diff --git a/addons/mstpctl.py b/addons/mstpctl.py
index a36e962..14745cf 100644
--- a/addons/mstpctl.py
+++ b/addons/mstpctl.py
@@ -245,25 +245,6 @@ class mstpctl(moduleBase):
     def _apply_bridge_settings(self, ifaceobj):
         check = False if self.PERFMODE else True
         try:
-            bridgeattrs = {k:v for k,v in
-                            {'treeprio' :
-                            ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('mstpctl-treeprio'),
-                          'ageing' :
-                            ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('mstpctl-ageing'),
-                          'maxage' :
-                            ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('mstpctl-maxage'),
-                          'fdelay' :
-                            ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('mstpctl-fdelay'),
-                          'maxhops' :
-                            ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('mstpctl-maxhops'),
-                          'txholdcount' :
-                            ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('mstpctl-txholdcount'),
-                          'forcevers' :
-                            ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('mstpctl-forcevers'),
-                          'hello' :
-                            ifaceobj.get_attr_value_first('mstpctl-hello')
-                            }.items() if v}
-
             # set bridge attributes
             for attrname, dstattrname in self._attrs_map.items():
                 try:
@@ -346,6 +327,10 @@ class mstpctl(moduleBase):
         for bport in bridgeports:
             self.logger.info('%s: processing mstp config for port %s'
                              %(ifaceobj.name, bport))
+            if not self.ipcmd.link_exists(bport):
+               self.logger.warn('%s: port %s does not exist' %(ifaceobj.name,
+                                bport))
+               continue
             bportifaceobjlist = ifaceobj_getfunc(bport)
             if not bportifaceobjlist:
                continue
@@ -604,7 +589,7 @@ class mstpctl(moduleBase):
 
     def _query_check_bridge_port(self, ifaceobj, ifaceobjcurr):
         if not self.ipcmd.link_exists(ifaceobj.name):
-            self.logger.debug('bridge port %s does not exist' %ifaceobj.name)
+            #self.logger.debug('bridge port %s does not exist' %ifaceobj.name)
             ifaceobjcurr.status = ifaceStatus.NOTFOUND
             return
         # Check if this is a bridge port
@@ -764,6 +749,8 @@ class mstpctl(moduleBase):
                 of interfaces. status is success if the running state is same
                 as user required state in ifaceobj. error otherwise.
         """
+        if ifaceobj.type == ifaceType.BRIDGE_VLAN:
+           return
         op_handler = self._run_ops.get(operation)
         if not op_handler:
            return
diff --git a/ifupdown/scheduler.py b/ifupdown/scheduler.py
index 448b332..247bb76 100644
--- a/ifupdown/scheduler.py
+++ b/ifupdown/scheduler.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ifaceScheduler():
         """ Runs sub operation on an interface """
         ifacename = ifaceobj.name
 
-        if ifupdownobj.type and ifupdownobj.type != ifaceobj.Type:
+        if ifupdownobj.type and ifupdownobj.type != ifaceobj.type:
             return
 
         if (cls._STATE_CHECK and
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ class ifaceScheduler():
                               ifaceobj_getfunc=ifupdownobj.get_ifaceobjs)
                     else:
                         ifupdownobj.logger.debug(msg)
-                        m.run(ifaceobj, op, ifaceobj_getfunc=ifupdownobj.get_ifaceobjs)
+                        m.run(ifaceobj, op,
+                              ifaceobj_getfunc=ifupdownobj.get_ifaceobjs)
             except Exception, e:
-                err = 1
-                ifupdownobj.log_error(str(e))
-                err = 0  # error can be ignored by log_error, in which case
-                         # reset err flag
+                if not ifupdownobj.ignore_error(str(e)):
+                   err = 1
+                   ifupdownobj.logger.warn(str(e))
+                # Continue with rest of the modules
+                pass
             finally:
                 if err or ifaceobj.status == ifaceStatus.ERROR:
                     ifaceobj.set_state_n_status(ifaceState.from_str(op),
@@ -89,8 +91,13 @@ class ifaceScheduler():
                     if 'up' in  op or 'down' in op:
                         cls._SCHED_RETVAL = False
                 else:
+                    # Mark success only if the interface was not already
+                    # marked with error
+                    status = (ifaceobj.status
+                              if ifaceobj.status == ifaceStatus.ERROR
+                              else ifaceStatus.SUCCESS)
                     ifaceobj.set_state_n_status(ifaceState.from_str(op),
-                                                ifaceStatus.SUCCESS)
+                                                status)
 
         if ifupdownobj.config.get('addon_scripts_support', '0') == '1':
             # execute /etc/network/ scripts