diff --git a/labs/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/GuidHandler.java b/labs/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/GuidHandler.java
index 0847c5c1d3..7de3d7e953 100644
--- a/labs/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/GuidHandler.java
+++ b/labs/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/GuidHandler.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml;
 
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static org.jclouds.util.SaxUtils.currentOrNull;
 import static org.jclouds.util.SaxUtils.equalsOrSuffix;
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public class GuidHandler extends ParseSax.HandlerForGeneratedRequestWithResult<S
    @Override
    public String getResult() {
       try {
-         return guid;
+         return checkNotNull(guid, "guid not present in the response");
       } finally {
          guid = null;
       }
diff --git a/labs/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/RRPoolIDHandler.java b/labs/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/RRPoolIDHandler.java
index 909e591e42..b57f1632c1 100644
--- a/labs/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/RRPoolIDHandler.java
+++ b/labs/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/RRPoolIDHandler.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml;
 
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static org.jclouds.util.SaxUtils.currentOrNull;
 import static org.jclouds.util.SaxUtils.equalsOrSuffix;
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public class RRPoolIDHandler extends ParseSax.HandlerForGeneratedRequestWithResu
    @Override
    public String getResult() {
       try {
-         return rrPoolID;
+         return checkNotNull(rrPoolID, "RRPoolId not present in the response");
       } finally {
          rrPoolID = null;
       }
diff --git a/labs/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/rr_created.xml b/labs/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/rr_created.xml
index 573734d90c..c50e4107da 100644
--- a/labs/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/rr_created.xml
+++ b/labs/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/rr_created.xml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:v01="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/"><soapenv:Header><wsse:Security soapenv:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"><wsse:UsernameToken><wsse:Username>identity</wsse:Username><wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">credential</wsse:Password></wsse:UsernameToken></wsse:Security></soapenv:Header><soapenv:Body><v01:createResourceRecord><transactionID /><resourceRecord ZoneName="jclouds.org." Type="15" DName="mail.jclouds.org." TTL="1800"><InfoValues Info1Value="10" Info2Value="maileast.jclouds.org." /></resourceRecord></v01:createResourceRecord></soapenv:Body></soapenv:Envelope>
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+<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><soap:Body><ns1:createResourceRecordResponse xmlns:ns1="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/"><guid xmlns:ns2="http://schema.ultraservice.neustar.com/v01/">04063D9D54C6A01F</guid></ns1:createResourceRecordResponse></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>
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