diff --git a/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/host/system/wild_vm.rb b/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/host/system/wild_vm.rb
index 83f1afad1e..849d516d9d 100755
--- a/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/host/system/wild_vm.rb
+++ b/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/host/system/wild_vm.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ require_relative '../../../lib/kvm'
 
 KVM.load_conf
 
-puts DomainList.wilds_info
+begin
+    puts DomainList.info
+rescue StandardError => e
+    STDERR.puts e.message
+    exit(-1)
+end
diff --git a/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/vm/monitor/poll.rb b/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/vm/monitor/poll.rb
index bfdbe0987a..849d516d9d 100755
--- a/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/vm/monitor/poll.rb
+++ b/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/vm/monitor/poll.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ require_relative '../../../lib/kvm'
 
 KVM.load_conf
 
-puts DomainList.info
+begin
+    puts DomainList.info
+rescue StandardError => e
+    STDERR.puts e.message
+    exit(-1)
+end
diff --git a/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/vm/status/state.rb b/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/vm/status/state.rb
index 77a19af5b0..e76c1aed62 100755
--- a/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/vm/status/state.rb
+++ b/src/im_mad/remotes/kvm-probes.d/vm/status/state.rb
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ begin
 
     puts vmdb.to_status
 rescue StandardError => e
-    puts e
+    STDERR.puts e.message
+    exit(-1)
 end
diff --git a/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/kvm.rb b/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/kvm.rb
index 0402ececd2..e00e1ad06b 100644
--- a/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/kvm.rb
+++ b/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/kvm.rb
@@ -89,15 +89,18 @@ module ProcessList
 
     def self.retrieve_names
         text, _e, s = KVM.virsh(:list, '')
-        names = []
 
-        return names if s.exitstatus != 0
+        if s.exitstatus != 0
+            raise 'Error retrieving names. Check Libvirtd service is up.'
+        end
 
         lines = text.split(/\n/)[2..-1]
 
+        # rubocop:disable Style/RedundantAssignment
         names = lines.map do |line|
             line.split(/\s+/).delete_if {|d| d.empty? }[1]
         end
+        # rubocop:enable Style/RedundantAssignment
 
         names
     end
diff --git a/src/monitor/src/monitor/MonitorDriverProtocol.cc b/src/monitor/src/monitor/MonitorDriverProtocol.cc
index 314491218f..323742ed81 100644
--- a/src/monitor/src/monitor/MonitorDriverProtocol.cc
+++ b/src/monitor/src/monitor/MonitorDriverProtocol.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ void MonitorDriverProtocol::_monitor_vm(message_t msg)
         NebulaLog::warn("MDP", "Failed to monitor VM for host " +
             to_string(msg->oid()) + ": " + msg->payload());
 
-        hm->error_monitor(msg->oid(), msg->payload());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -276,7 +275,6 @@ void MonitorDriverProtocol::_state_vm(message_t msg)
         NebulaLog::warn("MDP", "Failed to monitor VM state for host " +
             to_string(msg->oid()) + ": " + msg->payload());
 
-        hm->error_monitor(msg->oid(), msg->payload());
         return;
     }