostVirtAddr
+	s.userFaultFD = userfaultFD
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -401,7 +406,6 @@ func (s *SnapshotState) servePageFault(fd int, address uint64) error {
 
 	s.firstPageFaultOnce.Do(
 		func() {
-			s.startAddress = address
 			log.Debugf("TEST: first page fault address %d", address)
 
 			if s.isRecordReady && !s.IsLazyMode {