diff --git a/horizon/exceptions.py b/horizon/exceptions.py
index fa799625e..f31455bb2 100644
--- a/horizon/exceptions.py
+++ b/horizon/exceptions.py
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ from django.utils import termcolors
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from django.views.debug import SafeExceptionReporterFilter, CLEANSED_SUBSTITUTE
 
-from cloudfiles import errors as swiftclient
-from glanceclient.common import exceptions as glanceclient
-from keystoneclient import exceptions as keystoneclient
-from novaclient import exceptions as novaclient
-
 from horizon import messages
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -200,33 +195,9 @@ class HandledException(HorizonException):
 
 HORIZON_CONFIG = getattr(settings, "HORIZON_CONFIG", {})
 EXCEPTION_CONFIG = HORIZON_CONFIG.get("exceptions", {})
-
-
-UNAUTHORIZED = (keystoneclient.Unauthorized,
-                keystoneclient.Forbidden,
-                novaclient.Unauthorized,
-                novaclient.Forbidden,
-                glanceclient.Unauthorized,
-                swiftclient.AuthenticationFailed,
-                swiftclient.AuthenticationError)
-UNAUTHORIZED += tuple(EXCEPTION_CONFIG.get('unauthorized', []))
-
-NOT_FOUND = (keystoneclient.NotFound,
-             novaclient.NotFound,
-             glanceclient.NotFound,
-             swiftclient.NoSuchContainer,
-             swiftclient.NoSuchObject)
-NOT_FOUND += tuple(EXCEPTION_CONFIG.get('not_found', []))
-
-
-# NOTE(gabriel): This is very broad, and may need to be dialed in.
-RECOVERABLE = (keystoneclient.ClientException,
-               # AuthorizationFailure is raised when Keystone is "unavailable".
-               keystoneclient.AuthorizationFailure,
-               novaclient.ClientException,
-               glanceclient.ClientException,
-               swiftclient.Error,
-               AlreadyExists)
+UNAUTHORIZED = tuple(EXCEPTION_CONFIG.get('unauthorized', []))
+NOT_FOUND = tuple(EXCEPTION_CONFIG.get('not_found', []))
+RECOVERABLE = (AlreadyExists,)
 RECOVERABLE += tuple(EXCEPTION_CONFIG.get('recoverable', []))
 
 
diff --git a/horizon/templatetags/branding.py b/horizon/templatetags/branding.py
index a7681a5a2..bead29129 100644
--- a/horizon/templatetags/branding.py
+++ b/horizon/templatetags/branding.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Template tags for customizing Horizon.
 
 from django import template
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
 
 register = template.Library()
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ register = template.Library()
 
 class SiteBrandingNode(template.Node):
     def render(self, context):
-        return settings.SITE_BRANDING
+        return getattr(settings, "SITE_BRANDING", _("Horizon"))
 
 
 @register.tag
diff --git a/horizon/templatetags/horizon.py b/horizon/templatetags/horizon.py
index 71172069f..13169d414 100644
--- a/horizon/templatetags/horizon.py
+++ b/horizon/templatetags/horizon.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from django import template
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
 from horizon.base import Horizon
 
diff --git a/horizon/tests/testsettings.py b/horizon/tests/testsettings.py
index 0f2279f48..5b3b29f03 100644
--- a/horizon/tests/testsettings.py
+++ b/horizon/tests/testsettings.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import socket
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
+from openstack_dashboard.exceptions import UNAUTHORIZED, RECOVERABLE, NOT_FOUND
+
 socket.setdefaulttimeout(1)
 
 LOGIN_URL = '/auth/login/'
@@ -116,7 +118,10 @@ HORIZON_CONFIG = {
         "help_text": _("Password must be between 8 and 18 characters.")
     },
     'user_home': None,
-    'help_url': "http://docs.openstack.org"
+    'help_url': "http://docs.openstack.org",
+    'exceptions': {'recoverable': RECOVERABLE,
+                   'not_found': NOT_FOUND,
+                   'unauthorized': UNAUTHORIZED},
 }
 
 COMPRESS_ENABLED = False
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/exceptions.py b/openstack_dashboard/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04b8ef299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2012 United States Government as represented by the
+# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Copyright 2012 Nebula, Inc.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from cloudfiles import errors as swiftclient
+from glanceclient.common import exceptions as glanceclient
+from keystoneclient import exceptions as keystoneclient
+from novaclient import exceptions as novaclient
+
+
+UNAUTHORIZED = (keystoneclient.Unauthorized,
+                keystoneclient.Forbidden,
+                novaclient.Unauthorized,
+                novaclient.Forbidden,
+                glanceclient.Unauthorized,
+                swiftclient.AuthenticationFailed,
+                swiftclient.AuthenticationError)
+
+NOT_FOUND = (keystoneclient.NotFound,
+             novaclient.NotFound,
+             glanceclient.NotFound,
+             swiftclient.NoSuchContainer,
+             swiftclient.NoSuchObject)
+
+# NOTE(gabriel): This is very broad, and may need to be dialed in.
+RECOVERABLE = (keystoneclient.ClientException,
+               # AuthorizationFailure is raised when Keystone is "unavailable".
+               keystoneclient.AuthorizationFailure,
+               novaclient.ClientException,
+               glanceclient.ClientException,
+               swiftclient.Error)
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
index bf8e3d9d5..f3b34a693 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/settings.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 
+from openstack_dashboard import exceptions
+
 ROOT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 BIN_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, '..', 'bin'))
 
@@ -53,7 +55,10 @@ HORIZON_CONFIG = {
     'default_dashboard': 'nova',
     'user_home': 'horizon.views.user_home',
     'ajax_queue_limit': 10,
-    'help_url': "http://docs.openstack.org"
+    'help_url': "http://docs.openstack.org",
+    'exceptions': {'recoverable': exceptions.RECOVERABLE,
+                   'not_found': exceptions.NOT_FOUND,
+                   'unauthorized': exceptions.UNAUTHORIZED},
 }
 
 MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (