diff --git a/floating_ips.go b/floating_ips.go
index 4c27347..1163667 100644
--- a/floating_ips.go
+++ b/floating_ips.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package gophercloud
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 )
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 }
 
 func (gsp *genericServersProvider) CreateFloatingIp(pool string) (FloatingIp, error) {
-	var fip *FloatingIp
+	fip := new(FloatingIp)
 
 	err := gsp.context.WithReauth(gsp.access, func() error {
 		url := gsp.endpoint + "/os-floating-ips"
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@
 		})
 	})
 
+	if fip.Ip == "" {
+		return *fip, errors.New("Error creating floating IP")
+	}
+
 	return *fip, err
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@
 
 func (gsp *genericServersProvider) DeleteFloatingIp(ip FloatingIp) error {
 	return gsp.context.WithReauth(gsp.access, func() error {
-		ep := fmt.Sprintf("%s/os-floating-ips/%s", gsp.endpoint, ip.Id)
+		ep := fmt.Sprintf("%s/os-floating-ips/%d", gsp.endpoint, ip.Id)
 		return perigee.Delete(ep, perigee.Options{
 			CustomClient: gsp.context.httpClient,
 			MoreHeaders: map[string]string{
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@
 }
 
 type FloatingIp struct {
-	Id         string `json:"id"`
+	Id         int    `json:"id"`
 	Pool       string `json:"pool"`
 	Ip         string `json:"ip"`
 	FixedIp    string `json:"fixed_ip"`