diff --git a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/chassis.py b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/chassis.py
index cce21983829..b9671d056e7 100644
--- a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/chassis.py
+++ b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/chassis.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from ironic.api.controllers.v1 import node
 from ironic.api.controllers.v1 import utils
 from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic import objects
+from ironic.openstack.common import excutils
 from ironic.openstack.common import log
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -165,15 +166,14 @@ class ChassisController(rest.RestController):
         rpc_chassis = objects.Chassis.get_by_uuid(pecan.request.context, uuid)
         return Chassis.convert_with_links(rpc_chassis)
 
-    @wsme.validate(Chassis)
     @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(Chassis, body=Chassis)
     def post(self, chassis):
         """Create a new chassis."""
         try:
             new_chassis = pecan.request.dbapi.create_chassis(chassis.as_dict())
-        except exception.IronicException as e:
-            LOG.exception(e)
-            raise wsme.exc.ClientSideError(_("Invalid data"))
+        except Exception as e:
+            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                LOG.exception(e)
         return Chassis.convert_with_links(new_chassis)
 
     @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(Chassis, unicode, body=[unicode])
diff --git a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/node.py b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/node.py
index 49e972a4d88..b22309aea9b 100644
--- a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/node.py
+++ b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/node.py
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ class NodesController(rest.RestController):
         try:
             new_node = pecan.request.dbapi.create_node(node_dict)
         except Exception as e:
-            LOG.exception(e)
-            raise wsme.exc.ClientSideError(_("Invalid data"))
+            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                LOG.exception(e)
         return Node.convert_with_links(new_node)
 
     @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(Node, unicode, body=[unicode])
diff --git a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/port.py b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/port.py
index ca4aed41ec0..cfb2bd72a98 100644
--- a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/port.py
+++ b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/port.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from ironic.api.controllers.v1 import utils as api_utils
 from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.common import utils
 from ironic import objects
+from ironic.openstack.common import excutils
 from ironic.openstack.common import log
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -222,9 +223,9 @@ class PortsController(rest.RestController):
 
         try:
             new_port = pecan.request.dbapi.create_port(port_dict)
-        except exception.IronicException as e:
-            LOG.exception(e)
-            raise wsme.exc.ClientSideError(_("Invalid data"))
+        except Exception as e:
+            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                LOG.exception(e)
         return Port.convert_with_links(new_port)
 
     @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(Port, unicode, body=[unicode])