diff --git a/gns3server/compute/base_manager.py b/gns3server/compute/base_manager.py
index a96fe2e7..48082e57 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/base_manager.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/base_manager.py
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ class BaseManager:
         # Windows path should not be send to a unix server
         if re.match(r"^[A-Z]:", path) is not None:
             raise NodeError(
-                f"'{path}' is not allowed on this remote server. Please only use a file from '{img_directory}'"
+                f"'{path}' is not allowed on this remote server (Windows path). Please only use a file from '{img_directory}'"
             )
 
         if not os.path.isabs(orig_path):
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index ca593578..d8f0f229 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ class Controller:
         """
 
         if compute_id is None:
-            computes = list(self._computes.values())
+            # get all connected computes
+            computes = [compute for compute in self._computes.values() if compute.connected is True]
             if len(computes) == 1:
                 # return the only available compute
                 return computes[0]
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/compute.py b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
index 35f235cc..40172aaa 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/compute.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class Compute:
                 raise ControllerNotFoundError(msg)
             self._capabilities = response.json
 
-            if response.json["version"].split("-")[0] != __version__.split("-")[0]:
+            if response.json["version"].split("+")[0] != __version__.split("+")[0]:
                 if self._name.startswith("GNS3 VM"):
                     msg = (
                         "GNS3 version {} is not the same as the GNS3 VM version {}. Please upgrade the GNS3 VM.".format(
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/project.py b/gns3server/controller/project.py
index 7107429a..ec5c7184 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/project.py
@@ -524,12 +524,14 @@ class Project:
         template["x"] = x
         template["y"] = y
         node_type = template.pop("template_type")
-        if template.pop("builtin", False) is True:
-            # compute_id is selected by clients for builtin templates
+
+        if compute_id:
+            # use a custom compute_id
             compute = self.controller.get_compute(compute_id)
         else:
-            compute = self.controller.get_compute(template.pop("compute_id", compute_id))
+            compute = self.controller.get_compute(template.pop("compute_id"))
         template_name = template.pop("name")
+        log.info(f'Creating node from template "{template_name}" on compute "{compute.name}" [{compute.id}]')
         default_name_format = template.pop("default_name_format", "{name}-{0}")
         if name is None:
             name = default_name_format.replace("{name}", template_name)