diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconfig b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconfig
index 76a0fd72..07f6431f 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeconfig
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeconfig
@@ -202,12 +202,14 @@ else:
     for path in queryparms:
         if options.comparedefault:
             continue
-        client.print_attrib_path(path, session, list(queryparms[path]),
-                                 NullOpt(), queryparms[path])
+        rc = client.print_attrib_path(path, session, list(queryparms[path]),
+                                      NullOpt(), queryparms[path])
+        if rc:
+            sys.exit(rc)
     if printsys or options.exclude:
         if printsys == 'all':
             printsys = []
         path = '/noderange/{0}/configuration/system/all'.format(noderange)
-        client.print_attrib_path(path, session, printsys,
-                                 options)
+        rcode = client.print_attrib_path(path, session, printsys,
+                                         options)
 sys.exit(rcode)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/confluent_client/confluent/client.py b/confluent_client/confluent/client.py
index c7d4b569..6b3ae129 100644
--- a/confluent_client/confluent/client.py
+++ b/confluent_client/confluent/client.py
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ def print_attrib_path(path, session, requestargs, options, rename=None):
             for attr, val in sorted(
                     res['databynode'][node].items(),
                     key=lambda (k, v): v.get('sortid', k) if isinstance(v, dict) else k):
+                if attr == 'error':
+                    sys.stderr.write('{0}: Error: {1}\n'.format(node, val))
+                    continue
+                if attr == 'errorcode':
+                    exitcode |= val
+                    continue
                 seenattributes.add(attr)
                 if rename:
                     printattr = rename.get(attr, attr)