diff --git a/galasa-managers-parent/galasa-managers-cloud-parent/dev.galasa.openstack.manager/src/main/java/dev/galasa/openstack/manager/internal/OpenstackHttpClient.java b/galasa-managers-parent/galasa-managers-cloud-parent/dev.galasa.openstack.manager/src/main/java/dev/galasa/openstack/manager/internal/OpenstackHttpClient.java
index 9e6677bb4..333a1e9df 100644
--- a/galasa-managers-parent/galasa-managers-cloud-parent/dev.galasa.openstack.manager/src/main/java/dev/galasa/openstack/manager/internal/OpenstackHttpClient.java
+++ b/galasa-managers-parent/galasa-managers-cloud-parent/dev.galasa.openstack.manager/src/main/java/dev/galasa/openstack/manager/internal/OpenstackHttpClient.java
@@ -496,9 +496,7 @@ public Port retrievePort(@NotNull String deviceId) throws OpenstackManagerExcept
                 PortsResponse portsResponse = this.gson.fromJson(entity, PortsResponse.class);
                 if (portsResponse != null && portsResponse.ports != null) {
                     for (Port port : portsResponse.ports) {
-                        logger.debug("Available port - ID: " + port.id + " Device ID: " + port.device_id);
                         if (deviceId.equals(port.device_id)) {
-                            logger.debug("Port selected that matches our device ID: " + port.id);
                             return port;
                         }
                     }
@@ -616,8 +614,6 @@ public Floatingip allocateFloatingip(Port port, Network network) throws Openstac
         try {
             checkToken();
 
-            logger.debug("Attempting to allocate a floating ID with port ID: " + port.id + " and network ID: " + network.id);
-
             Floatingip fip = new Floatingip();
             fip.port_id = port.id;
             fip.floating_network_id = network.id;
@@ -636,8 +632,6 @@ public Floatingip allocateFloatingip(Port port, Network network) throws Openstac
                 StatusLine status = response.getStatusLine();
                 String entity = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity());
 
-                logger.debug("Response body: " + entity);
-
                 if (status.getStatusCode() != HttpStatus.SC_CREATED) {
                     throw new OpenstackManagerException("OpenStack create floating ip failed - " + status);
                 }
@@ -657,8 +651,6 @@ public Floatingip allocateFloatingip(Port port, Network network) throws Openstac
 
     public Network findExternalNetwork(String externalNetwork) throws OpenstackManagerException {
 
-        logger.debug("External network name from the CPS: " + externalNetwork);
-
         try {
             checkToken();
 
@@ -678,15 +670,8 @@ public Network findExternalNetwork(String externalNetwork) throws OpenstackManag
                 Networks networks = this.gson.fromJson(entity, Networks.class);
                 if (networks != null && networks.networks != null) {
                     for (Network network : networks.networks) {
-                        logger.debug("Available network - ID: " + network.id + " Name: " + network.name + " External? " + network.route_external);
                         if (externalNetwork != null && externalNetwork.equals(network.name)) {
-                            logger.debug("Selected network: " + network.id);
                             return network;
-                        } else {
-                            if (network.route_external) {
-                                logger.debug("External network name was not provided in CPS or no match was found. Selected network: " + network.id);
-                                return network;
-                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/galasa-managers-parent/galasa-managers-cloud-parent/dev.galasa.openstack.manager/src/main/java/dev/galasa/openstack/manager/internal/OpenstackServerImpl.java b/galasa-managers-parent/galasa-managers-cloud-parent/dev.galasa.openstack.manager/src/main/java/dev/galasa/openstack/manager/internal/OpenstackServerImpl.java
index 338f96a04..9434937c2 100644
--- a/galasa-managers-parent/galasa-managers-cloud-parent/dev.galasa.openstack.manager/src/main/java/dev/galasa/openstack/manager/internal/OpenstackServerImpl.java
+++ b/galasa-managers-parent/galasa-managers-cloud-parent/dev.galasa.openstack.manager/src/main/java/dev/galasa/openstack/manager/internal/OpenstackServerImpl.java
@@ -317,8 +317,10 @@ protected void createServer(ServerRequest serverRequest) throws OpenstackManager
 
             // *** Locate the external network
             String networkName = OpenStackNetworkName.get();
+            if (networkName == null) {
+                throw new OpenstackManagerException("The external network name to allocate a floatingip on was not provided in the CPS");
+            }
             Network network = this.openstackHttpClient.findExternalNetwork(networkName);
-
             if (network == null) {
                 throw new OpenstackManagerException("Unable to select an external network to allocate a floatingip on");
             }