diff --git a/client-provisioner/provisioner_lib/libvirt_schema.py b/client-provisioner/provisioner_lib/libvirt_schema.py
index a892e2e2..fa3b6fae 100755
--- a/client-provisioner/provisioner_lib/libvirt_schema.py
+++ b/client-provisioner/provisioner_lib/libvirt_schema.py
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 #  * vm_memory
 #  * vm_vcpus
 #  * vm_architecture
-libvirt_header = """
-<domain type='kvm'>
+libvirt_header = """<domain type='kvm'>
   <name>{vm_name}</name>
   <uuid>{vm_uuid}</uuid>
   <description>{vm_description}</description>
@@ -57,14 +56,11 @@ libvirt_header = """
 """
 
 # File footer, closing devices and domain elements
-libvirt_footer = """
-  </devices>
-</domain>
-"""
+libvirt_footer = """  </devices>
+</domain>"""
 
 # Default devices for all VMs
-devices_default = """
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>
+devices_default = """    <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>
     <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
     <rng model='virtio'>
@@ -76,8 +72,7 @@ devices_default = """
 # Serial device
 # Variables:
 #  * vm_name
-devices_serial = """
-    <serial type='pty'>
+devices_serial = """    <serial type='pty'>
       <log file='/var/log/libvirt/{vm_name}.log' append='on'/>
     </serial>
     <console type='pty'/>
@@ -88,13 +83,11 @@ devices_serial = """
 #  * vm_vncport
 #  * vm_vnc_autoport
 #  * vm_vnc_bind
-devices_vnc = """
-    <graphics type='vnc' port='{vm_vncport}' autoport='{vm_vnc_autoport}' listen='{vm_vnc_bind}'/>
+devices_vnc = """    <graphics type='vnc' port='{vm_vncport}' autoport='{vm_vnc_autoport}' listen='{vm_vnc_bind}'/>
 """
 
 # VirtIO SCSI device
-devices_scsi_controller = """
-    <controller type='scsi' index='0' model='virtio-scsi'/>
+devices_scsi_controller = """    <controller type='scsi' index='0' model='virtio-scsi'/>
 """
 
 # Disk device header
@@ -103,8 +96,7 @@ devices_scsi_controller = """
 #  * disk_pool
 #  * vm_name
 #  * disk_id
-devices_disk_header = """
-    <disk type='network' device='disk'>
+devices_disk_header = """    <disk type='network' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' discard='unmap'/>
       <target dev='{disk_id}' bus='scsi'/>
       <auth username='libvirt'>
@@ -117,19 +109,16 @@ devices_disk_header = """
 # Variables:
 #  * coordinator_name
 #  * coordinator_ceph_mon_port
-devices_disk_coordinator = """
-        <host name='{coordinator_name}' port='{coordinator_ceph_mon_port}'/>
+devices_disk_coordinator = """        <host name='{coordinator_name}' port='{coordinator_ceph_mon_port}'/>
 """
 
 # Disk device footer
-devices_disk_footer = """
-      </source>
+devices_disk_footer = """      </source>
     </disk>
 """
 
 # vhostmd virtualization passthrough device
-devices_vhostmd = """
-    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
+devices_vhostmd = """    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
       <drive name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source file='/dev/shm/vhostmd0'/>
       <target dev='sdz' bus='usb'/>
@@ -141,8 +130,7 @@ devices_vhostmd = """
 # Variables:
 #  * eth_macaddr
 #  * eth_bridge
-devices_net_interface = """
-    <interface type='bridge'>
+devices_net_interface = """    <interface type='bridge'>
       <mac address='{eth_macaddr}'/>
       <source bridge='{eth_bridge}'/>
       <model type='virtio'/>
diff --git a/client-provisioner/provisioner_lib/provisioner.py b/client-provisioner/provisioner_lib/provisioner.py
index 07680fa5..05f73ca6 100755
--- a/client-provisioner/provisioner_lib/provisioner.py
+++ b/client-provisioner/provisioner_lib/provisioner.py
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ def create_vm(self, vm_name, vm_profile):
     if not target_node:
         raise ClusterError("No ready cluster node contains at least {}+512 MB of free RAM".format(vm_data['system_details']['vram_mb']))
 
-    print("Selecting target node {} with {} MB free ram".format(target_node, last_free))
+    print("Selecting target node {} with {} MB free RAM".format(target_node, last_free))
 
     # Verify that all configured networks are present on the cluster
     cluster_networks, _discard = pvc_network.getClusterNetworkList(zk_conn)
@@ -1005,59 +1005,7 @@ def create_vm(self, vm_name, vm_profile):
         vm_memory=vm_data['system_details']['vram_mb'],
         vm_vcpus=vm_data['system_details']['vcpu_count'],
         vm_architecture=system_architecture
-    ).strip()
-
-    # Add default devices
-    vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_default.strip()
-
-    # Add serial device
-    if vm_data['system_details']['serial']:
-        vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_serial.format(
-            vm_name=vm_name
-        ).strip()
-
-    # Add VNC device
-    if vm_data['system_details']['vnc']:
-        if vm_data['system_details']['vnc_bind']:
-            vm_vnc_bind = vm_data['system_details']['vnc_bind']
-        else:
-            vm_vnc_bind = "127.0.0.1"
-
-        vm_vncport = 5900
-        vm_vnc_autoport = "yes"
-
-        vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_vnc.format(
-            vm_vncport=vm_vncport,
-            vm_vnc_autoport=vm_vnc_autoport,
-            vm_vnc_bind=vm_vnc_bind
-        ).strip()
-
-    # Add SCSI controller
-    vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_scsi_controller.strip()
-
-    # Add disk devices
-    monitor_list = list()
-    coordinator_names = config['storage_hosts']
-    for coordinator in coordinator_names:
-        monitor_list.append("{}.{}".format(coordinator, config['storage_domain']))
-
-    ceph_storage_secret = config['ceph_storage_secret_uuid']
-
-    for volume in vm_data['volumes']:
-        vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_disk_header.format(
-            ceph_storage_secret=ceph_storage_secret,
-            disk_pool=volume['pool'],
-            vm_name=vm_name,
-            disk_id=volume['disk_id']
-        ).strip()
-        for monitor in monitor_list:
-            vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_disk_coordinator.format(
-                coordinator_name=monitor,
-                coordinator_ceph_mon_port=config['ceph_monitor_port']
-            ).strip()
-        vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_disk_footer.strip()
-
-    vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_vhostmd.strip()
+    )
 
     # Add network devices
     network_id = 0
@@ -1093,11 +1041,64 @@ def create_vm(self, vm_name, vm_profile):
         vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_net_interface.format(
             eth_macaddr=eth_macaddr,
             eth_bridge=eth_bridge
-        ).strip()
+        )
 
         network_id += 1
 
-    vm_schema += libvirt_schema.libvirt_footer.strip()
+    # Add disk devices
+    monitor_list = list()
+    coordinator_names = config['storage_hosts']
+    for coordinator in coordinator_names:
+        monitor_list.append("{}.{}".format(coordinator, config['storage_domain']))
+
+    ceph_storage_secret = config['ceph_storage_secret_uuid']
+
+    for volume in vm_data['volumes']:
+        vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_disk_header.format(
+            ceph_storage_secret=ceph_storage_secret,
+            disk_pool=volume['pool'],
+            vm_name=vm_name,
+            disk_id=volume['disk_id']
+        )
+        for monitor in monitor_list:
+            vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_disk_coordinator.format(
+                coordinator_name=monitor,
+                coordinator_ceph_mon_port=config['ceph_monitor_port']
+            )
+        vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_disk_footer
+
+    vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_vhostmd
+
+    # Add default devices
+    vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_default
+
+    # Add serial device
+    if vm_data['system_details']['serial']:
+        vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_serial.format(
+            vm_name=vm_name
+        )
+
+    # Add VNC device
+    if vm_data['system_details']['vnc']:
+        if vm_data['system_details']['vnc_bind']:
+            vm_vnc_bind = vm_data['system_details']['vnc_bind']
+        else:
+            vm_vnc_bind = "127.0.0.1"
+
+        vm_vncport = 5900
+        vm_vnc_autoport = "yes"
+
+        vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_vnc.format(
+            vm_vncport=vm_vncport,
+            vm_vnc_autoport=vm_vnc_autoport,
+            vm_vnc_bind=vm_vnc_bind
+        )
+
+    # Add SCSI controller
+    vm_schema += libvirt_schema.devices_scsi_controller
+
+    # Add footer
+    vm_schema += libvirt_schema.libvirt_footer
 
     print("Final VM schema:\n{}\n".format(vm_schema))