diff --git a/Authors b/Authors
index 9aad104a..1679d2de 100644
--- a/Authors
+++ b/Authors
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Jonathan Bryce <jbryce@jbryce.com>
 Jordan Rinke <jordan@openstack.org>
 Josh Durgin <joshd@hq.newdream.net>
 Josh Kearney <josh@jk0.org>
+Josh Kleinpeter <josh@kleinpeter.org>
 Joshua McKenty <jmckenty@gmail.com>
 Justin Santa Barbara <justin@fathomdb.com>
 Kei Masumoto <masumotok@nttdata.co.jp>
diff --git a/bin/nova-manage b/bin/nova-manage
index 013a6077..69cbf6f9 100755
--- a/bin/nova-manage
+++ b/bin/nova-manage
@@ -518,11 +518,12 @@ class NetworkCommands(object):
                network_size=None, vlan_start=None,
                vpn_start=None, fixed_range_v6=None, label='public'):
         """Creates fixed ips for host by range
-        arguments: [fixed_range=FLAG], [num_networks=FLAG],
+        arguments: fixed_range=FLAG, [num_networks=FLAG],
                    [network_size=FLAG], [vlan_start=FLAG],
                    [vpn_start=FLAG], [fixed_range_v6=FLAG]"""
         if not fixed_range:
-            fixed_range = FLAGS.fixed_range
+            raise TypeError(_('Fixed range in the form of 10.0.0.0/8 is '
+                              'required to create networks.'))
         if not num_networks:
             num_networks = FLAGS.num_networks
         if not network_size: