diff -r ca78d9668fdb tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py	Wed Sep 28 14:06:48 2005
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py	Wed Sep 28 08:22:10 2005
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@
         if not info:
             info = dom_get(self.domid)
             if not info:
-                return
+                return False
             
         self.info.update(info)
         self.validateInfo()
@@ -701,6 +701,8 @@
 
         log.debug("XendDomainInfo.update done on domain %d: %s", self.domid,
                   self.info)
+
+        return True
 
 
     ## private:
diff -r ca78d9668fdb tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomain.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomain.py	Wed Sep 28 14:06:48 2005
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvDomain.py	Wed Sep 28 08:22:10 2005
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 from xen.xend import XendDomain
 from xen.xend import PrettyPrint
 from xen.xend.Args import FormFn
+from xen.xend.XendError import XendError
+from xen.xend.XendLogging import log
 
 from xen.web.SrvDir import SrvDir
 
@@ -221,7 +223,9 @@
         #
         # if op and op[0] in ['vifs', 'vif', 'vbds', 'vbd', 'mem_target_set']:
         #    return self.perform(req)
-        self.dom.update()
+        if not self.dom.update():
+            raise XendError("Domain %s no longer exists" % self.dom.getName())
+
         if self.use_sxp(req):
             req.setHeader("Content-Type", sxp.mime_type)
             sxp.show(self.dom.sxpr(), out=req)
diff -r ca78d9668fdb tools/python/xen/xm/main.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py	Wed Sep 28 14:06:48 2005
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py	Wed Sep 28 08:22:10 2005
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=FutureWarning)
 from xen.xend import PrettyPrint
 from xen.xend import sxp
+from xen.xend.XendClient import XendError
 from xen.xm.opts import *
 shorthelp = """Usage: xm <subcommand> [args]
     Control, list, and manipulate Xen guest instances
@@ -385,14 +386,24 @@
     name = args[0]
 
     from xen.xend.XendClient import server
-    dom = server.xend_domain(name)
+    try:
+        dom = server.xend_domain(name)
+    except XendError, e:
+        err("Unable to get info for domain %s" % name)
+        sys.exit(1)
+        
     print sxp.child_value(dom, 'domid')
     
 def xm_domname(args):
     name = args[0]
 
     from xen.xend.XendClient import server
-    dom = server.xend_domain(name)
+    try:
+        dom = server.xend_domain(name)
+    except XendError, e:
+        err("Unable to get info for domain %s" % name)
+        sys.exit(1)
+        
     print sxp.child_value(dom, 'name')
 
 def xm_sched_bvt(args):
@@ -687,7 +698,6 @@
     args = argv[2:]
     if cmd:
         try:
-            from xen.xend.XendClient import XendError
             rc = cmd(args)
             if rc:
                 usage()