diff --git a/addons/bridge.py b/addons/bridge.py
index 7cfdd5a..0f42585 100644
--- a/addons/bridge.py
+++ b/addons/bridge.py
@@ -345,14 +345,9 @@ class bridge(moduleBase):
             if '-' in part:
                 a, b = part.split('-')
                 a, b = int(a), int(b)
-                if (self._handle_reserved_vlan(a) or
-                    self._handle_reserved_vlan(b)):
-                    continue
                 result.extend(range(a, b + 1))
             else:
                 a = int(part)
-                if self._handle_reserved_vlan(a):
-                   continue
                 result.append(a)
         return result
 
@@ -594,8 +589,25 @@ class bridge(moduleBase):
         except Exception, e:
             self.log_warn(str(e))
 
+    def _check_vids(self, ifaceobj, vids):
+        ret = True
+        for v in vids:
+            if '-' in v:
+                va, vb = v.split('-')
+                va, vb = int(va), int(vb)
+                if (self._handle_reserved_vlan(va, ifaceobj.name) or
+                    self._handle_reserved_vlan(vb, ifaceobj.name)):
+                    ret = False
+            else:
+                va = int(v)
+                if self._handle_reserved_vlan(va, ifaceobj.name):
+                   ret = False
+        return ret
+         
     def _apply_bridge_vids(self, bportifaceobj, vids, running_vids, isbridge):
         try:
+            if not self._check_vids(bportifaceobj, vids):
+               return
             if running_vids:
                 (vids_to_del, vids_to_add) = \
                     self._diff_vids(vids, running_vids)
diff --git a/addons/vlan.py b/addons/vlan.py
index b3bde91..3ae9852 100644
--- a/addons/vlan.py
+++ b/addons/vlan.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class vlan(moduleBase):
         vlanid = self._get_vlan_id(ifaceobj)
         if vlanid == -1:
             raise Exception('could not determine vlanid')
-        if self._handle_reserved_vlan(vlanid):
+        if self._handle_reserved_vlan(vlanid, ifaceobj.name):
            return
         vlanrawdevice = self._get_vlan_raw_device(ifaceobj)
         if not vlanrawdevice:
diff --git a/ifupdownaddons/modulebase.py b/ifupdownaddons/modulebase.py
index a602eb5..1ea3311 100644
--- a/ifupdownaddons/modulebase.py
+++ b/ifupdownaddons/modulebase.py
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ class moduleBase(object):
             pass
         return (start, end)
 
-    def _handle_reserved_vlan(self, vlanid):
+    def _handle_reserved_vlan(self, vlanid, logprefix=''):
         """ Helper function to check and warn if the vlanid falls in the
         reserved vlan range """
         if vlanid in range(self._resv_vlan_range[0],
                            self._resv_vlan_range[1]):
-           self.logger.warn('skipping reserved vlan %d' %vlanid +
-                   ' (reserved vlan range %d-%d)' %(self._resv_vlan_range[0],
-                   self._resv_vlan_range[1]))
+           self.logger.error('%s: reserved vlan %d being used'
+                   %(logprefix, vlanid) + ' (reserved vlan range %d-%d)'
+                   %(self._resv_vlan_range[0], self._resv_vlan_range[1]))
            return True
         return False