diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 5fd9c0cf..89025569 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ KeyError: ''
  a titlebar
 -audit log did not show confetty activity for starting console
 -read exclusive and full exclusive console access modes
--invalid attributes at create time come out as 500
\ No newline at end of file
+-invalid attributes at create time come out as 500
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/confetty b/confluent_client/bin/confetty
index 8d28a405..e733cc08 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/confetty
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/confetty
@@ -205,6 +205,37 @@ def parse_command(command):
 currchildren = None
 
 
+def print_result(res):
+    for key in res.iterkeys():
+        notes = []
+        if res[key] is None:
+            attrstr = '%s=""' % key
+        elif type(res[key]) == list:
+            attrstr = '%s=%s' % (key, recurse_format(res[key]))
+        elif 'value' in res[key] and res[key]['value'] is not None:
+            attrstr = '%s="%s"' % (key, res[key]['value'])
+        elif 'value' in res[key] and res[key]['value'] is None:
+            attrstr = '%s=""' % key
+        else:
+            if 'isset' in res[key] and res[key]['isset']:
+                attrstr = '%s="********"' % key
+            else:
+                attrstr = '%s=""' % key
+        if res[key] is not None and 'inheritedfrom' in res[key]:
+            notes.append(
+                'Inherited from %s' % res[key]['inheritedfrom'])
+        if res[key] is not None and 'expression' in res[key]:
+            notes.append(
+                ('Derived from expression "%s"' %
+                 res[key]['expression']))
+        if notes:
+            notestr = '(' + ', '.join(notes) + ')'
+            output = '{0:<40} {1:>39}'.format(attrstr, notestr)
+        else:
+            output = attrstr
+        print(output)
+
+
 def do_command(command, server):
     global exitcode
     global target
@@ -247,34 +278,7 @@ def do_command(command, server):
                 if 'errorcode' in res:
                     exitcode = res['errorcode']
                     continue
-                for key in res.iterkeys():
-                    notes = []
-                    if res[key] is None:
-                        attrstr = '%s=""' % key
-                    elif type(res[key]) == list:
-                        attrstr = '%s=%s' % (key, recurse_format(res[key]))
-                    elif 'value' in res[key] and res[key]['value'] is not None:
-                        attrstr = '%s="%s"' % (key, res[key]['value'])
-                    elif 'value' in res[key] and res[key]['value'] is None:
-                        attrstr = '%s=""' % key
-                    else:
-                        if 'isset' in res[key] and res[key]['isset']:
-                            attrstr = '%s="********"' % key
-                        else:
-                            attrstr = '%s=""' % key
-                    if res[key] is not None and 'inheritedfrom' in res[key]:
-                        notes.append(
-                            'Inherited from %s' % res[key]['inheritedfrom'])
-                    if res[key] is not None and 'expression' in res[key]:
-                        notes.append(
-                            ('Derived from expression "%s"' %
-                             res[key]['expression']))
-                    if notes:
-                        notestr = '(' + ', '.join(notes) + ')'
-                        output = '{0:<40} {1:>39}'.format(attrstr, notestr)
-                    else:
-                        output = attrstr
-                    print(output)
+                print_result(res)
     elif argv[0] == 'start':
         targpath = fullpath_target(argv[1])
         nodename = targpath.split('/')[-3]
@@ -360,6 +364,7 @@ def setvalues(attribs):
             if 'errorcode' in res:
                 exitcode = res['errorcode']
             sys.stderr.write('Error: ' + res['error'] + '\n')
+        print_result(res)
 
 
 def parameterize_attribs(attribs):
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py
index ad243d4b..01217f89 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py
@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ def resourcehandler_backend(env, start_response):
         except exc.NotFoundException:
             start_response('404 Not found', headers)
             yield "404 - Request path not recognized"
-        except exc.InvalidArgumentException:
-            start_response('400 Bad Request', headers)
-            yield '400 - Bad Request'
+        except exc.InvalidArgumentException as e:
+            start_response('400 Bad Request - ' + str(e), headers)
+            yield '400 - Bad Request - ' + str(e)
         except exc.TargetEndpointUnreachable:
             start_response('504 Unreachable Target', headers)
             yield '504 - Unreachable Target'
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/sockapi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/sockapi.py
index eac250bf..74e13eee 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/sockapi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/sockapi.py
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ def process_request(connection, request, cfm, authdata, authname, skipauth):
         tlvdata.send(connection, {"errorcode": 404,
                                   "error": "Target not found"})
         tlvdata.send(connection, {"_requestdone": 1})
-    except exc.InvalidArgumentException:
+    except exc.InvalidArgumentException as e:
         tlvdata.send(connection, {"errorcode": 400,
-                                  "error": "Bad Request"})
+                                  "error": "Bad Request - " + str(e)})
         tlvdata.send(connection, {"_requestdone": 1})
     send_response(hdlr, connection)
     return