diff --git a/networks/tests/test_audit_rows.py b/networks/tests/test_audit_rows.py
index ef133e61..cc2cbe77 100644
--- a/networks/tests/test_audit_rows.py
+++ b/networks/tests/test_audit_rows.py
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ class NetworkRowTests(TestCase):
         self.client.post(url, {"create": "", "name": "audit-net", "forward": "nat", "subnet": "198.51.100.0/24",
                                "dhcp4": "on"})
         self.client.post(url, {"create": "", "name": "bad name!", "forward": "nat"})  # invalid form
-        self.client.post(url, {"create": "", "name": "lab", "forward": "nat", "subnet": "203.0.113.0/24"})
-        [first, second] = rows()
-        self.assertEqual(first, ("Network audit-net: add", True))
-        self.assertFalse(second[1])
-        self.assertTrue(second[0].startswith("Network lab: add: "), second[0])
+        response = self.client.post(url, {"create": "", "name": "lab", "forward": "nat", "subnet": "203.0.113.0/24"})
+        self.assertIn("Network pool name already in use", [str(m) for m in get_messages(response.wsgi_request)])
+        self.assertEqual(rows(), [("Network audit-net: add", True), ("Network lab: add: name already in use", False)])
diff --git a/networks/views.py b/networks/views.py
index de5a32cd..f194f26e 100644
--- a/networks/views.py
+++ b/networks/views.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from libvirt import libvirtError
-from logs.audit import audit
+from logs.audit import audit, failed
 from vrtManager.network import network_size, wvmNetwork, wvmNetworks
 
 from networks.forms import AddNetPool
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ def networks(request, compute_id):
                 form = AddNetPool(request.POST)
                 if form.is_valid():
                     data = form.cleaned_data
-                    if data["name"] in networks:
+                    if data["name"] in [net["name"] for net in networks]:
                         msg = _("Network pool name already in use")
                         messages.error(request, msg)
+                        failed(request, compute, f"Network {data['name']}", "add", "name already in use")
                         errors = True
                     if (
                         data["forward"] in ["bridge", "macvtap"]
diff --git a/storages/tests/test_audit_rows.py b/storages/tests/test_audit_rows.py
index 7bb1e8b2..f834b30e 100644
--- a/storages/tests/test_audit_rows.py
+++ b/storages/tests/test_audit_rows.py
@@ -161,14 +161,13 @@ class PoolAndVolumeRowTests(TransactionTestCase):
         url = reverse("storages", args=[self.compute.pk])
         self.client.post(url, {"create": "1", "name": "audit-pool", "stg_type": "dir", "target": "/srv/audit-pool"})
         self.client.post(url, {"create": "1", "name": "bad name!", "stg_type": "dir", "target": "/srv/x"})  # invalid
-        from libvirt import libvirtError
-
-        # libvirt refuses a name in use (the page's own name check compares names with dicts)
-        self.pools.create_storage.side_effect = libvirtError("pool 'default' already exists")
+        self.pools.get_storages_info.return_value = [{"name": "default"}]
+        self.pools.create_storage.reset_mock()
         self.client.post(url, {"create": "1", "name": "default", "stg_type": "dir", "target": "/srv/default"})
+        self.pools.create_storage.assert_not_called()
         self.assertEqual(rows(), [
             ("Storage pool audit-pool: add", True),
-            ("Storage pool default: add: pool 'default' already exists", False),
+            ("Storage pool default: add: name already in use", False),
         ])
 
     def test_volume_add_and_delete(self):
diff --git a/storages/views.py b/storages/views.py
index 20e49ef3..57acc98c 100644
--- a/storages/views.py
+++ b/storages/views.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from libvirt import libvirtError
 from operations import claims, jobs
 from operations.utils import busy_message
-from logs.audit import audit
+from logs.audit import audit, failed
 
 from vrtManager.util import OperationError
 from vrtManager.storage import wvmStorage, wvmStorages
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ def storages(request, compute_id):
                 form = AddStgPool(request.POST)
                 if form.is_valid():
                     data = form.cleaned_data
-                    if data["name"] in storages:
+                    if data["name"] in [stg["name"] for stg in storages]:
                         msg = _("Pool name already use")
                         messages.error(request, msg)
+                        failed(request, compute, f"Storage pool {data['name']}", "add", "name already in use")
                         errors = True
                     if data["stg_type"] == "rbd":
                         if not data["secret"]: