diff --git a/esxi-vm-create b/esxi-vm-create
index a684b80..a8b8090 100755
--- a/esxi-vm-create
+++ b/esxi-vm-create
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ except Exception as e:
 
 try:
     (stdout, stderr) = exec_ssh_command("Check for the Resource Pool", "vim-cmd hostsvc/rsrc/pool_config_get {}".format(POOL), ssh, isVerbose)
-    if stderr.readlines():
+    if not stdout.readlines():
         print("ERROR: Resource Pool '{}' not found.".format(POOL))
         sys.exit(1)
 except Exception as e:
diff --git a/esxi_vm_functions.py b/esxi_vm_functions.py
index 8485115..9294dcd 100755
--- a/esxi_vm_functions.py
+++ b/esxi_vm_functions.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def exec_ssh_command(message, command, ssh, verbose):
 
 def get_esxi_version(ssh, verbose):
     try:
-        (stdin, stdout, stderr) = exec_ssh_command("Get ESXi version", "esxcli system version get |grep Version",
+        (stdout, stderr) = exec_ssh_command("Get ESXi version", "esxcli system version get |grep Version",
                                                    ssh, verbose)
         if re.match("Version", str(stdout.readlines())) is not None:
             print("Unable to determine if this is a ESXi Host")