diff --git a/app/pods/components/host-widget/template.hbs b/app/pods/components/host-widget/template.hbs
index 83df32f4b..572006499 100644
--- a/app/pods/components/host-widget/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/components/host-widget/template.hbs
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
       {{model.displayName}}
     {{else}}
       {{#link-to "host" model.id}}{{model.displayName}}{{/link-to}}
+      {{#if model.showTransitioningMessage}}
+        <div {{bind-attr class=":host-message model.isError:text-danger:text-muted"}}>
+          {{model.transitioningMessage}}
+        </div>
+      {{/if}}
     {{/if}}
   </div>
-  {{#if model.showTransitioningMessage}}
-    <div {{bind-attr class=":host-message model.isError:text-danger:text-muted"}}>
-      {{model.transitioningMessage}}
-    </div>
-  {{/if}}
   {{#if model.isTransitioning}}
     <div class="progress progress-striped active">
       <div class="progress-bar" role="progressbar" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" {{bind-attr aria-valuenow=model.displayProgress style=model.progressStyle}}>
@@ -26,11 +26,20 @@
 
 {{#if isMachine}}
   <div class="machine-info">
-    <i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>
     {{#if isActive}}
+      <i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>
       Waiting for host to check in&hellip;
     {{else}}
-      Setting up machine&hellip;
+      {{#if model.isError}}
+        {{#if model.transitioningMessage}}
+          <span class="text-danger">{{model.transitioningMessage}}</span>
+        {{else}}
+          <span class="text-danger">Error creating machine</span>
+        {{/if}}
+      {{else}}
+        <div class="color:black;">Setting up machine&hellip;</div>
+        {{model.transitioningMessage}}
+      {{/if}}
     {{/if}}
   </div>
 {{else}}
diff --git a/app/pods/hosts/new/digitalocean/digitalocean_regions.js b/app/pods/hosts/new/digitalocean/digitalocean_regions.js
index 4beb0fefc..338ef9872 100644
--- a/app/pods/hosts/new/digitalocean/digitalocean_regions.js
+++ b/app/pods/hosts/new/digitalocean/digitalocean_regions.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export default {
         "1gb",
         "4gb",
         "8gb",
-        "512mb",
         "64gb",
         "48gb"
       ],
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ export default {
         "1gb",
         "4gb",
         "8gb",
-        "512mb",
         "64gb",
         "48gb"
       ],
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ export default {
         "1gb",
         "4gb",
         "8gb",
-        "512mb",
         "64gb",
         "48gb"
       ],
@@ -101,7 +98,6 @@ export default {
         "1gb",
         "4gb",
         "8gb",
-        "512mb",
         "64gb",
         "48gb"
       ],
diff --git a/app/pods/hosts/new/digitalocean/route.js b/app/pods/hosts/new/digitalocean/route.js
index bc2da0930..78973e66c 100644
--- a/app/pods/hosts/new/digitalocean/route.js
+++ b/app/pods/hosts/new/digitalocean/route.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default Ember.Route.extend({
     var config = store.createRecord({
       type: 'digitaloceanConfig',
       accessToken: '',
-      size: '512mb',
+      size: '1gb',
       region: 'nyc3',
       image: 'ubuntu-14-04-x64'
     });
diff --git a/app/styles/host.scss b/app/styles/host.scss
index 70288f85d..149d868a0 100644
--- a/app/styles/host.scss
+++ b/app/styles/host.scss
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ $instance_action: #ededed;
   .host-info {
     padding: 5px;
     text-align: center;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #f9fafc;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $host_border;
 
     .host-info-item {
       margin-top: 5px;
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ $instance_action: #ededed;
   .machine-info {
     vertical-align: middle;
     text-align: center;
-    line-height: 90px;
+    padding: 10px;
+    white-space: normal;
     color: #d2d7de;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/utils/cattle.js b/app/utils/cattle.js
index 031793cf8..6d6334e09 100644
--- a/app/utils/cattle.js
+++ b/app/utils/cattle.js
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ var TransitioningResource = Resource.extend({
   transitioningMessage: null,
   transitioningProgress: null,
   isTransitioning: Ember.computed.equal('transitioning','yes'),
+  isError: Ember.computed.equal('transitioning','error'),
 
   replaceWith: function() {
     this._super.apply(this,arguments);
@@ -193,8 +194,6 @@ var TransitioningResourceController = ResourceController.extend({
     return state.substr(0,1).toUpperCase() + state.substr(1);
   }.property('state'),
 
-  isError: Ember.computed.equal('transitioning','error'),
-
   showTransitioningMessage: function() {
     var trans = this.get('transitioning');
     return (trans === 'yes' || trans === 'error') && (this.get('transitioningMessage')||'').length > 0;