diff --git a/include/RequestManager.h b/include/RequestManager.h
index 9687853ce8..5e4b47fe45 100644
--- a/include/RequestManager.h
+++ b/include/RequestManager.h
@@ -237,16 +237,19 @@ private:
         
         oss << "[" << method << "]" << " Error trying to " << action << " "
             << object;
-        
-        if ( id != -1 )
+            
+        switch(id)
         {
-            oss << " [" << id << "].";
+            case -2:
+                break; 
+            case -1:
+                oss << "Pool.";
+                break;
+            default:
+                oss << " [" << id << "].";
+                break;
         }
-        else
-        {
-            oss << " Pool.";
-        }
-        
+                
         if ( rc != (int)NULL )
         {
             oss << " Returned error code [" << rc << "].";       
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerAllocate.cc
index 795ec0e7da..519dd32760 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", -1, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "VM", -2, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerClusterAllocate.cc
index d369bcf9dc..be09bdf110 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", -1, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "CLUSTER", -2, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerHostAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerHostAllocate.cc
index eefabab437..e94296624c 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerHostAllocate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerHostAllocate.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ error_authorize:
     goto error_common;
 
 error_host_allocate:
-    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "HOST", -1, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "HOST", -2, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageAllocate.cc
index 74357cf73b..47315cacf1 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerImageAllocate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerImageAllocate.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ error_authenticate:
     goto error_common;
     
 error_allocate:
-    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "IMAGE", NULL, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "IMAGE", -2, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerUserAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerUserAllocate.cc
index 6c41cfdd52..5f15ea56c6 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerUserAllocate.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerUserAllocate.cc
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ error_duplicate:
     goto error_common;
 
 error_allocate:
-    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "USER", -1, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "USER", -2, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common:
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkAllocate.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerVirtualNetworkAllocate.cc
index f12199c847..ddc1e880d8 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", -1, rc));
+    oss.str(action_error(method_name, "CREATE", "NET", -2, rc));
     goto error_common;
 
 error_common: