diff --git a/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/LiveDeployment.py b/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/LiveDeployment.py
index ec039a0fd..bca66cae8 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/LiveDeployment.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/LiveDeployment.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from . import on
 import pickle
 import logging
 
-__updated__ = '2017-02-28'
+__updated__ = '2017-03-27'
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class LiveDeployment(UserDeployment):
 
         ret = State.RUNNING
 
-        if type(chkState) is list:
+        if isinstance(chkState, (list, tuple)):
             if state in chkState:
                 ret = State.FINISHED
         else:
diff --git a/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/LivePublication.py b/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/LivePublication.py
index b3f0a20ef..4aa75436b 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/LivePublication.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/LivePublication.py
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from uds.core.services import Publication
 from uds.core.util.State import State
-from datetime import datetime
+
+import six
+
 import logging
 
 
-__updated__ = '2016-07-22'
+__updated__ = '2017-03-27'
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ class LivePublication(Publication):
             self._templateId = self.service().makeTemplate(self._name)
         except Exception as e:
             self._state = 'error'
-            self._reason = str(e)
+            self._reason = six.text_type(e)
             return State.ERROR
 
         return State.RUNNING
@@ -103,9 +105,13 @@ class LivePublication(Publication):
         Checks state of publication creation
         '''
         if self._state == 'running':
-            if self.service().checkTemplatePublished(self._templateId) is False:
-                return
-            self._state = 'ok'
+            try:
+                if self.service().checkTemplatePublished(self._templateId) is False:
+                    return
+                self._state = 'ok'
+            except Exception as e:
+                self._state = 'error'
+                self._reason = six.text_type(e)
 
         if self._state == 'error':
             return State.ERROR
diff --git a/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/on/__init__.py b/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/on/__init__.py
index 3f852392f..6915eb22a 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/on/__init__.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/on/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import six
 import xmlrpclib
 from uds.core.util import xml2dict
 
-__updated__ = '2016-11-10'
+__updated__ = '2017-03-27'
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@ class OpenNebulaClient(object):
         result = self.connection.one.vm.info(self.sessionString, int(vmId))
         return int(checkResult(result)['VM']['STATE'])
 
+    @ensureConnected
+    def getVMLCMState(self, vmId):
+        '''
+        Returns the VM State
+        '''
+        result = self.connection.one.vm.info(self.sessionString, int(vmId))
+        return int(checkResult(result)['VM']['LCM_STATE'])
+
     @ensureConnected
     def VMAction(self, vmId, action):
         result = self.connection.one.vm.action(self.sessionString, action, int(vmId))
diff --git a/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/on/template.py b/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/on/template.py
index 2d6c91a95..c1d98c42f 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/on/template.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/services/OpenNebula/on/template.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from defusedxml import minidom
 # Python bindings for OpenNebula
 from .common import sanitizeName
 
-__updated__ = '2017-03-07'
+__updated__ = '2017-03-27'
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -203,8 +203,11 @@ def checkPublished(api, templateId):
 
             logger.debug('Found {} for checking'.format(imgId))
 
-            if api.imageInfo(imgId)[0]['IMAGE']['STATE'] == '4':
+            state = api.imageInfo(imgId)[0]['IMAGE']['STATE']
+            if state in ('0', '4'):
                 return False
+            elif state != '1':  # If error is not READY
+                raise Exception('Error publishing. Image is in an invalid state. (Check it and delete it if not needed anymore)')
     except Exception:
         logger.exception('Exception checking published')
         raise