diff --git a/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py b/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
index 230f4889..4555e629 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
+++ b/dom0/qvm-core/qubes.py
@@ -372,7 +372,11 @@ class QubesVm(object):
             self.session_metrics = None
 
     def update_xen_storage(self):
-        self.remove_from_xen_storage()
+        try:
+            self.remove_from_xen_storage()
+        except OSError as ex:
+            print "WARNING: {0}. Continuing anyway...".format(str(ex))
+            pass
         self.add_to_xen_storage()
         if not dry_run and xend_session.session is not None:
             self.refresh_xend_session()
@@ -1807,7 +1811,7 @@ class QubesVmCollection(dict):
 
         while len(new_vms) > 0:
             cur_vm = new_vms.pop()
-            for vm in cur_vm.connected_vms.values():
+            for vm in self[cur_vm].connected_vms.values():
                 if vm.qid not in dependend_vms_qid:
                     dependend_vms_qid.append(vm.qid)
                     if vm.is_netvm():
diff --git a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-create b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-create
index eaa86352..b4479fab 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-create
+++ b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-create
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from qubes.qubes import QubesVmLabels
 from optparse import OptionParser;
 import subprocess
 import re
+import os
 
 def find_net_devices():
     p = subprocess.Popen (["lspci", "-mm", "-n"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ def main():
                         help="VCPUs count")
     parser.add_option ("-i", "--internal", action="store_true", dest="internal", default=False,
                         help="Create VM for internal use only (hidden in qubes-manager, no appmenus)")
+    parser.add_option ("--force-root", action="store_true", dest="force_root", default=False,
+                       help="Force to run, even with root privileges")
  
     parser.add_option ("-q", "--quiet", action="store_false", dest="verbose", default=True)
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args ()
@@ -75,6 +78,15 @@ def main():
     if options.netvm and options.proxyvm:
         parser.error ("You must specify at most one of --proxy and --net")
         
+    if os.geteuid() == 0:
+        print "*** Running this tool as root is strongly discouraged, this will lead you in permissions problems."
+        if options.force_root:
+            print "Continuing as commanded. You have been warned."
+        else:
+            print "Retry as unprivileged user."
+            print "... or use --force-root to continue anyway."
+            exit(1)
+
     if options.label is None:
         print "You must choose a label for the new VM by passing the --label option."
         print "Possible values are:"
diff --git a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-remove b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-remove
index e29cb6bd..5f1b1aa2 100755
--- a/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-remove
+++ b/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-remove
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 from qubes.qubes import QubesVmCollection
 from optparse import OptionParser;
+import os
 
 def main():
     usage = "usage: %prog [options] <vm-name>"
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ def main():
     parser.add_option ("-q", "--quiet", action="store_false", dest="verbose", default=True)
     parser.add_option ("--just-db", action="store_true", dest="remove_from_db_only", default=False,
                       help="Remove only from the Qubes Xen DB, do not remove any files")
+    parser.add_option ("--force-root", action="store_true", dest="force_root", default=False,
+                       help="Force to run, even with root privileges")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args ()
     if (len (args) != 1):
         parser.error ("You must specify VM name!")
@@ -42,6 +45,15 @@ def main():
         print "A VM with the name '{0}' does not exist in the system.".format(vmname)
         exit(1)
 
+    if os.geteuid() == 0:
+        print "*** Running this tool as root is strongly discouraged, this will lead you in permissions problems."
+        if options.force_root:
+            print "Continuing as commanded. You have been warned."
+        else:
+            print "Retry as unprivileged user."
+            print "... or use --force-root to continue anyway."
+            exit(1)
+
     if vm.is_template():
         dependent_vms = qvm_collection.get_vms_based_on(vm.qid)
         if len(dependent_vms) > 0: