diff --git a/reddwarfclient/cli.py b/reddwarfclient/cli.py
index 2835b3ba..3b71396b 100644
--- a/reddwarfclient/cli.py
+++ b/reddwarfclient/cli.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class InstanceCommands(common.AuthedCommandsBase):
               'marker',
               'name',
               'size',
-              'backupId'
+              'backup'
     ]
 
     def create(self):
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class InstanceCommands(common.AuthedCommandsBase):
         self._require('name', 'size', 'flavor')
         volume = {"size": self.size}
         restorePoint = None
-        if self.backupId is not None:
-            restorePoint = {"backupId": self.backupId}
+        if self.backup is not None:
+            restorePoint = {"backupRef": self.backup}
         self._pretty_print(self.dbaas.instances.create, self.name,
                            self.flavor, volume, restorePoint=restorePoint)
 
diff --git a/reddwarfclient/client.py b/reddwarfclient/client.py
index 61374d08..f602afb4 100644
--- a/reddwarfclient/client.py
+++ b/reddwarfclient/client.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 RDC_PP = os.environ.get("RDC_PP", "False") == "True"
 
 
+expected_errors = (400, 401, 403, 404, 408, 409, 413, 422, 500, 501)
+
+
 def log_to_streamhandler(stream=None):
     stream = stream or sys.stderr
     ch = logging.StreamHandler(stream)
@@ -184,13 +187,13 @@ class ReddwarfHTTPClient(httplib2.Http):
         else:
             body = None
 
-        if resp.status in (400, 401, 403, 404, 408, 409, 413, 422, 500, 501):
+        if resp.status in expected_errors:
             raise exceptions.from_response(resp, body)
 
         return resp, body
 
     def raise_error_from_status(self, resp, body):
-        if resp.status in (400, 401, 403, 404, 408, 409, 413, 500, 501):
+        if resp.status in expected_errors:
             raise exceptions.from_response(resp, body)
 
     def morph_request(self, kwargs):