diff --git a/lib/docs.js b/lib/docs.js
index 70ae3bf29..77f83f21d 100644
--- a/lib/docs.js
+++ b/lib/docs.js
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ exports.run = function({ args, opts }) {
 
   function validationErrors(err) {
     if (err.statusCode === 400) {
-      console.log(err.error);
-      return Promise.reject();
+      return Promise.reject(err.error);
     }
 
     return Promise.reject(err);
diff --git a/rdme.js b/rdme.js
index 51a9f59b7..cb70aff55 100755
--- a/rdme.js
+++ b/rdme.js
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ const parseArgs = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2), {
 require('./cli')(parseArgs._[0], parseArgs._.slice(1), parseArgs)
   .then(() => process.exit())
   .catch(err => {
-    if (err) console.error(err.message.red);
-    if (err.description) console.warn(err.description);
+    if (err) {
+      // `err.message` is from locally thrown Error objects
+      // `err.error` is from remote API errors
+      console.error((err.message || err.error).red);
+      if (err.description) console.warn(err.description);
+      if (err.errors) console.warn(err.errors);
+    }
+
     return process.exit(1);
   });