diff --git a/orchestra/apps/orchestration/methods.py b/orchestra/apps/orchestration/methods.py
index 634a08a2..263d2dbb 100644
--- a/orchestra/apps/orchestration/methods.py
+++ b/orchestra/apps/orchestration/methods.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ def BashSSH(backend, log, server, cmds):
     remote_path = "%s.remote" % path
     log.script = '# %s\n%s' % (remote_path, script)
     log.save(update_fields=['script'])
-    
+    if not cmds:
+        return
     channel = None
     ssh = None
     try:
diff --git a/orchestra/apps/webapps/backends/phpfcgid.py b/orchestra/apps/webapps/backends/phpfcgid.py
index 0552d15d..a6447a70 100644
--- a/orchestra/apps/webapps/backends/phpfcgid.py
+++ b/orchestra/apps/webapps/backends/phpfcgid.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class PHPFcgidBackend(WebAppServiceMixin, ServiceController):
         self.delete_webapp_dir(context)
     
     def commit(self):
+        if not self.cmds:
+            return
         super(PHPFcgidBackend, self).commit()
         self.append("[[ $UPDATED_APACHE == 1 ]] && { service apache2 reload; }")
     
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ class PHPFcgidBackend(WebAppServiceMixin, ServiceController):
         context = super(PHPFcgidBackend, self).get_context(webapp)
         init_vars = self.get_php_init_vars(webapp)
         if init_vars:
-            init_vars = [ '%s="%s"' % (k,v) for v,k in init_vars.iteritems() ]
+            init_vars = [ '%s="%s"' % (k,v) for v,k in init_vars ]
             init_vars = ', -d '.join(init_vars)
             context['init_vars'] = '-d %s' % init_vars
         else:
diff --git a/orchestra/apps/webapps/backends/phpfpm.py b/orchestra/apps/webapps/backends/phpfpm.py
index eb5e001a..5fe378d2 100644
--- a/orchestra/apps/webapps/backends/phpfpm.py
+++ b/orchestra/apps/webapps/backends/phpfpm.py
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@ class PHPFPMBackend(WebAppServiceMixin, ServiceController):
             }""" % context))
     
     def delete(self, webapp):
+        if not self.valid_directive(webapp):
+            return
         context = self.get_context(webapp)
         self.append("rm '%(fpm_path)s'" % context)
         self.delete_webapp_dir(context)
     
     def commit(self):
+        if not self.cmds:
+            return
         super(PHPFPMBackend, self).commit()
         self.append(textwrap.dedent("""
             [[ $UPDATEDFPM == 1 ]] && {
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ class PHPFPMBackend(WebAppServiceMixin, ServiceController):
             listen.group = {{ group }}
             pm = ondemand
             pm.max_children = 4
-            {% for name,value in init_vars.iteritems %}
+            {% for name,value in init_vars %}
             php_admin_value[{{ name | safe }}] = {{ value | safe }}{% endfor %}"""
         ))
         context.update({