diff --git a/lib/gen_print.py b/lib/gen_print.py
index 6b405d7..ad06757 100755
--- a/lib/gen_print.py
+++ b/lib/gen_print.py
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@
             if type(var_value) in (dict, collections.OrderedDict):
                 type_is_dict = 1
         except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        if not type_is_dict:
             try:
                 if type(var_value) is DotDict:
                     type_is_dict = 1
@@ -936,14 +938,26 @@
                           loc_col1_width)
     buffer += sprint_varx(pgm_name_var_name + "_pgid", os.getpgrp(), 0, indent,
                           loc_col1_width)
-    buffer += sprint_varx("uid", str(os.geteuid()) + " (" + os.getlogin() +
+    userid_num = str(os.geteuid())
+    try:
+        username = os.getlogin()
+    except OSError:
+        if userid_num == "0":
+            username = "root"
+        else:
+            username = "?"
+    buffer += sprint_varx("uid", userid_num + " (" + username +
                           ")", 0, indent, loc_col1_width)
     buffer += sprint_varx("gid", str(os.getgid()) + " (" +
                           str(grp.getgrgid(os.getgid()).gr_name) + ")", 0,
                           indent, loc_col1_width)
     buffer += sprint_varx("host_name", socket.gethostname(), 0, indent,
                           loc_col1_width)
-    buffer += sprint_varx("DISPLAY", os.environ['DISPLAY'], 0, indent,
+    try:
+        DISPLAY = os.environ['DISPLAY']
+    except KeyError:
+        DISPLAY = ""
+    buffer += sprint_varx("DISPLAY", DISPLAY, 0, indent,
                           loc_col1_width)
     # I want to add code to print caller's parms.
 
diff --git a/lib/obmc_boot_test.py b/lib/obmc_boot_test.py
index e8f44fe..427aeeb 100755
--- a/lib/obmc_boot_test.py
+++ b/lib/obmc_boot_test.py
@@ -85,10 +85,12 @@
 
     ffdc_prefix += "." + time_string
 
-    ffdc_dir_path = OperatingSystem().get_environment_variable(
-        "FFDC_DIR_PATH")
-    # Add trailing slash.
-    ffdc_dir_path = os.path.normpath(ffdc_dir_path) + os.sep
+    try:
+        ffdc_dir_path = os.environ['FFDC_DIR_PATH']
+        # Add trailing slash.
+        ffdc_dir_path = os.path.normpath(ffdc_dir_path) + os.sep
+    except KeyError:
+        ffdc_dir_path = ""
     BuiltIn().set_global_variable("${FFDC_DIR_PATH}", ffdc_dir_path)
 
     # For each program parameter, set the corresponding AUTOBOOT_ environment