diff --git a/core/db.js b/core/db.js
index 2ee7982..bac97c9 100644
--- a/core/db.js
+++ b/core/db.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ exports.saveEntry = function(fields, callback){
         connection.query(sqlEmailExists, [data.email], function(err, results) {
             if(!err) {
                 if(results[0]['cnt'] > 0){
-                    callback(true);
+                    callback({email: "Email address already exists"});
                     return;
                 }else{
                     let sql  = "INSERT INTO entries (firstname, lastname, email, country, message, anon, ipv4, image, "
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ exports.saveEntry = function(fields, callback){
                         function(err, results) {
                             connection.release();
                             console.log('this.sql', this.sql); //command/query
-                            if(err) { callback(true); return; }
+                            if(err) { callback({error: "Internal server error"}); return; }
                             callback(false, results);
                         }
                     );
diff --git a/core/entryController.js b/core/entryController.js
index 2b6bae3..e9504af 100644
--- a/core/entryController.js
+++ b/core/entryController.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ exports.createEntry = function(req, res) {
         fields          = {},
         files           = [],
         errorFields     = [],
+        out             = {},
         requiredFields  = ['email', 'firstname', 'anon', 'message'],
         allowedFields   = ['email', 'firstname', 'lastname', 'anon', 'message', 'country', 'beta', 'newsletter', 'pax'];
 
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ exports.createEntry = function(req, res) {
 
                 if(value === undefined || value === ''){
                     errorFields.push(field);
+                    out[field] = "Missing required field";
                 }
             }
 
@@ -171,25 +173,18 @@ exports.createEntry = function(req, res) {
 
         // TODO: ensure valid email format
         if(requiredFields.length > 0 || typeError || sizeError || errorFields.length > 0){
-            let out = {success : false};
+            out ["success"] = false;
+            out['test'] = true;
             if(hasFile){
                 fs.unlinkSync(files[0].path);
             }
 
             if(typeError){
-                out["mimeError"] = "wrong filetype "+files[0].type
+                out["file"] = "Wrong filetype "+files[0].type
             }
 
             if(sizeError){
-                out["sizeError"] = "file size exceeded max size "+form.maxFieldsSize;
-            }
-
-            if(requiredFields.length > 0){
-                out["missingFields"] = requiredFields;
-            }
-
-            if(errorFields.length > 0){
-                out["fieldErrors"] = errorFields;
+                out["file"] = "File size exceeded max size of "+form.maxFieldsSize;
             }
 
             res.status(400).json(out);
@@ -219,7 +214,8 @@ exports.createEntry = function(req, res) {
 
                     res.status(200).json({success : true});
                 }else{
-                    res.status(400).json({success : false, message : "error"});
+                    console.log(err);
+                    res.status(400).json(Object.assign({success : false}, err));
                 }
             });
         }