diff --git a/src/vz/vz_sdk.c b/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
index 744b58a229..58c77abc88 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_sdk.c
@@ -328,12 +328,8 @@ prlsdkUUIDParse(const char *uuidstr, unsigned char *uuid)
     tmp[strlen(tmp) - 1] = '\0';
 
     /* trim curly braces */
-    if (virUUIDParse(tmp + 1, uuid) < 0) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("UUID in config file malformed"));
-        ret = -1;
+    if (virUUIDParse(tmp + 1, uuid) < 0)
         goto error;
-    }
 
     ret = 0;
  error:
@@ -365,8 +361,11 @@ prlsdkGetDomainIds(PRL_HANDLE sdkdom,
     PrlVmCfg_GetUuid(sdkdom, uuidstr, &len);
     prlsdkCheckRetGoto(pret, error);
 
-    if (prlsdkUUIDParse(uuidstr, uuid) < 0)
+    if (prlsdkUUIDParse(uuidstr, uuid) < 0) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                       _("Domain UUID is malformed or empty"));
         goto error;
+    }
 
     return 0;
 
@@ -1724,8 +1723,10 @@ prlsdkEventsHandler(PRL_HANDLE prlEvent, PRL_VOID_PTR opaque)
     pret = PrlEvent_GetType(prlEvent, &prlEventType);
     prlsdkCheckRetGoto(pret, cleanup);
 
-    if (prlsdkUUIDParse(uuidstr, uuid) < 0)
+    if (prlsdkUUIDParse(uuidstr, uuid) < 0) {
+        VIR_DEBUG("Skipping event type %d", prlEventType);
         goto cleanup;
+    }
 
     switch (prlEventType) {
     case PET_DSP_EVT_VM_STATE_CHANGED: