diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
index b8aba6bb99..78b33145ea 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
@@ -288,6 +288,18 @@ def append_deferred(dlist, v):
     if isinstance(v, defer.Deferred):
         dlist.append(v)
 
+def dlist_err(val):
+    """Error callback suitable for a deferred list.
+    In a deferred list the error callback is called with with Failure((error, index)).
+    This callback extracts the error and returns it.
+
+    @param val: Failure containing (error, index)
+    @type val: twisted.internet.failure.Failure 
+    """
+    
+    (error, index) = val.value
+    return error
+
 class XendDomainInfo:
     """Virtual machine object."""
 
@@ -763,6 +775,7 @@ class XendDomainInfo:
             append_deferred(dlist, v)
             index[dev_name] = dev_index + 1
         deferred = defer.DeferredList(dlist, fireOnOneErrback=1)
+        deferred.addErrback(dlist_err)
         return deferred
 
     def device_create(self, dev_config):
@@ -994,6 +1007,7 @@ class XendDomainInfo:
                 log.warning("Unknown config field %s", field_name)
             index[field_name] = field_index + 1
         d = defer.DeferredList(dlist, fireOnOneErrback=1)
+        d.addErrback(dlist_err)
         return d
 
 
@@ -1007,7 +1021,7 @@ def vm_image_linux(vm, image):
     """
     kernel = sxp.child_value(image, "kernel")
     cmdline = ""
-    ip = sxp.child_value(image, "ip", "dhcp")
+    ip = sxp.child_value(image, "ip", None)
     if ip:
         cmdline += " ip=" + ip
     root = sxp.child_value(image, "root")
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomainDir.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomainDir.py
index 6307b25089..4526b996f9 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomainDir.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomainDir.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from StringIO import StringIO
 
 from twisted.protocols import http
 from twisted.web import error
+from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 
 from xen.xend import sxp
 from xen.xend import XendDomain
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ class SrvDomainDir(SrvDir):
     def _op_create_err(self, err, req):
         """Callback to handle errors in deferred domain creation.
         """
+        if isinstance(err, Failure):
+            err = err.getErrorMessage()
         print 'op_create> Deferred Exception creating domain:', err
         req.setResponseCode(http.BAD_REQUEST, "Error creating domain: " + str(err))
         return str(err)
@@ -127,6 +130,8 @@ class SrvDomainDir(SrvDir):
             return val
 
     def _op_restore_err(self, err, req):
+        if isinstance(err, Failure):
+            err = err.getErrorMessage()
         print 'op_create> Deferred Exception restoring domain:', err
         req.setResponseCode(http.BAD_REQUEST, "Error restoring domain: "+ str(err))
         return str(err)
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/blkif.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/blkif.py
index 69f9431f48..e2ba4af4ea 100755
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/blkif.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/blkif.py
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ class BlkDev(controller.SplitDev):
         val = unpackMsg('blkif_be_vbd_grow_t', msg)
 	status = val['status']
 	if status != BLKIF_BE_STATUS_OKAY:
-            raise XendError("Adding extent to vbd failed: device %d, error %d"
-                            % (self.vdev, status))
+            raise XendError("Adding extent to vbd failed: device %s, error %d"
+                            % (sxp.to_string(self.config), status))
         return self
 
     def send_be_vbd_destroy(self):