diff --git a/server/src/uds/core/managers/UserServiceManager.py b/server/src/uds/core/managers/UserServiceManager.py
index d2a77e3e3..36b5cdad1 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/core/managers/UserServiceManager.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/core/managers/UserServiceManager.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import requests
 import json
 import logging
 
-__updated__ = '2017-01-26'
+__updated__ = '2017-03-22'
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 traceLogger = logging.getLogger('traceLog')
@@ -472,17 +472,22 @@ class UserServiceManager(object):
             uService.remove()
 
     def notifyReadyFromOsManager(self, uService, data):
-        ui = uService.getInstance()
-        logger.debug('Notifying user service ready state')
-        state = ui.notifyReadyFromOsManager(data)
-        logger.debug('State: {0}'.format(state))
-        uService.updateData(ui)
-        if state == State.FINISHED:
-            logger.debug('Service is now ready')
-            uService.save()
-        elif uService.state in (State.USABLE, State.PREPARING):  # We don't want to get active deleting or deleted machines...
-            uService.setState(State.PREPARING)
-            UserServiceOpChecker.makeUnique(uService, ui, state)
+        try:
+            ui = uService.getInstance()
+            logger.debug('Notifying user service ready state')
+            state = ui.notifyReadyFromOsManager(data)
+            logger.debug('State: {0}'.format(state))
+            uService.updateData(ui)
+            if state == State.FINISHED:
+                logger.debug('Service is now ready')
+                uService.save()
+            elif uService.state in (State.USABLE, State.PREPARING):  # We don't want to get active deleting or deleted machines...
+                uService.setState(State.PREPARING)
+                UserServiceOpChecker.makeUnique(uService, ui, state)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.exception('Unhandled exception on notyfyReady: {}'.format(e))
+            UserService.setState(State.ERROR)
+            return
 
     def getService(self, user, srcIp, idService, idTransport, doTest=True):
         '''
diff --git a/server/src/uds/services/OVirt/OVirtLinkedDeployment.py b/server/src/uds/services/OVirt/OVirtLinkedDeployment.py
index 2a6674779..15283e904 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/services/OVirt/OVirtLinkedDeployment.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/services/OVirt/OVirtLinkedDeployment.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 opCreate, opStart, opStop, opSuspend, opRemove, opWait, opError, opFinish, opRetry, opChangeMac = range(10)
 
 NO_MORE_NAMES = 'NO-NAME-ERROR'
+UP_STATES = ('up', 'reboot_in_progress', 'powering_up', 'restoring_state')
 
 
 class OVirtLinkedDeployment(UserDeployment):
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ class OVirtLinkedDeployment(UserDeployment):
         if state == 'unknown':
             return self.__error('Machine is not available anymore')
 
-        if state not in ('up', 'powering_up', 'restoring_state'):
+        if state not in UP_STATES:
             self._queue = [opStart, opFinish]
             return self.__executeQueue()
 
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ class OVirtLinkedDeployment(UserDeployment):
             return self.__error('Machine not found')
 
         ret = State.RUNNING
-        if type(chkState) is list:
+        if isinstance(chkState, (list, tuple)):
             for cks in chkState:
                 if state == cks:
                     ret = State.FINISHED
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ class OVirtLinkedDeployment(UserDeployment):
         if state == 'unknown':
             raise Exception('Machine not found')
 
-        if state in ('up',):  # Already started, return
+        if state in UP_STATES:  # Already started, return
             return
 
         if state != 'down' and state != 'suspended':
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ class OVirtLinkedDeployment(UserDeployment):
         '''
         Checks if machine has started
         '''
-        return self.__checkMachineState('up')
+        return self.__checkMachineState(UP_STATES)
 
     def __checkStop(self):
         '''
diff --git a/server/src/uds/services/OVirt/OVirtPublication.py b/server/src/uds/services/OVirt/OVirtPublication.py
index 0c98933a7..d29a66a13 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/services/OVirt/OVirtPublication.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/services/OVirt/OVirtPublication.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import logging
 
 
-__updated__ = '2015-05-14'
+__updated__ = '2017-03-22'
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -111,7 +111,18 @@ class OVirtPublication(Publication):
         if self._state == 'error':
             return State.ERROR
 
-        self._state = self.service().getTemplateState(self._templateId)
+        try:
+            self._state = self.service().getTemplateState(self._templateId)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._state = 'error'
+            self._reason = str(e)
+            return State.ERROR
+
+
+        if self._state == 'removed':
+            self._state = 'error'
+            self._reason = 'Template has been removed!'
+            return State.ERROR
 
         # If publication os done (template is ready), and cancel was requested, do it just after template becomes ready
         if self._state == 'ok':