diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs.go b/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs.go
index 12b7a77fb3..2b7aa1b68a 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type Driver struct {
 func Init(root string) (graphdriver.Driver, error) {
 	// Try to load the aufs kernel module
 	if err := supportsAufs(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, graphdriver.ErrNotSupported
 	}
 	paths := []string{
 		"mnt",
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs_test.go b/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs_test.go
index 1ffa264aa1..dab5aecc41 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs_test.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/aufs/aufs_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var (
 func testInit(dir string, t *testing.T) graphdriver.Driver {
 	d, err := Init(dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err == ErrAufsNotSupported {
+		if err == graphdriver.ErrNotSupported {
 			t.Skip(err)
 		} else {
 			t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go
index 4d195537eb..614dc1ff06 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/btrfs/btrfs.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func Init(home string) (graphdriver.Driver, error) {
 	}
 
 	if buf.Type != 0x9123683E {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a btrfs filesystem", rootdir)
+		return nil, graphdriver.ErrNotSupported
 	}
 
 	return &Driver{
diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/driver.go b/daemon/graphdriver/driver.go
index 80bf8a0143..96f8d3ab3e 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/driver.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/driver.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package graphdriver
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/archive"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/utils"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 )
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ var (
 		"devicemapper",
 		"vfs",
 	}
+
+	ErrNotSupported = errors.New("driver not supported")
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ func GetDriver(name, home string) (Driver, error) {
 	if initFunc, exists := drivers[name]; exists {
 		return initFunc(path.Join(home, name))
 	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("No such driver: %s", name)
+	return nil, ErrNotSupported
 }
 
 func New(root string) (driver Driver, err error) {
@@ -74,9 +76,12 @@ func New(root string) (driver Driver, err error) {
 
 	// Check for priority drivers first
 	for _, name := range priority {
-		if driver, err = GetDriver(name, root); err != nil {
-			utils.Debugf("Error loading driver %s: %s", name, err)
-			continue
+		driver, err = GetDriver(name, root)
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == ErrNotSupported {
+				continue
+			}
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		return driver, nil
 	}
@@ -84,9 +89,12 @@ func New(root string) (driver Driver, err error) {
 	// Check all registered drivers if no priority driver is found
 	for _, initFunc := range drivers {
 		if driver, err = initFunc(root); err != nil {
-			continue
+			if err == ErrNotSupported {
+				continue
+			}
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		return driver, nil
 	}
-	return nil, err
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("No supported storage backend found")
 }