diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
index 6132fbc84..ddf810613 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'core')
 require 'fog/rackspace/mock_data'
 require 'fog/rackspace/service'
+require 'fog/rackspace/errors'
 
 module Fog
   module Rackspace
@@ -25,21 +26,24 @@ module Fog
           if error.response
             status_code = error.response.status
             unless error.response.body.empty?
-              data = Fog::JSON.decode(error.response.body)
-              message = data.values.first ? data.values.first['message'] : data['message']
+              begin
+                data = Fog::JSON.decode(error.response.body)
+                message = data.values.first ? data.values.first['message'] : data['message']
+              rescue Fog::JSON::LoadError => e
+                data = error.response.body
+              end
             end
           end
 
           new_error = super(error, message)
           new_error.instance_variable_set(:@response_data, data)
-          new_error.instance_variable_set(:@status_code, status_code)          
+          new_error.instance_variable_set(:@status_code, status_code)
           new_error
         end
       end
 
       class InternalServerError < ServiceError; end
       class Conflict < ServiceError; end
-      class NotFound < ServiceError; end
       class ServiceUnavailable < ServiceError; end
 
       class BadRequest < ServiceError
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/block_storage.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/block_storage.rb
index 6b8f78bf8..eeea7034d 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/block_storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/block_storage.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'rackspace'))
 module Fog
   module Rackspace
     class BlockStorage < Fog::Service
+      include Fog::Rackspace::Errors
 
       class IdentifierTaken < Fog::Errors::Error; end
       class ServiceError < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::ServiceError; end
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ module Fog
               :path     => "#{endpoint_uri.path}/#{params[:path]}"
             }))
           rescue Excon::Errors::NotFound => error
-            raise NotFound.slurp error
+            raise NotFound.slurp(error, region)
           rescue Excon::Errors::BadRequest => error
             raise BadRequest.slurp error
           rescue Excon::Errors::InternalServerError => error
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/cdn.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/cdn.rb
index 80ef386d9..2bc8f559b 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/cdn.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/cdn.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ require 'fog/cdn'
 module Fog
   module CDN
     class Rackspace < Fog::Service
-
       requires :rackspace_api_key, :rackspace_username
       recognizes :rackspace_auth_url, :persistent, :rackspace_cdn_ssl, :rackspace_region, :rackspace_cdn_url
 
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ module Fog
           rescue Excon::Errors::HTTPStatusError => error
             raise case error
             when Excon::Errors::NotFound
-              Fog::Storage::Rackspace::NotFound.slurp(error)
+              Fog::Storage::Rackspace::NotFound.slurp(error, region)
             else
               error
             end
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/compute.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/compute.rb
index 8621ea460..0d61e7c92 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/compute.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/compute.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require 'fog/compute'
 module Fog
   module Compute
     class Rackspace < Fog::Service
+      include Fog::Rackspace::Errors
 
       requires :rackspace_api_key, :rackspace_username
       recognizes :rackspace_auth_url, :rackspace_servicenet, :persistent
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ module Fog
           rescue Excon::Errors::HTTPStatusError => error
             raise case error
             when Excon::Errors::NotFound
-              Fog::Compute::Rackspace::NotFound.slurp(error)
+              NotFound.slurp(error, region)
             else
               error
             end
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/compute_v2.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/compute_v2.rb
index 113765c09..1b66ff6f1 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/compute_v2.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/compute_v2.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require 'fog/compute'
 module Fog
   module Compute
     class RackspaceV2 < Fog::Service
+      include Fog::Rackspace::Errors
 
       class ServiceError < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::ServiceError; end
       class InternalServerError < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::InternalServerError; end
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ module Fog
               :path     => "#{endpoint_uri.path}/#{params[:path]}"
             }))
           rescue Excon::Errors::NotFound => error
-            raise NotFound.slurp error
+            raise NotFound.slurp(error, region)
           rescue Excon::Errors::BadRequest => error
             raise BadRequest.slurp error
           rescue Excon::Errors::InternalServerError => error
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/databases.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/databases.rb
index 4a8368881..ae5c0564a 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/databases.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/databases.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'rackspace'))
 module Fog
   module Rackspace
     class Databases < Fog::Service
+      include Fog::Rackspace::Errors
 
       class ServiceError < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::ServiceError; end
       class InternalServerError < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::InternalServerError; end
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ module Fog
               :path     => "#{endpoint_uri.path}/#{params[:path]}"
             }))
           rescue Excon::Errors::NotFound => error
-            raise NotFound.slurp error
+            raise NotFound.slurp(error, region)
           rescue Excon::Errors::BadRequest => error
             raise BadRequest.slurp error
           rescue Excon::Errors::InternalServerError => error
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/errors.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/errors.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0196bd40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/errors.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module Fog
+  module Rackspace
+    module Errors
+
+      def self.included(mod)
+        mod.class_eval <<-'EOS', __FILE__, __LINE__
+          class NotFound < Fog::Service::NotFound
+            attr_reader :region, :status_code
+
+            def to_s
+              status = status_code ? "[HTTP #{status_code}] " : ""
+              message = region ? "resource not found in #{region} region" : super
+              "#{status}#{message}"
+            end
+
+            def self.slurp(error, region=nil)
+              exception = NotFound.new
+              exception.instance_variable_set(:@region, region)
+              exception.instance_variable_set(:@status_code, error.response.status) rescue nil
+              exception
+            end
+          end
+        EOS
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb
index 9fdcfe8d5..7108f81d3 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/load_balancers.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require 'fog/rackspace'
 module Fog
   module Rackspace
     class LoadBalancers < Fog::Service
+      include Fog::Rackspace::Errors
 
       #These references exist for backwards compatibility
       class ServiceError < Fog::Rackspace::Errors::ServiceError; end
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ module Fog
               :path     => "#{endpoint_uri.path}/#{params[:path]}"
             }))
           rescue Excon::Errors::NotFound => error
-            raise NotFound.slurp error
+            raise NotFound.slurp(error, region)
           rescue Excon::Errors::BadRequest => error
             raise BadRequest.slurp error
           rescue Excon::Errors::InternalServerError => error
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
index 074763894..665ff116e 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require 'fog/storage'
 module Fog
   module Storage
     class Rackspace < Fog::Service
+      include Fog::Rackspace::Errors
 
       requires :rackspace_api_key, :rackspace_username
       recognizes :rackspace_auth_url, :rackspace_servicenet, :rackspace_cdn_ssl, :persistent, :rackspace_region
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ module Fog
           rescue Excon::Errors::HTTPStatusError => error
             raise case error
             when Excon::Errors::NotFound
-              Fog::Storage::Rackspace::NotFound.slurp(error)
+              NotFound.slurp(error, region)
             else
               error
             end