Index: modules/dav/fs/repos.c
===================================================================
--- modules/dav/fs/repos.c	(revision 607949)
+++ modules/dav/fs/repos.c	(working copy)
@@ -350,6 +350,12 @@
     if (status != APR_SUCCESS) {
         apr_file_close(inf);
 
+        if(APR_STATUS_IS_ENOENT(status)) {
+            return dav_new_error(p, HTTP_CONFLICT, 0,
+                                 "Could not open file for writing; "
+                                 "intermediate collection does not exist.");
+        }
+
         return dav_new_error(p, MAP_IO2HTTP(status), 0,
                              "Could not open file for writing");
     }
Index: modules/dav/main/mod_dav.c
===================================================================
--- modules/dav/main/mod_dav.c	(revision 607949)
+++ modules/dav/main/mod_dav.c	(working copy)
@@ -2631,6 +2631,10 @@
         return dav_error_response(r, lookup.rnew->status,
                                   "Destination URI had an error.");
     }
+    if (!dav_get_provider(lookup.rnew)) {
+	 return dav_error_response(r, HTTP_FORBIDDEN,
+				   "Destination URI had an error.");
+    }
 
     /* Resolve destination resource */
     err = dav_get_resource(lookup.rnew, 0 /* label_allowed */,