diff --git a/include/Request.h b/include/Request.h
index 8b194c11d5..2a79a504ac 100644
--- a/include/Request.h
+++ b/include/Request.h
@@ -137,16 +137,10 @@ protected:
 
     /**
      *  Logs authorization errors
-     *    @param action authorization action
-     *    @param object object that needs to be authorized
-     *    @param uid user that is authorized
-     *    @param id id of the object, -1 for Pool
+     *    @param message with the authorization error details
      *    @return string for logging
      */
-    string authorization_error (const string &action,
-                                const string &object,
-                                int   uid,
-                                int   id);
+    string authorization_error (const string &message);
     /**
      *  Logs authenticate errors
      *    @return string for logging
@@ -175,6 +169,19 @@ protected:
                          const string &object,
                          int id,
                          int rc);
+    /**
+     *  Logs allocate errors
+     *    @param message with the allocate error details
+     *    @return string for logging
+     */
+    string allocate_error (const string& error);
+
+    /**
+     *  Logs allocate errors
+     *    @param message with the allocate error details (parsing)
+     *    @return string for logging
+     */
+    string allocate_error (char *error);
 
 private:
     /**
diff --git a/include/RequestManagerAllocate.h b/include/RequestManagerAllocate.h
index 011f0d06fa..15d2f975cf 100644
--- a/include/RequestManagerAllocate.h
+++ b/include/RequestManagerAllocate.h
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ protected:
 
     virtual bool allocate_authorization(Template * obj_template);
 
-    string allocate_error (char *error);
-
-    string allocate_error (const string& error);
-
     /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
     virtual Template * get_object_template() { return 0; };
diff --git a/src/rm/Request.cc b/src/rm/Request.cc
index bda4b23aac..e958e13e99 100644
--- a/src/rm/Request.cc
+++ b/src/rm/Request.cc
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ bool Request::basic_authorization(int oid)
 
    if (UserPool::authorize(ar) == -1)
    {
-        failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, //TODO
-                 authorization_error("INFO",object_name(auth_object),oid,-1));
+        failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, authorization_error(ar.message));
 
         return false;
     }
@@ -173,24 +172,17 @@ string Request::object_name(AuthRequest::Object ob)
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-string Request::authorization_error (const string &action,
-                                     const string &object,
-                                     int   uid,
-                                     int   id)
+string Request::authorization_error (const string &message)
 {
     ostringstream oss;
 
     oss << "[" << method_name << "]" << " User [" << uid << "] not authorized"
-        << " to perform " << action << " on " << object;
+        << " to perform action on " << object_name(auth_object) << ".";
 
 
-    if ( id != -1 )
+    if ( !message.empty() )
     {
-        oss << " [" << id << "].";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        oss << " Pool";
+        oss << message ;
     }
 
     return oss.str();
@@ -260,3 +252,43 @@ string Request::action_error (const string &action,
 
     return oss.str();
 }
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+string Request::allocate_error (const string& error)
+{
+    ostringstream oss;
+
+    oss << "[" << method_name << "]" << " Error allocating a new "
+        << object_name(auth_object) << ".";
+
+    if (!error.empty())
+    {
+        oss << " " << error;
+    }
+
+    return oss.str();
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+string Request::allocate_error (char *error)
+{
+    ostringstream oss;
+
+    oss << "Parse error";
+
+    if ( error != 0 )
+    {
+        oss << ": " << error;
+        free(error);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        oss << ".";
+    }
+
+    return allocate_error(oss.str());
+}
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc
index ab73c43495..35dbeae9e5 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc
@@ -19,45 +19,6 @@
 
 #include "Nebula.h"
 
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-string RequestManagerAllocate::allocate_error (const string& error)
-{
-    ostringstream oss;
-
-    oss << "[" << method_name << "]" << " Error allocating a new "
-        << object_name(auth_object) << ".";
-
-    if (!error.empty())
-    {
-        oss << " " << error;
-    }
-
-    return oss.str();
-}
-
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-string RequestManagerAllocate::allocate_error (char *error)
-{
-    ostringstream oss;
-
-    oss << "Parse error";
-
-    if ( error != 0 )
-    {
-        oss << ": " << error;
-        free(error);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        oss << ".";
-    }
-
-    return allocate_error(oss.str());
-}
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -84,9 +45,7 @@ bool RequestManagerAllocate::allocate_authorization(Template * tmpl)
 
    if (UserPool::authorize(ar) == -1)
    {
-        failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, //TODO
-                 authorization_error("INFO","USER",uid,-1));
-
+        failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, authorization_error(ar.message));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -114,9 +73,7 @@ bool VirtualMachineAllocate::allocate_authorization(Template * tmpl)
 
    if (UserPool::authorize(ar) == -1)
    {
-        failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, //TODO
-                 authorization_error("INFO","USER",uid,-1));
-
+        failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, authorization_error(ar.message));
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerVMTemplate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerVMTemplate.cc
index 5e2da44574..c6a29097c8 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerVMTemplate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerVMTemplate.cc
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ void VMTemplateInstantiate::request_execute(xmlrpc_c::paramList const& paramList
 
         if (UserPool::authorize(ar) == -1)
         {
-            failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, //TODO
-                     authorization_error("INFO",object_name(auth_object),id,-1));
+            failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, authorization_error(ar.message));
             delete tmpl;
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualMachine.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualMachine.cc
index 7e56d7d0bc..da5c443183 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualMachine.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualMachine.cc
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ bool RequestManagerVirtualMachine::vm_authorization(int oid, int hid, ImageTempl
 
     if (UserPool::authorize(ar) == -1)
     {
-        failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, //TODO
-                 authorization_error("INFO",object_name(auth_object),oid,-1));
-
+        failure_response(AUTHORIZATION, authorization_error(ar.message));
         return false;
     }