diff --git a/ccserver/election.py b/ccserver/election.py
index c41dd31eda275c35652e9ddb2719237d7fb2bb44..a04470dcae2848f4498da27c042701ffe86c30a2 100644
--- a/ccserver/election.py
+++ b/ccserver/election.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from copy import copy
 
-from ccserver.exceptions import UnknownElectionAlgo, UnknownElectionType
+from ccserver.exceptions import (UnknownElectionAlgo, UnknownElectionType,
+                                 ElectionError)
 
 def tags(*args):
     '''
@@ -126,10 +127,8 @@ class Elector(object):
         hv_alloc = {}
         for vm, hvs in candidates:
             if not hvs:
-                migration_plan.append({'sid': vm['id'],
-                                       'did': '',
-                                       'error': 'no destination hv found',
-                                       'type': 'error'})
+                raise ElectionError('No destination found for %r vm' % vm['id'])
+
             else:
                 # Try to take an hypervisor that is not already in the plan:
                 for hv in hvs:
diff --git a/ccserver/exceptions.py b/ccserver/exceptions.py
index 3836ef85f756513842558d40d8bc89432fb7e287..55827f8311e31a523271d38f85b7c0542479666b 100644
--- a/ccserver/exceptions.py
+++ b/ccserver/exceptions.py
@@ -56,3 +56,7 @@ class UnknownMigrationType(Exception):
 
 class UnknownObjectError(Exception):
     pass
+
+
+class ElectionError(Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/ccserver/handlers.py b/ccserver/handlers.py
index 8e9822905f71dd50c3244130078036ee51bebed0..f2911be3604b709c10ba52d5b8d63ade2ce1145d 100644
--- a/ccserver/handlers.py
+++ b/ccserver/handlers.py
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ class CliHandler(OnlineCCHandler):
             else:
                 errmsg = '%r unknown migration type' % migration['type']
                 errs.error(migration['sid'], errmsg)
+                continue
 
             # Construct the migration properties:
             migration_properties = {