diff --git a/src/zm_event.cpp b/src/zm_event.cpp
index a5e0a03cd..1d8e87822 100644
--- a/src/zm_event.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_event.cpp
@@ -1221,6 +1221,17 @@ void EventStream::checkEventLoaded()
     }
 }
 
+Image * EventStream::getImage( ) {
+	Event::Initialise();
+    static char filepath[PATH_MAX];
+    
+	Debug( 2, "EventStream::getImage path(%s) frame(%d)", event_data->path, curr_frame_id );
+    snprintf( filepath, sizeof(filepath), Event::capture_file_format, event_data->path, curr_frame_id );
+	Debug( 2, "EventStream::getImage path(%s) ", filepath, curr_frame_id );
+	Image *image = new Image( filepath );
+	return image;
+}
+
 bool EventStream::sendFrame( int delta_us )
 {
     Debug( 2, "Sending frame %d", curr_frame_id );
diff --git a/src/zm_event.h b/src/zm_event.h
index 80117cd2f..a99874394 100644
--- a/src/zm_event.h
+++ b/src/zm_event.h
@@ -253,18 +253,19 @@ public:
 	void setStreamStart( int init_event_id, int init_frame_id=0 )
     {
         loadInitialEventData( init_event_id, init_frame_id );
-        loadMonitor( event_data->monitor_id );
+		loadMonitor( event_data->monitor_id );
     }
 	void setStreamStart( int monitor_id, time_t event_time )
     {
         loadInitialEventData( monitor_id, event_time );
-        loadMonitor( monitor_id );
+		loadMonitor( monitor_id );
     }
     void setStreamMode( StreamMode p_mode )
     {
         mode = p_mode;
     }
     void runStream();
+	Image *getImage();
 };
 
 #endif // ZM_EVENT_H
diff --git a/src/zm_monitor.cpp b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
index e44c52154..83592e9e8 100644
--- a/src/zm_monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
@@ -1131,13 +1131,32 @@ void Monitor::DumpZoneImage( const char *zone_string )
         }
     }
 
-    int index = shared_data->last_write_index;
-    Snapshot *snap = &image_buffer[index];
-    Image *snap_image = snap->image;
+    Image *zone_image = NULL;
+    if ( ( (!staticConfig.SERVER_ID) || ( staticConfig.SERVER_ID == server_id ) ) && connected ) {
+		Debug(3, "Trying to load from local zmc");
+		int index = shared_data->last_write_index;
+		Snapshot *snap = &image_buffer[index];
+		zone_image = new Image( *snap->image );
+	} else {
+		Debug(3, "Trying to load from event");
+		// Grab the most revent event image
+		std::string sql = stringtf( "SELECT MAX(Id) FROM Events WHERE MonitorId=%d AND Frames > 0", id );
+		MYSQL_ROW eventid_row = zmDbFetchOne(sql.c_str() );
+		if ( eventid_row ) {
+			int event_id = atoi( eventid_row[0] );
 
-    Image zone_image( *snap_image );
-    if(zone_image.Colours() == ZM_COLOUR_GRAY8) {
-        zone_image.Colourise(ZM_COLOUR_RGB24, ZM_SUBPIX_ORDER_RGB );
+			Debug( 3, "Got event %d", event_id );
+			EventStream *stream = new EventStream();
+			stream->setStreamStart( event_id, 1 );
+			zone_image = stream->getImage();
+		} else {
+			Error("Unable to load an event for monitor %d", id );
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+    if(zone_image->Colours() == ZM_COLOUR_GRAY8) {
+        zone_image->Colourise(ZM_COLOUR_RGB24, ZM_SUBPIX_ORDER_RGB );
     }
     
     for( int i = 0; i < n_zones; i++ )
@@ -1173,19 +1192,20 @@ void Monitor::DumpZoneImage( const char *zone_string )
                 colour = RGB_WHITE;
             }
         }
-        zone_image.Fill( colour, 2, zones[i]->GetPolygon() );
-        zone_image.Outline( colour, zones[i]->GetPolygon() );
+        zone_image->Fill( colour, 2, zones[i]->GetPolygon() );
+        zone_image->Outline( colour, zones[i]->GetPolygon() );
     }
 
     if ( extra_zone.getNumCoords() )
     {
-        zone_image.Fill( extra_colour, 2, extra_zone );
-        zone_image.Outline( extra_colour, extra_zone );
+        zone_image->Fill( extra_colour, 2, extra_zone );
+        zone_image->Outline( extra_colour, extra_zone );
     }
 
     static char filename[PATH_MAX];
     snprintf( filename, sizeof(filename), "Zones%d.jpg", id );
-    zone_image.WriteJpeg( filename );
+    zone_image->WriteJpeg( filename );
+	delete zone_image;
 }
 
 void Monitor::DumpImage( Image *dump_image ) const
diff --git a/src/zmu.cpp b/src/zmu.cpp
index a1e8887bd..188362446 100644
--- a/src/zmu.cpp
+++ b/src/zmu.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 			}
 			if ( ! monitor->connect() ) {
 				Error( "Can't connect to capture daemon: %d %s", monitor->Id(), monitor->Name() );
-				exit( -1 );
 			} 
 
 			char separator = ' ';