diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/PortControl.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/PortControl.pm
index 66ff7580..3ad99a0f 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/PortControl.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/PortControl.pm
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing port (-p).') unless defined $job->port;
   return Status->error('Missing status (-e).') unless defined $job->subaction;
 
-  my $port = get_port($job->device, $job->port)
+  vars->{'port'} = get_port($job->device, $job->port)
     or return Status->error(sprintf "Unknown port name [%s] on device %s",
                               $job->port, $job->device);
 
-  my $vlan_reconfig_check = vlan_reconfig_check($port);
+  my $vlan_reconfig_check = vlan_reconfig_check(vars->{'port'});
   return Status->error("Cannot alter vlan: $vlan_reconfig_check")
     if $vlan_reconfig_check;
 
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
 register_worker({ phase => 'main' }, sub {
   my ($job, $workerconf) = @_;
   my ($device, $pn) = map {$job->$_} qw/device port/;
-  my $port = get_port($device, $pn);
 
   # need to remove "-other" which appears for power/portcontrol
   (my $sa = $job->subaction) =~ s/-\w+//;
@@ -35,23 +34,23 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'main' }, sub {
 
   if ($sa eq 'bounce') {
     $job->subaction('down');
-    my $status = _action($job, $port);
+    my $status = _action($job);
     return $status if $status->not_ok;
     $job->subaction('up');
   }
 
-  return _action($job, $port);
+  return _action($job);
 });
 
 sub _action {
-  my ($job, $port) = @_;
+  my $job = shift;
   my ($device, $pn, $data) = map {$job->$_} qw/device port subaction/;
 
   # snmp connect using rw community
   my $snmp = App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP->writer_for($device)
     or return Status->defer("failed to connect to $device to update up_admin");
 
-  my $iid = get_iid($snmp, $port)
+  my $iid = get_iid($snmp, vars->{'port'})
     or return Status->error("Failed to get port ID for [$pn] from $device");
 
   my $rv = $snmp->set_i_up_admin($data, $iid);
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ sub _action {
   }
 
   # update netdisco DB
-  $port->update({up_admin => $data});
+  vars->{'port'}->update({up_admin => $data});
 
   return Status->done("Updated [$pn] up_admin on [$device] to [$data]");
 }
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/PortName.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/PortName.pm
index 3f90d5e9..88805a00 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/PortName.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/PortName.pm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing port (-p).') unless defined $job->port;
   return Status->error('Missing name (-e).') unless defined $job->subaction;
 
-  my $port = get_port($job->device, $job->port)
+  vars->{'port'} = get_port($job->device, $job->port)
     or return Status->error(sprintf "Unknown port name [%s] on device %s",
                               $job->port, $job->device);
 
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'main' }, sub {
   my $snmp = App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP->writer_for($device)
     or return Status->defer("failed to connect to $device to update alias");
 
-  my $port = get_port($device, $pn);
-
-  my $iid = get_iid($snmp, $port)
+  my $iid = get_iid($snmp, vars->{'port'})
     or return Status->error("Failed to get port ID for [$pn] from $device");
 
   my $rv = $snmp->set_i_alias($data, $iid);
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'main' }, sub {
   }
 
   # update netdisco DB
-  $port->update({name => $data});
+  vars->{'port'}->update({name => $data});
 
   return Status->done("Updated [$pn] alias on [$device] to [$data]");
 });
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Power.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Power.pm
index 86cd364b..80237d0e 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Power.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Power.pm
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing port (-p).') unless defined $job->port;
   return Status->error('Missing status (-e).') unless defined $job->subaction;
 
-  my $port = get_port($job->device, $job->port)
+  vars->{'port'} = get_port($job->device, $job->port)
     or return Status->error(sprintf "Unknown port name [%s] on device %s",
                               $job->port, $job->device);
 
-  my $vlan_reconfig_check = vlan_reconfig_check($port);
+  my $vlan_reconfig_check = vlan_reconfig_check(vars->{'port'});
   return Status->error("Cannot alter vlan: $vlan_reconfig_check")
     if $vlan_reconfig_check;
 
   return Status->error("No PoE service on port [$pn] on device $device")
-    unless $port->power;
+    unless vars->{'port'}->power;
 
   return Status->done('Power is able to run');
 });
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
 register_worker({ phase => 'main' }, sub {
   my ($job, $workerconf) = @_;
   my ($device, $pn) = map {$job->$_} qw/device port/;
-  my $port = get_port($device, $pn);
 
   # munge data
   (my $data = $job->subaction) =~ s/-\w+//; # remove -other
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'main' }, sub {
   my $snmp = App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP->writer_for($device)
     or return Status->defer("failed to connect to $device to update vlan");
 
-  my $powerid = get_powerid($snmp, $port)
+  my $powerid = get_powerid($snmp, vars->{'port'})
     or return Status->error("failed to get power ID for [$pn] from $device");
 
   my $rv = $snmp->set_peth_port_admin($data, $powerid);
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'main' }, sub {
   }
 
   # update netdisco DB
-  $port->power->update({
+  vars->{'port'}->power->update({
     admin => $data,
     status => ($data eq 'false' ? 'disabled' : 'searching'),
   });
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan.pm
index 89a735d8..89b6b478 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan.pm
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing port (-p).') if !defined $pn;
   return Status->error('Missing vlan (-e).') if !defined $data;
 
-  my $port = get_port($device, $pn)
+  vars->{'port'} = get_port($device, $pn)
     or return Status->error("Unknown port name [$pn] on device $device");
 
-  my $port_reconfig_check = port_reconfig_check($port);
+  my $port_reconfig_check = port_reconfig_check(vars->{'port'});
   return Status->error("Cannot alter port: $port_reconfig_check")
     if $port_reconfig_check;
 
-  my $vlan_reconfig_check = vlan_reconfig_check($port);
+  my $vlan_reconfig_check = vlan_reconfig_check(vars->{'port'});
   return Status->error("Cannot alter vlan: $vlan_reconfig_check")
     if $vlan_reconfig_check;
 
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan/Core.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan/Core.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd574e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan/Core.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package App::Netdisco::Worker::Plugin::Vlan::Native;
+
+use Dancer ':syntax';
+use App::Netdisco::Worker::Plugin;
+use aliased 'App::Netdisco::Worker::Status';
+
+use App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP;
+use App::Netdisco::Util::Port ':all';
+
+register_worker({ phase => 'early', driver => 'snmp' }, sub {
+  my ($job, $workerconf) = @_;
+  my ($device, $pn) = map {$job->$_} qw/device port/;
+
+  # snmp connect using rw community
+  my $snmp = App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP->writer_for($device)
+    or return Status->defer("failed to connect to $device to update vlan/pvid");
+
+  vars->{'iid'} = get_iid($snmp, vars->{'port'})
+    or return Status->error("Failed to get port ID for [$pn] from $device");
+
+  return Status->noop("Vlan set can continue.");
+});
+
+register_worker({ phase => 'main', driver => 'snmp' }, sub {
+  return unless defined vars->{'iid'};
+  _action($job, 'pvid');
+  return _action($job, 'vlan');
+}
+
+sub _action {
+  my ($job, $slot) = @_;
+  my ($device, $pn, $data) = map {$job->$_} qw/device port extra/;
+
+  my $getter = "i_${slot}";
+  my $setter = "set_i_${slot}";
+
+  # snmp connect using rw community
+  my $snmp = App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP->writer_for($device)
+    or return Status->defer("failed to connect to $device to update $slot");
+
+  my $rv = $snmp->$setter($data, vars->{'iid'});
+
+  if (!defined $rv) {
+      return Status->error(sprintf 'Failed to set [%s] %s to [%s] on $device: %s',
+                    $pn, $slot, $data, ($snmp->error || ''));
+  }
+
+  # confirm the set happened
+  $snmp->clear_cache;
+  my $state = ($snmp->$getter(vars->{'iid'}) || '');
+  if (ref {} ne ref $state or $state->{ vars->{'iid'} } ne $data) {
+      return Status->error("Verify of [$pn] $slot failed on $device");
+  }
+
+  # update netdisco DB
+  vars->{'port'}->update({$slot => $data});
+
+  return Status->done("Updated [$pn] $slot on [$device] to [$data]");
+});
+
+true;
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan/Native.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan/Native.pm
deleted file mode 100644
index 12746e5b..00000000
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan/Native.pm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-package App::Netdisco::Worker::Plugin::Vlan::Native;
-
-use Dancer ':syntax';
-use App::Netdisco::Worker::Plugin;
-use aliased 'App::Netdisco::Worker::Status';
-
-use App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP;
-use App::Netdisco::Util::Port ':all';
-
-register_worker({ phase => 'main' }, sub {
-  my ($job, $workerconf) = @_;
-  my ($device, $pn, $data) = map {$job->$_} qw/device port extra/;
-
-  # snmp connect using rw community
-  my $snmp = App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP->writer_for($device)
-    or return Status->defer("failed to connect to $device to update vlan");
-
-  my $port = get_port($device, $pn)
-    or return Status->error("Unknown port name [$pn] on device $device");
-
-  my $iid = get_iid($snmp, $port)
-    or return Status->error("Failed to get port ID for [$pn] from $device");
-
-  my $rv = $snmp->set_i_vlan($data, $iid);
-
-  if (!defined $rv) {
-      return Status->error(sprintf 'Failed to set [%s] vlan to [%s] on $device: %s',
-                    $pn, $data, ($snmp->error || ''));
-  }
-
-  # confirm the set happened
-  $snmp->clear_cache;
-  my $state = ($snmp->i_vlan($iid) || '');
-  if (ref {} ne ref $state or $state->{$iid} ne $data) {
-      return Status->error("Verify of [$pn] vlan failed on $device");
-  }
-
-  # update netdisco DB
-  $port->update({vlan => $data});
-
-  return Status->done("Updated [$pn] vlan on [$device] to [$data]");
-});
-
-true;
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan/Port.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan/Port.pm
deleted file mode 100644
index fdf80c73..00000000
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Vlan/Port.pm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-package App::Netdisco::Worker::Plugin::Vlan::Port;
-
-use Dancer ':syntax';
-use App::Netdisco::Worker::Plugin;
-use aliased 'App::Netdisco::Worker::Status';
-
-use App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP;
-use App::Netdisco::Util::Port ':all';
-
-register_worker({ phase => 'main' }, sub {
-  my ($job, $workerconf) = @_;
-  my ($device, $pn, $data) = map {$job->$_} qw/device port extra/;
-
-  # snmp connect using rw community
-  my $snmp = App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP->writer_for($device)
-    or return Status->defer("failed to connect to $device to update pvid");
-
-  my $port = get_port($device, $pn)
-    or return Status->error("Unknown port name [$pn] on device $device");
-
-  my $iid = get_iid($snmp, $port)
-    or return Status->error("Failed to get port ID for [$pn] from $device");
-
-  my $rv = $snmp->set_i_pvid($data, $iid);
-
-  if (!defined $rv) {
-      return Status->error(sprintf 'Failed to set [%s] pvid to [%s] on $device: %s',
-                    $pn, $data, ($snmp->error || ''));
-  }
-
-  # confirm the set happened
-  $snmp->clear_cache;
-  my $state = ($snmp->i_pvid($iid) || '');
-  if (ref {} ne ref $state or $state->{$iid} ne $data) {
-      return Status->error("Verify of [$pn] pvid failed on $device");
-  }
-
-  # update netdisco DB
-  $port->update({pvid => $data});
-
-  return Status->done("Updated [$pn] pvid on [$device] to [$data]");
-});
-
-true;