diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 3a85d76..a9fdc75 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -46,8 +46,13 @@ def hostname(name):
     starrs = connect_starrs(
         app.config['STARRS_DB_NAME'], app.config['STARRS_DB_USER'],
         app.config['STARRS_DB_HOST'], app.config['STARRS_DB_PASS'])
-    result = check_hostname(starrs, name)
-    return str(result)
+    valid, available = check_hostname(starrs, name)
+    if not valid:
+        return 'invalid'
+    if not available:
+        return 'taken'
+    else:
+        return 'ok'
 
 
 @app.route("/vm/<string:vmid>")
diff --git a/proxmox.py b/proxmox.py
index d6e930f..2ba2cd6 100644
--- a/proxmox.py
+++ b/proxmox.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def get_user_usage(proxmox, user):
                 usage['cpu'] += int(config['cores'] * config.get('sockets', 1))
                 usage['mem'] += (int(config['memory']) // 1024)
             for disk in get_vm_disks(proxmox, vm['vmid'], config):
-                usage['disk'] += int(disk[1][:-1])
+                usage['disk'] += int(disk[1])
     return usage
 
 
diff --git a/starrs.py b/starrs.py
index 77046df..725cbaa 100644
--- a/starrs.py
+++ b/starrs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import psycopg2
 
-
 def connect_starrs(db, user, host, password):
     try:
         starrs = psycopg2.connect(
@@ -43,12 +42,24 @@ def check_hostname(starrs, hostname):
     try:
         c.execute("BEGIN")
         c.callproc("api.initialize", ('root', ))
-        c.callproc("api.check_dns_hostname", (hostname, 'csh.rit.edu'))
-        results = c.fetchall()
+        c.callproc("api.validate_name", (hostname,))
+        valid = False
+        if hostname == c.fetchall()[0][0]:
+            valid = True
         c.execute("COMMIT")
+        c.execute("BEGIN")
+        c.callproc("api.initialize", ('root', ))
+        c.callproc("api.check_dns_hostname", (hostname, 'csh.rit.edu'))
+        available = False
+        if not c.fetchall()[0][0]:
+            available = True
+        c.execute("COMMIT")
+    except(psycopg2.InternalError):
+        valid = False
+        available = False
     finally:
         c.close()
-    return results[0][0]
+    return valid, available
 
 
 def register_starrs(starrs, name, owner, mac, addr):
diff --git a/static/js/script.js b/static/js/script.js
index 3ef2c7e..170dc05 100644
--- a/static/js/script.js
+++ b/static/js/script.js
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ $("#renew-vm").click(function(){
         credentials: 'same-origin',
         method: 'post'
     }).then((response) => {
-        return swal(`${vmname} is now renewing!`, {
+        return swal(`${vmname} has been renewed!`, {
             icon: "success",
         });
     }).then(() => {
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ $("#create-vm").click(function(){
         }).then((response) => {
             return response.text()
         }).then((text) => {
-            if (text == "False") {
+            if (text == 'ok') {
                 var loader = document.createElement('div');
                 loader.setAttribute('class', 'loader');
                 var info = document.createElement('span');
@@ -431,8 +431,10 @@ $("#create-vm").click(function(){
                         });
                     }
                 });
-            } else {
-                swal("Uh oh...", `That name is already taken! Please try another name.`, "error");
+            } else if (text == 'invalid') {
+                swal("Uh oh...", `That name is not a valid name! Please try another name.`, "error");
+            } else if (text == 'taken') {
+                swal("Uh oh...", `That name is not available! Please try another name.`, "error");
             }
         }).catch(err => {
             if (err) {