diff --git a/reddwarf/guestagent/api.py b/reddwarf/guestagent/api.py
index 9e5efcd2b6..aabc96c82e 100644
--- a/reddwarf/guestagent/api.py
+++ b/reddwarf/guestagent/api.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class API(object):
     def restart(self):
         """Restart the MySQL server."""
         LOG.debug(_("Sending the call to restart MySQL on the Guest."))
-        self.call("restart")
+        self._call("restart")
 
     def start_mysql_with_conf_changes(self, updated_memory_size):
         """Start the MySQL server."""
diff --git a/reddwarf/guestagent/dbaas.py b/reddwarf/guestagent/dbaas.py
index ac2de51b27..cd2f09675d 100644
--- a/reddwarf/guestagent/dbaas.py
+++ b/reddwarf/guestagent/dbaas.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class MySqlAppStatus(object):
 
     def begin_mysql_restart(self):
         """Called before restarting MySQL."""
-        self.restart_mode = true
+        self.restart_mode = True
 
     def end_install_or_restart(self):
         """Called after MySQL is installed or restarted.
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class MySqlAppStatus(object):
 
         The database is update and the status is also returned.
         """
-        if self.is_mysql_installed and self.is_mysql_running:
+        if self.is_mysql_installed and not self._is_mysql_restarting:
             LOG.info("Determining status of MySQL app...")
             status = self._get_actual_db_status()
             self.set_status(status)
@@ -501,12 +501,8 @@ class DBaaSAgent(object):
         LOG.info('"prepare" call has finished.')
 
     def restart(self):
-        try:
-            self.begin_mysql_restart()
-            self._internal_stop_mysql()
-            self._start_mysql()
-        finally:
-            self.end_install_or_restart()
+        app = MySqlApp(self.status)
+        app.restart()
 
     def update_status(self):
         """Update the status of the MySQL service"""
@@ -626,7 +622,7 @@ class MySqlApp(object):
         try:
             self.status.begin_mysql_restart()
             self._internal_stop_mysql()
-            self.start_mysql()
+            self._start_mysql()
         finally:
             self.status.end_install_or_restart()
 
diff --git a/reddwarf/instance/models.py b/reddwarf/instance/models.py
index 070498f9ed..7b66721871 100644
--- a/reddwarf/instance/models.py
+++ b/reddwarf/instance/models.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import netaddr
 from reddwarf import db
 
 from reddwarf.common import config
-from reddwarf.guestagent import api as guest_api
 from reddwarf.common import exception as rd_exceptions
 from reddwarf.common import utils
 from reddwarf.instance.tasks import InstanceTask
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ class Instance(object):
         raise RuntimeError("Not implemented (yet).")
 
     def restart(self):
-        if instance_state in SERVER_INVALID_ACTION_STATUSES:
+        if self.server.status in SERVER_INVALID_ACTION_STATUSES:
             msg = _("Restart instance not allowed while instance %s is in %s "
                     "status.") % (self.id, instance_state)
             LOG.debug(msg)
@@ -278,21 +277,21 @@ class Instance(object):
         self.db_info.save()
         try:
             self.get_guest().restart()
-        except RemoteError:
+        except rd_exceptions.GuestError:
             LOG.error("Failure to restart MySQL.")
         finally:
             self.db_info.task_status = InstanceTasks.NONE
-            self._instance_update(context,instance_id, task_state=None)
+            self.db_info.save()
 
-    def validate_can_perform_action_on_instance():
+    def validate_can_perform_action_on_instance(self):
         """
         Raises exception if an instance action cannot currently be performed.
         """
         if self.status != InstanceStatus.ACTIVE:
             msg = "Instance is not currently available for an action to be " \
                   "performed (status was %s)." % self.status
-            LOG.trace(msg)
-            raise UnprocessableEntity(msg)
+            LOG.error(msg)
+            raise rd_exceptions.UnprocessableEntity(msg)
 
 
 
diff --git a/reddwarf/instance/service.py b/reddwarf/instance/service.py
index 943aad67d0..c01affd48d 100644
--- a/reddwarf/instance/service.py
+++ b/reddwarf/instance/service.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class InstanceController(BaseController):
                 raise rd_exceptions.BadRequest(msg)
 
         if selected_action:
-            return selected_action(self, instance, body)
+            return selected_action(instance, body)
         else:
             raise rd_exceptions.BadRequest(_("Invalid request body."))
 
diff --git a/reddwarf/openstack/common/config.py b/reddwarf/openstack/common/config.py
index 7ae703e1ea..92066937b1 100644
--- a/reddwarf/openstack/common/config.py
+++ b/reddwarf/openstack/common/config.py
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ def load_paste_app(app_name, options, args, config_dir=None):
             logger.debug("*" * 80)
         app = deploy.loadapp("config:%s" % conf_file, name=app_name)
     except (LookupError, ImportError), e:
+        import traceback
+        print traceback.format_exc()
         raise RuntimeError("Unable to load %(app_name)s from "
                            "configuration file %(conf_file)s."
                            "\nGot: %(e)r" % locals())