diff --git a/libvirtxml.go b/libvirtxml.go
index 88b1695..9cfd019 100644
--- a/libvirtxml.go
+++ b/libvirtxml.go
@@ -29,21 +29,24 @@ func makeStandardXml(hostname string) *libvirtxml.Domain {
 }
 */
 
-func writeoutXml(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) bool {
+func writeoutXml(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) error {
 	xmldoc, err := domcfg.Marshal()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("can't make xml file error:\n", err)
-		return false
+		return err
 	}
 
 	outfile := "/tmp/" + filename + ".xml"
-	regfile, _ := os.OpenFile(outfile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0666)
+	regfile, err := os.OpenFile(outfile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(regfile, xmldoc)
 
 	log.Info("File is in", outfile)
 	regfile.Close()
-	return true
+	return nil
 }
 
 func setDiskFilename(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) {
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index d71b5ed..104902c 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // generate the XML for 'virsh create'
-func StartDropletXml(cluster *pb.Cluster, d *pb.Droplet, domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, hostname string) {
+func GenerateDropletXml(cluster *pb.Cluster, d *pb.Droplet, domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, hostname string) error {
 	/*
 		if d == nil {
 			log.Info("droplet is nil")
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ func StartDropletXml(cluster *pb.Cluster, d *pb.Droplet, domcfg *libvirtxml.Doma
 		}
 	}
 
-	writeoutXml(domcfg, d.Hostname)
-	os.Exit(-1)
+	return writeoutXml(domcfg, d.Hostname)
 }
 
 func findDisk(dirs []string, filename string) string {