diff --git a/iaas/digitalocean/iaas.go b/iaas/digitalocean/iaas.go
index 35bd1dbd4b..6a2d0cb686 100644
--- a/iaas/digitalocean/iaas.go
+++ b/iaas/digitalocean/iaas.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (i *digitalOceanIaas) DeleteMachine(m *iaas.Machine) error {
 		// PowerOff force the shutdown
 		action, _, err = i.client.DropletActions.PowerOff(context.Background(), machineId)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
 		}
 	}
 	u, _ := i.base.GetConfigString("url")
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ func (i *digitalOceanIaas) DeleteMachine(m *iaas.Machine) error {
 	defer cancel()
 	err = util.WaitForActive(ctx, i.client, uri)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 	resp, err := i.client.Droplets.Delete(context.Background(), machineId)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != 204 {
 		return errors.New("failed to delete machine")
diff --git a/iaas/digitalocean/iaas_test.go b/iaas/digitalocean/iaas_test.go
index 0ab722122a..021c0eefa9 100644
--- a/iaas/digitalocean/iaas_test.go
+++ b/iaas/digitalocean/iaas_test.go
@@ -122,13 +122,16 @@ func (s *digitaloceanSuite) TestDeleteMachine(c *check.C) {
 		if r.URL.Path == "/v2/droplets/503/actions" {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, `{"action":{"id": 123456, "status": "in-progress", "started_at": "2014-11-04T17:08:03Z", "resource_id": 503, "resource_type": "droplet"}}`)
 		}
+		if r.URL.Path == "/v2/actions/123456" {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, `{"action":{"id": 123456, "status": "completed", "started_at": "2014-11-04T17:08:03Z", "resource_id": 503, "resource_type": "droplet"}}`)
+		}
 	}))
 	defer fakeServer.Close()
 	config.Set("iaas:digitalocean:url", fakeServer.URL)
 	do := newDigitalOceanIaas("digitalocean")
 	machine := iaas.Machine{Id: "503", CreationParams: map[string]string{"projectid": "projid"}}
 	err := do.DeleteMachine(&machine)
-	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil, check.Commentf("%+v", err))
 }
 
 func (s *digitaloceanSuite) TestDeleteMachineFailure(c *check.C) {
@@ -140,6 +143,9 @@ func (s *digitaloceanSuite) TestDeleteMachineFailure(c *check.C) {
 		if r.URL.Path == "/v2/droplets/13/actions" {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, `{"action":{"id": 123456, "status": "in-progress", "started_at": "2014-11-04T17:08:03Z", "resource_id": 13, "resource_type": "droplet"}}`)
 		}
+		if r.URL.Path == "/v2/actions/123456" {
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, `{"action":{"id": 123456, "status": "completed", "started_at": "2014-11-04T17:08:03Z", "resource_id": 503, "resource_type": "droplet"}}`)
+		}
 	}))
 	defer fakeServer.Close()
 	config.Set("iaas:digitalocean:url", fakeServer.URL)