diff --git a/computes/views.py b/computes/views.py
index b78ee44..d96f439 100644
--- a/computes/views.py
+++ b/computes/views.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def overview(request, compute_id):
 
     error_messages = []
     compute = get_object_or_404(Compute, pk=compute_id)
-    status = 'true' if connection_manager.host_is_up(compute.type, compute.hostname) else 'false'
+    status = 'true' if connection_manager.host_is_up(compute.type, compute.hostname) is True else 'false'
     
     try:
         conn = wvmHostDetails(
diff --git a/vrtManager/connection.py b/vrtManager/connection.py
index 3572765..0a7c5bc 100644
--- a/vrtManager/connection.py
+++ b/vrtManager/connection.py
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ class wvmConnectionManager(object):
                 socket_host.connect('/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock')    
             socket_host.close()
             return True
-        except Exception:
-            return False
+        except Exception as err:
+            return err
 
 
 connection_manager = wvmConnectionManager(