diff --git a/pvc.py b/pvc.py
index 4b4b3ffe..eaae4a20 100755
--- a/pvc.py
+++ b/pvc.py
@@ -467,6 +467,11 @@ def search(dom_name, dom_uuid, long_output):
         dom_name = pvcf.searchClusterByUUID(zk, dom_uuid)
 
     information = pvcf.getInformationFromXML(zk, dom_uuid, long_output)
+
+    if information == None:
+        click.echo('Could not find a domain matching that name or UUID.')
+        return
+
     click.echo(information)
     pvcf.stopZKConnection(zk)
 
diff --git a/pvcf.py b/pvcf.py
index 36ccc3e3..49dd17bd 100644
--- a/pvcf.py
+++ b/pvcf.py
@@ -67,10 +67,14 @@ def stopZKConnection(zk):
 #
 def getInformationFromXML(zk, uuid, long_output):
     # Obtain the contents of the XML from Zookeeper
-    xml = zk.get('/domains/%s/xml' % uuid)[0].decode('ascii')
-    dstate = zk.get('/domains/%s/state' % uuid)[0].decode('ascii')
-    dhypervisor = zk.get('/domains/%s/hypervisor' % uuid)[0].decode('ascii')
-    dlasthypervisor = zk.get('/domains/%s/lasthypervisor' % uuid)[0].decode('ascii')
+    try:
+        xml = zk.get('/domains/%s/xml' % uuid)[0].decode('ascii')
+        dstate = zk.get('/domains/%s/state' % uuid)[0].decode('ascii')
+        dhypervisor = zk.get('/domains/%s/hypervisor' % uuid)[0].decode('ascii')
+        dlasthypervisor = zk.get('/domains/%s/lasthypervisor' % uuid)[0].decode('ascii')
+    except:
+        return None
+
     if dlasthypervisor == '':
         dlasthypervisor = 'N/A'