diff --git a/nova/cmd/common.py b/nova/cmd/common.py
index e65f78b735cc..684ae7ba2626 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/common.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/common.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def block_db_access(service_name):
             LOG.error('No db access allowed in %(service_name)s: '
                       '%(stacktrace)s',
                       dict(service_name=service_name, stacktrace=stacktrace))
-            raise exception.DBNotAllowed(service_name)
+            raise exception.DBNotAllowed(binary=service_name)
 
     nova.db.api.IMPL = NoDB()
 
diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index af747ffebc8f..2d8b5574cf47 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ def instance_destroy(context, instance_uuid, constraint=None):
     if uuidutils.is_uuid_like(instance_uuid):
         instance_ref = _instance_get_by_uuid(context, instance_uuid)
     else:
-        raise exception.InvalidUUID(instance_uuid)
+        raise exception.InvalidUUID(uuid=instance_uuid)
 
     query = model_query(context, models.Instance).\
                     filter_by(uuid=instance_uuid)
@@ -2772,7 +2772,7 @@ def _instance_metadata_update_in_place(context, instance, metadata_type, model,
 
 def _instance_update(context, instance_uuid, values, expected, original=None):
     if not uuidutils.is_uuid_like(instance_uuid):
-        raise exception.InvalidUUID(instance_uuid)
+        raise exception.InvalidUUID(uuid=instance_uuid)
 
     if expected is None:
         expected = {}