diff --git a/windows/syswow64.py b/windows/syswow64.py
index cf0b8bc..d777163 100644
--- a/windows/syswow64.py
+++ b/windows/syswow64.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def ntquerysysteminformation_syswow64_error_check(result, func, args):
     # Ignore STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH if SystemInformation is None
     if result == STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH and not args[1]:
         return args
-    raise WinproxyError("{0} failed with NTStatus {1}".format(func_name, hex(result)))
+    raise winproxy.WinproxyError("NtQuerySystemInformation failed with NTStatus {0}".format(hex(result)))
 
 @Syswow64ApiProxy(winproxy.NtQuerySystemInformation, errcheck=ntquerysysteminformation_syswow64_error_check)
 # @Syswow64ApiProxy(winproxy.NtQuerySystemInformation)
diff --git a/windows/winobject/object_manager.py b/windows/winobject/object_manager.py
index e8bd1ab..a9161c9 100644
--- a/windows/winobject/object_manager.py
+++ b/windows/winobject/object_manager.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def query_link(linkpath):
 
 class KernelObject(object):
     """Represent an object in the Object Manager namespace"""
-    def __init__(self, path, name, type):
+    def __init__(self, path, name, type=None):
         self.path = path
         self.name = name
         if path and not path.endswith("\\"):
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ class KernelObject(object):
             elif name == "\\": # Ask for root ? return ourself
                 return self
             else:
-                name = name[1:]
-
+                name = name[1:] # Strip the leading \ and go to normal case
         obj = self
         for part in name.split("\\"):
             try:
@@ -187,6 +186,7 @@ class KernelObject(object):
                 if e.code == gdef.STATUS_OBJECT_TYPE_MISMATCH:
                     raise KeyError("Could not find object <{0}> under <{1}> because it is a <{2}>".format(
                                     part, obj.name, obj.type))
+                raise # Something smart to do ?
         return obj