diff --git a/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go b/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go
index c720855d20..27a2600c54 100644
--- a/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go
+++ b/drivers/amazonec2/amazonec2.go
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@ func (d *Driver) GetState() (state.State, error) {
 		return state.Stopping, nil
 	case "stopped":
 		return state.Stopped, nil
+	default:
+		return state.Error, nil
 	}
 	return state.None, nil
 }
diff --git a/drivers/amazonec2/amz/ec2.go b/drivers/amazonec2/amz/ec2.go
index 30d9cff287..6a8b40470c 100644
--- a/drivers/amazonec2/amz/ec2.go
+++ b/drivers/amazonec2/amz/ec2.go
@@ -501,9 +501,11 @@ func (e *EC2) GetInstance(instanceId string) (EC2Instance, error) {
 		return ec2Instance, fmt.Errorf("Error unmarshalling AWS response XML: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	reservationSet := unmarshalledResponse.ReservationSet[0]
-	instance := reservationSet.InstancesSet[0]
-	return instance, nil
+	if len(unmarshalledResponse.ReservationSet) > 0 {
+		reservationSet := unmarshalledResponse.ReservationSet[0]
+		ec2Instance = reservationSet.InstancesSet[0]
+	}
+	return ec2Instance, nil
 }
 
 func (e *EC2) StartInstance(instanceId string) error {