Provided are embodiments of a method for performing live updates. The method includes determining a migration type for a live migration to be performed from a source server to a target server, and performing the live migration from the source server to the target server. The method also includes based on the migration type, maintaining pages to be migrated, tracking modifications in a hypervisor page table, and performing a back-migration based on the migration type. Also provided are embodiments for a system and computer program product for performing live updates.