diff --git a/TestON/core/teston.py b/TestON/core/teston.py
index 3f07691..0925edd 100644
--- a/TestON/core/teston.py
+++ b/TestON/core/teston.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
         '''
         This method will initialize specified component
         '''
+        import importlib
         global driver_options
         self.log.info("Creating component Handle: "+component)
         driver_options = {}
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@
         driver_options ['type'] = driverName
         
         classPath = self.getDriverPath(driverName.lower())
-        driverModule = __import__(classPath, globals(), locals(), [driverName.lower()], -1)
+        driverModule = importlib.import_module(classPath)
         driverClass = getattr(driverModule, driverName)
         driverObject = driverClass()
          
@@ -240,8 +241,10 @@
                 exec code[testCaseNumber][step] in module.__dict__
                 self.stepCount = self.stepCount + 1
             except TypeError,e:
+                print "Exception in the following section of code:"
+                print code[testCaseNumber][step]
                 self.stepCount = self.stepCount + 1
-                self.log.error(e)
+                self.log.exception(e)
             return main.TRUE
         
         if cli.stop:
@@ -442,8 +445,8 @@
             try :
                 import json
                 response_dict = json.loads(response)
-            except Exception , e :
-                print e
+            except Exception, e:
+                main.log.exception(e)
                 main.log.error("Json Parser is unable to parse the string")
             return response_dict
         
@@ -461,7 +464,7 @@
             try :
                 response_dict = xmldict.xml_to_dict("<response> "+str(response)+" </response>")
             except Exception, e:
-                main.log.error(e)
+                main.log.exception(e)
             return response_dict
         
     def dict_to_return_format(self,response,return_format,response_dict):
diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
index c2b3693..328ac0e 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/onosdriver.py
@@ -1590,3 +1590,49 @@
             main.cleanup()
             main.exit()
 
+    def detailed_status(self, log_filename):
+        '''
+        This method is used by STS to check the status of the controller
+        Reports RUNNING, STARTING, STOPPED, FROZEN, ERROR (and reason)
+        '''
+        import re
+        try:
+            self.handle.sendline( "" )
+            self.handle.expect( "\$" )
+            self.handle.sendline( "cd " + self.home )
+            self.handle.expect( "\$" )
+            self.handle.sendline( "service onos status" )
+            self.handle.expect( "\$" )
+            response = self.handle.before
+            if re.search( "onos start/running", response ):
+                # onos start/running, process 10457
+                return 'RUNNING'
+            # FIXME: Implement this case
+            # elif re.search( pattern, response ):
+            #      return 'STARTING'
+            elif re.search( "onos stop/", response ):
+                # onos stop/waiting
+                # FIXME handle this differently?:  onos stop/pre-stop
+                return 'STOPPED'
+            # FIXME: Implement this case
+            # elif re.search( pattern, response ):
+            #      return 'FROZEN'
+            else:
+                main.log.warn( self.name +
+                               " WARNING: status recieved unknown response" )
+                main.log.warn( response )
+                return 'ERROR', "Unknown response: %s" % response
+        except pexpect.TIMEOUT:
+            main.log.exception( self.name + ": Timeout exception in "
+                                "setIpTables function" )
+            return 'ERROR', "Pexpect Timeout"
+        except pexpect.EOF:
+            main.log.error( self.name + ": EOF exception found" )
+            main.log.error( self.name + ":    " + self.handle.before )
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
+        except:
+            main.log.exception( "Unknown error:")
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
+
diff --git a/TestON/drivers/component.py b/TestON/drivers/component.py
index 1e87d03..f05be55 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/component.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/component.py
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 
 
 """
-import re
-from logging import Logger
-
 
 class Component( object ):
 
@@ -35,30 +32,39 @@
     def __init__( self ):
         self.default = ''
         self.wrapped = sys.modules[ __name__ ]
+        self.count = 0
 
     def __getattr__( self, name ):
         """
          This will invoke, if the attribute wasn't found the usual ways.
-          Here it will look for assert_attribute and will execute when AttributeError occurs.
-          It will return the result of the assert_attribute.
+         Here it will look for assert_attribute and will execute when
+         AttributeError occurs.
+         It will return the result of the assert_attribute.
         """
         try:
             return getattr( self.wrapped, name )
-        except AttributeError:
+        except AttributeError as error:
+            # NOTE: The first time we load a driver module we get this error
+            if "'module' object has no attribute '__path__'" in error\
+                    and self.count == 0:
+                self.count += 1
+            else:
+                main.log.error( str(error.__class__) + " " + str(error) )
             try:
-                def experimentHandling( **kwargs ):
+                def experimentHandling( *args, **kwargs ):
                     if main.EXPERIMENTAL_MODE == main.TRUE:
-                        result = self.experimentRun( **kwargs )
-                        main.log.info( "EXPERIMENTAL MODE. API " + str(
-                            name ) + " not yet implemented. Returning dummy values" )
+                        result = self.experimentRun( *args, **kwargs )
+                        main.log.info( "EXPERIMENTAL MODE. API " +
+                                       str( name ) +
+                                       " not yet implemented. " +
+                                       "Returning dummy values" )
                         return result
                     else:
                         return main.FALSE
                 return experimentHandling
             except TypeError as e:
-                main.log.error(
-                    "Arguments for experimental mode does not have key 'retruns'" +
-                    e )
+                main.log.error( "Arguments for experimental mode does not" +
+                                " have key 'retruns'" + e )
 
     def connect( self ):
 
@@ -110,7 +116,8 @@
     def get_version( self ):
         return "Version unknown"
 
-    def experimentRun( self, **kwargs ):
+    def experimentRun( self, *args, **kwargs ):
+        # FIXME handle *args
         args = utilities.parse_args( [ "RETURNS" ], **kwargs )
         return args[ "RETURNS" ]