diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
index 0d34b332..53457f25 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ def show_user(name, configmanager):
 
 
 async def stripnode(iterablersp, node):
-    async for i in iterablersp:
+    async for i in iterate_responses(iterablersp):
         if i is None:
             raise exc.NotImplementedException("Not Implemented")
         if isinstance(i, console.Console):
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/vcenter.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/vcenter.py
index 79cbe37d..0a3afb8f 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/vcenter.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/vcenter.py
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ def prep_vcsa_clients(nodes, configmanager):
     clientsbynode = {}
     for node in nodes:
         cfg = cfginfo[node]
+        if 'hardwaremanagement.manager' not in cfg or 'value' not in cfg['hardwaremanagement.manager']:
+            raise Exception("Missing hardwaremanagement.manager for node {}".format(node))
         currvcsa = cfg['hardwaremanagement.manager']['value']
         if currvcsa not in clientsbyvcsa:
              user = cfg.get('secret.hardwaremanagementuser', {}).get('value', None)