diff --git a/salt/modules/boto_elb.py b/salt/modules/boto_elb.py
index 41ce29fd40..d419fc4589 100644
--- a/salt/modules/boto_elb.py
+++ b/salt/modules/boto_elb.py
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ def _get_conn(region, key, keyid, profile):
             _profile = profile
         key = _profile.get('key', None)
         keyid = _profile.get('keyid', None)
-        region = _profile.get('keyid', None)
+        region = _profile.get('region', None)
 
     if not region and __salt__['config.option']('elb.region'):
         region = __salt__['config.option']('elb.region')
diff --git a/salt/modules/boto_sqs.py b/salt/modules/boto_sqs.py
index b66f0f3d8b..b9913f067d 100644
--- a/salt/modules/boto_sqs.py
+++ b/salt/modules/boto_sqs.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Connection module for Amazon SQS
 
 # Import Python libs
 import logging
+import json
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ def set_attributes(name, attributes, region=None, key=None, keyid=None,
     if not queue_obj:
         log.error('Queue {0} does not exist.'.format(name))
         ret = False
+    if isinstance(attributes, string_types):
+        attributes = json.loads(attributes)
     for attr, val in attributes.iteritems():
         attr_set = queue_obj.set_attribute(attr, val)
         if not attr_set:
diff --git a/salt/states/boto_sqs.py b/salt/states/boto_sqs.py
index e7039af641..69ec9f3338 100644
--- a/salt/states/boto_sqs.py
+++ b/salt/states/boto_sqs.py
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ as a passed in dict, or as a string to pull from pillars or minion config:
     myqueue:
         boto_sqs.present:
             - region: us-east-1
-            - key: GKTADJGHEIQSXMKKRBJ08H
-            - keyid: askdjghsdfjkghWupUjasdflkdfklgjsdfjajkghs
+            - keyid: GKTADJGHEIQSXMKKRBJ08H
+            - key: askdjghsdfjkghWupUjasdflkdfklgjsdfjajkghs
             - attributes:
                 ReceiveMessageWaitTimeSeconds: 20
 
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ as a passed in dict, or as a string to pull from pillars or minion config:
         boto_sqs.present:
             - region: us-east-1
             - profile:
-                key: GKTADJGHEIQSXMKKRBJ08H
-                keyid: askdjghsdfjkghWupUjasdflkdfklgjsdfjajkghs
+                keyid: GKTADJGHEIQSXMKKRBJ08H
+                key: askdjghsdfjkghWupUjasdflkdfklgjsdfjajkghs
 '''
 
 
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ def present(
     name
         Name of the SQS queue.
 
+    attributes
+        A dict of key/value SQS attributes.
+
     region
-        Region to create the queue
+        Region to connect to.
 
     key
         Secret key to be used.
@@ -90,18 +93,19 @@ def present(
         A dict with region, key and keyid, or a pillar key (string)
         that contains a dict with region, key and keyid.
     '''
-    ret = {'name': name, 'result': True, 'comment': '', 'changes': {}}
+    ret = {'name': name, 'result': None, 'comment': '', 'changes': {}}
 
     is_present = __salt__['boto_sqs.exists'](name, region, key, keyid, profile)
 
     if not is_present:
-        ret['comment'] = 'AWS SQS queue {0} is set to be created.'.format(name)
         if __opts__['test']:
-            ret['result'] = None
+            msg = 'AWS SQS queue {0} is set to be created.'.format(name)
+            ret['comment'] = msg
             return ret
         created = __salt__['boto_sqs.create'](name, region, key, keyid,
                                               profile)
         if created:
+            ret['result'] = True
             ret['changes']['old'] = None
             ret['changes']['new'] = {'queue': name}
         else:
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ def absent(
         Name of the SQS queue.
 
     region
-        Region to remove the queue from
+        Region to connect to.
 
     key
         Secret key to be used.
@@ -176,7 +180,6 @@ def absent(
 
     if is_present:
         if __opts__['test']:
-            ret['result'] = None
             ret['comment'] = 'AWS SQS queue {0} is set to be removed.'.format(
                 name)
             return ret