diff --git a/src/dm/DispatchManagerActions.cc b/src/dm/DispatchManagerActions.cc
index 019c3a639a..53efbc1994 100644
--- a/src/dm/DispatchManagerActions.cc
+++ b/src/dm/DispatchManagerActions.cc
@@ -795,13 +795,17 @@ int DispatchManager::finalize(
     if(host_id != -1)
     {
         host = hpool->get(host_id,true);
+
         if ( host == 0 )
         {
             oss << "Error getting host " << host_id;
-            NebulaLog::log("DiM",Log::ERROR,oss);
+            error_str = oss.str();
+
             return -1;
         }
+
         is_public_host = host->is_public_cloud();
+
         host->unlock();
     }