diff --git a/lilik_container.py b/lilik_container.py
index 93051f0..f8c361c 100644
--- a/lilik_container.py
+++ b/lilik_container.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class LilikContainer(object):
     A generic lxc container manipulation object based on python-lxc
     """
     def __init__(self, module):
+	self.module = module
         self.state = module.params['state']
         self.name = module.params['name']
         self.template = module.params['template']
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class LilikContainer(object):
         self.lvname = module.params['lv_name']
         self.vgname = module.params['vg_name']
         self.fstype = module.params['fs_type']
-        self.fssize = module.params['fssize']
+        self.fssize = module.params['fs_size']
 
     def create_container(self):
         """
@@ -78,15 +79,21 @@ class LilikContainer(object):
            'lvname': self.lvname,
            'vgname': self.vgname,
            'fstype': self.fstype,
-           'fssize': self.fssize
+           'fssize': self.fssize,
+           'bdev' : self.backing_store,
         }
+        try:
+            import lxc
+        except ImportError:
+            self.module.fail_json(changed=False, msg='Error importing lxc')
 
         container = lxc.Container(name = self.name)
 
+        # TODO: python2-lxc does not like bdevtype but python-lxc does
         return container.create(
                     template = self.template,
                     args = container_options,
-                    bdevtype=self.backing_store
+#                    bdevtype = self.backing_store
                )
 
 def main():
@@ -95,7 +102,8 @@ def main():
         argument_spec = dict(
             backing_store = dict(
                                 default='dir',
-                                choices=['dir', 'lvm', 'loop', 'btrsf', 'overlayfs', 'zfs', type='str'],
+                                choices=['dir', 'lvm', 'loop', 'btrsf', 'overlayfs', 'zfs',],
+                                type='str',
             ),
             container_command = dict(
                                     type='str',
@@ -188,10 +196,11 @@ def main():
             try:
                 new_container = container.create_container()
                 module.exit_json(changed=True)
-            except Exception:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(
                         changed=False,
-                        msg='An excption was raised while creating the container'
+                        msg='An excption was raised while creating the container',
+                        exception_message=str(e),
                 )
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':