diff --git a/pkg/amphoracontrollers/flavors.go b/pkg/amphoracontrollers/flavors.go
index 360f6cb4..5a873a82 100644
--- a/pkg/amphoracontrollers/flavors.go
+++ b/pkg/amphoracontrollers/flavors.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type OctaviaFlavors struct {
 // FlavorProfileData -
 type FlavorProfileData struct {
 	ComputeFlavorID string `json:"compute_flavor"`
+	AmpImageTag     string `json:"amp_image_tag"`
 }
 
 var (
@@ -77,11 +78,11 @@ func getAmphoraFlavors(computeClient *gophercloud.ServiceClient) (map[string]com
 	}
 	allPages, err := computeflavors.ListDetail(computeClient, listOpts).AllPages()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error listing compute flavors: %w", err)
 	}
 	allFlavors, err := computeflavors.ExtractFlavors(allPages)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error extracting compute flavors: %w", err)
 	}
 	amphoraFlavors := make(map[string]computeflavors.Flavor)
 	for _, flavor := range allFlavors {
@@ -96,11 +97,11 @@ func getOctaviaFlavorProfiles(lbClient *gophercloud.ServiceClient) (map[string]f
 	listOpts := flavorprofiles.ListOpts{}
 	allPages, err := flavorprofiles.List(lbClient, listOpts).AllPages()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error listing flavor profiles: %w", err)
 	}
 	allFlavorProfiles, err := flavorprofiles.ExtractFlavorProfiles(allPages)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error extracting flavor profiles: %w", err)
 	}
 	flavorProfiles := make(map[string]flavorprofiles.FlavorProfile)
 	for _, flavorProfile := range allFlavorProfiles {
@@ -113,11 +114,11 @@ func getOctaviaFlavors(lbClient *gophercloud.ServiceClient) (map[string]flavors.
 	listOpts := flavors.ListOpts{}
 	allPages, err := flavors.List(lbClient, listOpts).AllPages()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error listing flavors: %w", err)
 	}
 	allFlavors, err := flavors.ExtractFlavors(allPages)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error extracting flavors: %w", err)
 	}
 	flavors := make(map[string]flavors.Flavor)
 	for _, flavor := range allFlavors {
@@ -129,17 +130,17 @@ func getOctaviaFlavors(lbClient *gophercloud.ServiceClient) (map[string]flavors.
 func ensureFlavors(osclient *openstack.OpenStack, log *logr.Logger, instance *octaviav1.OctaviaAmphoraController) (string, error) {
 	computeClient, err := octavia.GetComputeClient(osclient)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error getting compute client: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	lbClient, err := octavia.GetLoadBalancerClient(osclient)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error getting loadbalancer client: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	amphoraFlavors, err := getAmphoraFlavors(computeClient)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error getting amphora flavors: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	isPublic := false
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ func ensureFlavors(osclient *openstack.OpenStack, log *logr.Logger, instance *oc
 			log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Creating Amphora flavor \"%s\"", flavorOpts.Name))
 			flavor, err := computeflavors.Create(computeClient, flavorOpts).Extract()
 			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("error creating amphora flavor \"%s\": %w", flavorOpts.Name, err)
 			}
 			amphoraFlavors[flavorOpts.Name] = *flavor
 			if idx == 0 {
@@ -200,14 +201,15 @@ func ensureFlavors(osclient *openstack.OpenStack, log *logr.Logger, instance *oc
 	// Get Octavia FlavorProfiles and Flavors
 	flavorProfileMap, err := getOctaviaFlavorProfiles(lbClient)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error getting flavor profiles: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	flavorMap, err := getOctaviaFlavors(lbClient)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error getting flavors: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	flavorSuccess := false
 	for _, flavorOpts := range flavorsCreateOpts {
 		// Create FlavorProfiles if they don't exist
 
@@ -217,6 +219,13 @@ func ensureFlavors(osclient *openstack.OpenStack, log *logr.Logger, instance *oc
 			flavorProfileData := FlavorProfileData{
 				ComputeFlavorID: amphoraFlavors[flavorOpts.Name].ID,
 			}
+
+			if amphoraFlavors[flavorOpts.Name].VCPUs == 1 {
+				flavorProfileData.AmpImageTag = octavia.AmphoraImageTag
+			} else {
+				flavorProfileData.AmpImageTag = octavia.AmphoraImageVertTag
+			}
+
 			fpDataJSON, err := json.Marshal(flavorProfileData)
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", err
@@ -230,7 +239,12 @@ func ensureFlavors(osclient *openstack.OpenStack, log *logr.Logger, instance *oc
 			log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Creating Octavia flavor profile \"%s\"", flavorProfileCreateOpts.Name))
 			fp, err := flavorprofiles.Create(lbClient, flavorProfileCreateOpts).Extract()
 			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
+				errFmt := fmt.Errorf("error creating flavor profile: %w", err)
+				log.Error(errFmt, fmt.Sprintf("Amphora image might be missing or not "+
+					"tagged correctly. Skipping configuration of octavia "+
+					"flavor profile %s and octavia flavor %s.",
+					flavorProfileCreateOpts.Name, name))
+				continue
 			}
 			flavorProfileMap[fp.Name] = *fp
 		}
@@ -246,11 +260,14 @@ func ensureFlavors(osclient *openstack.OpenStack, log *logr.Logger, instance *oc
 			log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Creating Octavia flavor \"%s\"", flavorCreateOpts.Name))
 			_, err := flavors.Create(lbClient, flavorCreateOpts).Extract()
 			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("error creating flavor \"%s\": %w", flavorCreateOpts.Name, err)
 			}
 		}
+		flavorSuccess = true
+	}
+	if !flavorSuccess {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("none of the Octavia flavors could be configured because of errors. last error: %w", err)
 	}
-
 	return defaultFlavorID, nil
 }
 
@@ -260,12 +277,12 @@ func ensureFlavors(osclient *openstack.OpenStack, log *logr.Logger, instance *oc
 func EnsureFlavors(ctx context.Context, instance *octaviav1.OctaviaAmphoraController, log *logr.Logger, helper *helper.Helper) (string, error) {
 	osclient, err := octavia.GetOpenstackClient(ctx, instance.Namespace, helper)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error while getting a service client when creating flavors: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error while getting a service client when creating flavors: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	defaultNovaFlavorID, err := ensureFlavors(osclient, log, instance)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error while creating flavors: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error while creating flavors: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return defaultNovaFlavorID, nil