diff --git a/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py b/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py
index 8db6a88da..8effa664f 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/asyncjob.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def _simple_async(callback, args, title, text, parent, errorintro,
 
     error = errorintro + ": " + error
     parent.err.show_err(error,
-                        details=(error + "\n\n" + details))
+                        details=details)
 
 # Displays a progress bar while executing the "callback" method.
 class vmmAsyncJob(vmmGObjectUI):
diff --git a/src/virtManager/clone.py b/src/virtManager/clone.py
index 4422ceb0e..dd317e984 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/clone.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/clone.py
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ class vmmCloneVM(vmmGObjectUI):
             error = (_("Error creating virtual machine clone '%s': %s") %
                       (self.clone_design.clone_name, error))
             self.err.show_err(error,
-                              details=(error + "\n" + details))
+                              details=details)
         else:
             self.close()
             self.conn.tick(noStatsUpdate=True)
diff --git a/src/virtManager/create.py b/src/virtManager/create.py
index a8349a3d0..630cdb97f 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/create.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/create.py
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ class vmmCreate(vmmGObjectUI):
         if error:
             error = (_("Unable to complete install: '%s'") % error)
             self.err.show_err(error,
-                              details=(error + "\n" + details))
+                              details=details)
             self.failed_guest = self.guest
             return
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/createinterface.py b/src/virtManager/createinterface.py
index 069c41a20..b1b857e48 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/createinterface.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/createinterface.py
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ class vmmCreateInterface(vmmGObjectUI):
         if error:
             error = _("Error creating interface: '%s'") % error
             self.err.show_err(error,
-                              details=(error + "\n" + details))
+                              details=details)
         else:
             # FIXME: Hmm, shouldn't we emit a signal here rather than do this?
             self.conn.tick(noStatsUpdate=True)
diff --git a/src/virtManager/createpool.py b/src/virtManager/createpool.py
index 074e88b99..6fd001da7 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/createpool.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/createpool.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ class vmmCreatePool(vmmGObjectUI):
         if error:
             error = _("Error creating pool: %s") % error
             self.err.show_err(error,
-                              details=(error + "\n" + details))
+                              details=details)
         else:
             self.close()
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/createvol.py b/src/virtManager/createvol.py
index 9a234fc7d..8a471d03a 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/createvol.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/createvol.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class vmmCreateVolume(vmmGObjectUI):
         if error:
             error = _("Error creating vol: %s") % error
             self.show_err(error,
-                          details=(error + "\n" + details))
+                          details=details)
         else:
             self.emit("vol-created")
             self.close()
diff --git a/src/virtManager/engine.py b/src/virtManager/engine.py
index 6b7f6bd43..707dd3d5c 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/engine.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/engine.py
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ class vmmEngine(vmmGObject):
         if error is not None:
             error = _("Error saving domain: %s") % error
             src.err.show_err(error,
-                             details=(error + "\n" + details))
+                             details=details)
 
     def _save_cancel(self, asyncjob, vm):
         logging.debug("Cancelling save job")
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ class vmmEngine(vmmGObject):
         if error is not None:
             error = _("Error restoring domain: %s") % error
             src.err.show_err(error,
-                             details=(error + "\n" + details))
+                             details=details)
 
     def _restore_saved_callback(self, asyncjob, file_to_load, conn):
         ignore = asyncjob
diff --git a/src/virtManager/error.py b/src/virtManager/error.py
index f34fd7219..db133dcc8 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/error.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/error.py
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ class vmmErrorDialog (object):
             logging.debug("dialog message: %s : %s" % (summary, details))
 
         if details is None:
-            details = "".join(traceback.format_exc())
+            details = summary + "\n\n" + "".join(traceback.format_exc())
+
+        # Make sure we have consistent details for error dialogs
+        if (dialog_type == gtk.MESSAGE_ERROR and not
+            details.count(summary)):
+            details = summary + "\n\n" + details
 
         dialog = _errorDialog(parent=self.get_parent(),
                               type=dialog_type, buttons=buttons)
diff --git a/src/virtManager/migrate.py b/src/virtManager/migrate.py
index 1b5ed61eb..afee49524 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/migrate.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/migrate.py
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class vmmMigrateDialog(vmmGObjectUI):
         if error:
             error = _("Unable to migrate guest: %s") % error
             self.err.show_err(error,
-                              details=(error + "\n" + details))
+                              details=details)
         else:
             self.conn.tick(noStatsUpdate=True)
             destconn.tick(noStatsUpdate=True)
diff --git a/src/virtManager/storagebrowse.py b/src/virtManager/storagebrowse.py
index 81de9dab1..aa801276e 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/storagebrowse.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/storagebrowse.py
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ class vmmStorageBrowser(vmmGObjectUI):
                           vol.get_format() or "", namestr])
 
     def show_err(self, info, details=None):
-        self.err.show_err(info, details, async=False)
+        self.err.show_err(info,
+                          details=details,
+                          async=False)
 
 vmmGObjectUI.type_register(vmmStorageBrowser)