diff --git a/reddwarf/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/003_service_statuses.py b/reddwarf/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/003_service_statuses.py
index 128d211e6c..cbdaaa1c5e 100644
--- a/reddwarf/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/003_service_statuses.py
+++ b/reddwarf/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/003_service_statuses.py
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ meta = MetaData()
 
 service_statuses = Table('service_statuses', meta,
     Column('id', String(36), primary_key=True, nullable=False),
-    Column('instance_id', String(36)),
-    Column('service_name', String(64)),
-    Column('status_id', Integer()),
-    Column('status_description', String(64)))
+    Column('instance_id', String(36), nullable=False),
+    Column('status_id', Integer(), nullable=False),
+    Column('status_description', String(64), nullable=False))
 
 
 def upgrade(migrate_engine):
diff --git a/reddwarf/instance/models.py b/reddwarf/instance/models.py
index faa5f7940f..ab2a50c91f 100644
--- a/reddwarf/instance/models.py
+++ b/reddwarf/instance/models.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ 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
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ def load_server_or_raise(client, uuid):
         raise rd_exceptions.NotFound(uuid=uuid)
     except nova_exceptions.ClientException, e:
         raise rd_exceptions.ReddwarfError(str(e))
-    return Instance(context, uuid, server)
+    return server
 
 
 def delete_server_or_raise(server):
@@ -81,8 +82,7 @@ class Instance(object):
         server = load_server_or_raise(client,
                                       instance_info.compute_instance_id)
         task_status = instance_info.task_status
-        service_status = InstanceServiceStatus.find_by(
-            instance_id=uuid, service_name=service_name)
+        service_status = InstanceServiceStatus.find_by(instance_id=uuid)
         return Instance(context, uuid, server, task_status, service_status)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ class Instance(object):
         db_info = DBInstance.create(name=name,
             compute_instance_id=server.id,
             task_status=InstanceTasks.BUILDING)
-        service_status = InstanceServiceStatus(name="MySQL",
-            instance_id=db_info.id, status=ServiceStatuses.NEW)
+        service_status = InstanceServiceStatus(instance_id=db_info.id,
+            status=ServiceStatuses.NEW)
+        # Now wait for the response from the create to do additional work
+        guest_api.API().prepare(context, db_info.id, [], 512)
         return Instance(context, db_info, server, service_status)
 
     @property
@@ -247,8 +249,7 @@ class ServiceImage(DatabaseModelBase):
 
 class InstanceServiceStatus(DatabaseModelBase):
 
-    _data_fields = ['instance_id', 'service_name', 'status_id',
-                    'status_description']
+    _data_fields = ['instance_id', 'status_id', 'status_description']
 
     def __init__(self, status=None, **kwargs):
         kwargs["status_id"] = status.code
diff --git a/reddwarf/instance/service.py b/reddwarf/instance/service.py
index 1c5b9635de..5fdacd6cf3 100644
--- a/reddwarf/instance/service.py
+++ b/reddwarf/instance/service.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from reddwarf.common import context as rd_context
 from reddwarf.common import exception
 from reddwarf.common import utils
 from reddwarf.common import wsgi
-from reddwarf.guestagent import api as guest_api
 from reddwarf.instance import models, views
 
 CONFIG = config.Config
@@ -139,8 +138,6 @@ class InstanceController(BaseController):
         flavor_ref = body['instance']['flavorRef']
         instance = models.Instance.create(context, name, flavor_ref, image_id)
 
-        # Now wait for the response from the create to do additional work
-        guest_api.API().prepare(context, server['id'], [], 512)
         #TODO(cp16net): need to set the return code correctly
         return wsgi.Result(views.InstanceView(instance).data(), 201)
 
diff --git a/reddwarf/instance/views.py b/reddwarf/instance/views.py
index e28b8370f4..dc9969e850 100644
--- a/reddwarf/instance/views.py
+++ b/reddwarf/instance/views.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class InstanceView(object):
         }
         if not self.instance.is_building:
             instance_dict["addresses"] = self.instance.addresses
-        return { "instance": instance_dict }
+        return {"instance": instance_dict}
 
 
 class InstancesView(object):