diff --git a/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/XMLUtils.rb b/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/XMLUtils.rb
index 36f62606ca..41d689ad19 100644
--- a/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/XMLUtils.rb
+++ b/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/XMLUtils.rb
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ module OpenNebula
             end
         end
 
+        # Returns wheter there are elements for a given XPath
+        # xpath_str:: _String_ XPath expression to locate the element
         def has_elements?(xpath_str)
             if NOKOGIRI
                 element = @xml.xpath(xpath_str.to_s.upcase)
@@ -235,10 +237,13 @@ module OpenNebula
             end
         end
 
+        # Returns the <TEMPLATE> element in text form
+        # indent:: _Boolean_ indents the resulting string, default true
         def template_str(indent=true)
             template_like_str('TEMPLATE', indent)
         end
 
+        # Returns the <TEMPLATE> element in XML form
         def template_xml
             if NOKOGIRI
                 @xml.xpath('TEMPLATE').to_s
@@ -247,47 +252,54 @@ module OpenNebula
             end
         end
 
+        # Returns elements in text form
+        # root_element:: _String_ base element
+        # indent:: _Boolean_ indents the resulting string, default true
+        # xpath_exp:: _String_ filter elements with a XPath
         def template_like_str(root_element, indent=true, xpath_exp=nil)
             if NOKOGIRI
-                xml_template=@xml.xpath(root_element).to_s
-                rexml=REXML::Document.new(xml_template).root
+                xml_template = @xml.xpath(root_element).to_s
+                rexml        = REXML::Document.new(xml_template).root
             else
-                rexml=@xml.elements[root_element]
+                rexml = @xml.elements[root_element]
             end
 
             if indent
-                ind_enter="\n"
-                ind_tab='  '
+                ind_enter = "\n"
+                ind_tab   = '  '
             else
-                ind_enter=''
-                ind_tab=' '
+                ind_enter = ''
+                ind_tab   = ' '
             end
 
-            str=rexml.elements.collect(xpath_exp) {|n|
-                if n.class==REXML::Element
-                    str_line=""
-                    if n.has_elements?
-                        str_line << n.name << "=[" << ind_enter
+            str = rexml.elements.collect(xpath_exp) {|n|
+                next if n.class != REXML::Element
 
-                        str_line << n.collect {|n2|
-                            if n2 && n2.class==REXML::Element
-                                str = ""
-                                str << ind_tab << n2.name << '='
-                                str << attr_to_str(n2.text) if n2.text
-                                str
-                            end
-                        }.compact.join(','+ind_enter)
-                        str_line<<" ]"
-                    else
-                        str_line << n.name << '=' << attr_to_str(n.text.to_s)
-                    end
-                    str_line
+                str_line = ""
+
+                if n.has_elements?
+                    str_line << "#{n.name}=[#{ind_enter}" << n.collect { |n2|
+
+                        next if n2.class != REXML::Element or !n2.has_text?
+
+                        str = "#{ind_tab}#{n2.name}=#{attr_to_str(n2.text)}"
+
+                    }.compact.join(",#{ind_enter}") << " ]"
+                else
+                    next if !n.has_text?
+
+                    str_line << "#{n.name}=#{attr_to_str(n.text)}"
                 end
+
+                str_line
             }.compact.join("\n")
 
-            str
+            return str
         end
 
+        #
+        #
+        #
         def to_xml(pretty=false)
             if NOKOGIRI && pretty
                 str = @xml.to_xml
@@ -305,6 +317,9 @@ module OpenNebula
             return str
         end
 
+        #
+        #
+        #
         def to_hash(hash={}, element=nil)
             element ||= @xml.document.root
 
@@ -344,12 +359,14 @@ module OpenNebula
         end
 
     private
+    
+        #
+        #
+        #
         def attr_to_str(attr)
             attr.gsub!('"',"\\\"")
-
-            if attr.match(/[=,' ']/)
-                return '"' + attr + '"'
-            end
+            attr.prepend('"')
+            attr << '"'
 
             return attr
         end