diff --git a/include/RequestManager.h b/include/RequestManager.h
index 6b118cc454..9687853ce8 100644
--- a/include/RequestManager.h
+++ b/include/RequestManager.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ private:
             << " to perform " << action << " on " << object; 
             
         
-        if ( id != (int)NULL )
+        if ( id != -1 )
         {
             oss << " [" << id << "].";
         }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ private:
         oss << "[" << method << "]" << " Error getting " << 
                object;
                
-       if ( id != (int)NULL )
+       if ( id != -1 )
        {
            oss << " [" << id << "].";
        }
@@ -238,18 +238,20 @@ private:
         oss << "[" << method << "]" << " Error trying to " << action << " "
             << object;
         
-        if ( id != (int)NULL )
+        if ( id != -1 )
         {
             oss << " [" << id << "].";
         }
+        else
+        {
+            oss << " Pool.";
+        }
         
         if ( rc != (int)NULL )
         {
-            oss << " .Returned error code [" << rc << "].";       
+            oss << " Returned error code [" << rc << "].";       
         }
         
-        NebulaLog::log("RM",Log::ERROR,oss);
-        
         return oss.str();
     }
     
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc
index f91ffde242..795ec0e7da 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ error_authenticate:
     goto error_common;
 
 error_allocate:
-    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "VM", NULL, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "VM", -1, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAllocate.cc
index 72e154e6e5..d369bcf9dc 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAllocate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAllocate.cc
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ error_authorize:
     goto error_common;
 
 error_cluster_allocate:
-    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "CLUSTER", NULL, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "CLUSTER", -1, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterPoolInfo.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterPoolInfo.cc
index 46d6a28d52..7974fca010 100755
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterPoolInfo.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterPoolInfo.cc
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ error_authenticate:
     goto error_common;
 
 error_dump:
-    oss.str(get_error(method_name, "CLUSTER", NULL));
+    oss.str(get_error(method_name, "CLUSTER", -1));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerHostAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerHostAllocate.cc
index 5fcbcc91c2..eefabab437 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerHostAllocate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerHostAllocate.cc
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ error_authenticate:
     goto error_common;
 
 error_authorize:
-    oss.str(authorization_error(method_name, "CREATE", "HOST", rc, NULL));
+    oss.str(authorization_error(method_name, "CREATE", "HOST", rc, -1));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_host_allocate:
-    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "HOST", NULL, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "HOST", -1, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageDelete.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageDelete.cc
index 6d7813063c..20875bf5f7 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageDelete.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageDelete.cc
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ error_authorize:
     goto error_common;
 
 error_delete:
-    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "DELETE", "IMAGE", iid, rc));
-    oss << " VMs might be running on it.";
+    oss << action_error(method_name, "DELETE", "IMAGE", iid, rc)
+        << ". Reason: VMs might be running on it.";
     image->unlock();
     goto error_common;
 
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerUserAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerUserAllocate.cc
index 7fa13d4aad..6c41cfdd52 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerUserAllocate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerUserAllocate.cc
@@ -109,16 +109,16 @@ error_authenticate:
     goto error_common;
     
 error_authorize:
-    oss.str(authorization_error(method_name, "CREATE", "USER", rc, NULL));
+    oss.str(authorization_error(method_name, "CREATE", "USER", rc, -1));
     goto error_common;  
      
 error_duplicate:
-    oss << action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "USER", NULL, NULL)
+    oss << action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "USER", -1, NULL)
         << ". Reason: Existing user, cannot duplicate.";
     goto error_common;
 
 error_allocate:
-    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "USER", NULL, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "USER", -1, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkAllocate.cc
index 1be91fdb19..f12199c847 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkAllocate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkAllocate.cc
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ error_get_user:
     goto error_common;
     
 error_vn_allocate:
-    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "ALLOCATE", "NET", NULL, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "ALLOCATE", "NET", -1, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkPublish.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkPublish.cc
index 4ec9c3d414..c8d0befb6e 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkPublish.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkPublish.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ void RequestManager::VirtualNetworkPublish::execute(
     int                 nid;
     bool                publish_flag; 
     int                 uid;
-    int                 rc;
     
     VirtualNetwork *    vn;