diff --git a/blueflood-core/src/main/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/formats/AggregatedPayload.java b/blueflood-core/src/main/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/formats/AggregatedPayload.java
index e3297cc0b..b663000b7 100644
--- a/blueflood-core/src/main/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/formats/AggregatedPayload.java
+++ b/blueflood-core/src/main/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/formats/AggregatedPayload.java
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ private static void validate(AggregatedPayload payload) {
                 metricName = ((BluefloodSet) leafBean).getName();
             }
 
+            if ((metricName.isEmpty()) && (payload.getAllMetricNames().size() > 0)) {
+                metricName = payload.getAllMetricNames().get(0);
+            }
+
             payload.validationErrors.add(new ErrorResponse.ErrorData(payload.getTenantId(), metricName,
                     source, constraintViolation.getMessage()));
         }
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ public List<ErrorResponse.ErrorData> getValidationErrors() {
     /**
      * This method is invoked by the validator automatically
      */
-    @AssertTrue(message="Atleast one of the aggregated metrics(gauges, counters, timers, sets) are expected")
+    @AssertTrue(message="At least one of the aggregated metrics(gauges, counters, timers, sets) are expected")
     private boolean isValid() {
         boolean isGaugePresent = gauges != null && gauges.length > 0;
         boolean isCounterPresent = counters != null && counters.length > 0;
diff --git a/blueflood-http/src/integration-test/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpHandlerIntegrationTest.java b/blueflood-http/src/integration-test/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpHandlerIntegrationTest.java
index d68ae82b6..47379d0e7 100644
--- a/blueflood-http/src/integration-test/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpHandlerIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/blueflood-http/src/integration-test/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpHandlerIntegrationTest.java
@@ -37,18 +37,18 @@
 import java.io.*;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.*;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static com.rackspacecloud.blueflood.TestUtils.*;
 
 public class HttpHandlerIntegrationTest extends HttpIntegrationTestBase {
 
     static private final String TENANT_ID = "acTEST";
+    static private long BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS = Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
+    static private long AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS = Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
 
     //A time stamp 2 days ago
     private final long baseMillis = Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis() - 172800000;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public void testHttpIngestionInvalidPastCollectionTime() throws Exception {
 
         String postfix = getPostfix();
 
-        long time = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS - Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
+        long time = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS - BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
 
         HttpResponse response = postGenMetric(TENANT_ID, postfix, postPath, time );
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ public void testHttpIngestionInvalidPastCollectionTime() throws Exception {
         assertEquals("Number of errors invalid", 3, errorResponse.getErrors().size());
         for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
             assertEquals("Invalid error source", "collectionTime", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getSource());
-            assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than 259200000 milliseconds into the past." +
-                    " Cannot be more than 600000 milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
+            assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than " + BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the past." +
+                    " Cannot be more than " + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getMessage());
         }
 
     }
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public void testHttpIngestionInvalidFutureCollectionTime() throws Exception {
 
         String postfix = getPostfix();
 
-        long time = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS + Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
+        long time = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
 
         HttpResponse response = postGenMetric(TENANT_ID, postfix, postPath, time );
 
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ public void testHttpIngestionInvalidFutureCollectionTime() throws Exception {
         assertEquals("Number of errors invalid", 3, errorResponse.getErrors().size());
         for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
             assertEquals("Invalid error source", "collectionTime", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getSource());
-            assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than 259200000 milliseconds into the past." +
-                    " Cannot be more than 600000 milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
+            assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than " + BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the past." +
+                    " Cannot be more than " + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ public void testHttpIngestionInvalidFutureCollectionTime() throws Exception {
     public void testHttpIngestionPartialInvalidCollectionTime() throws Exception {
         String postfix = getPostfix();
         long validTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        long pastTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS - Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
-        long futureTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS + Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
+        long pastTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS - BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
+        long futureTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
 
         String jsonBody = getJsonFromFile("sample_multi_payload_with_different_time.json", postfix);
         jsonBody = updateTimeStampJson(jsonBody, "\"%TIMESTAMP_1%\"", validTime);
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ public void testHttpIngestionPartialInvalidCollectionTime() throws Exception {
 
         try {
             assertEquals("Should get status 207 from " + String.format(postMultiPath, TENANT_ID), 207, response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() );
-            assertTrue("", errorResponse.getErrors().size() > 0);
+            for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+                assertEquals("Invalid error source", "collectionTime", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getSource());
+                assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than " + BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the past." +
+                        " Cannot be more than " + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getMessage());
+            }
         }
         finally {
             EntityUtils.consume( response.getEntity() ); // Releases connection apparently
@@ -149,8 +153,7 @@ public void testHttpIngestionPartialInvalidCollectionTime() throws Exception {
     @Test
     public void testHttpAggregatedIngestionInvalidPastCollectionTime() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
 
-        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS
-                - Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
+        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS - BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
 
         HttpResponse response = postMetric("333333", postAggregatedPath, "sample_payload.json", timestamp, getPostfix());
         ErrorResponse errorResponse = getErrorResponse(response);
@@ -158,15 +161,14 @@ public void testHttpAggregatedIngestionInvalidPastCollectionTime() throws IOExce
         assertEquals(400, response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
         assertEquals("Number of errors invalid", 1, errorResponse.getErrors().size());
         assertEquals("Invalid error source", "timestamp", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getSource());
-        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than 259200000 milliseconds into the past." +
-                " Cannot be more than 600000 milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
+        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than " + BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the past." +
+                " Cannot be more than " + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testHttpAggregatedIngestionInvalidFutureCollectionTime() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
 
-        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS
-                + Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
+        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
 
         HttpResponse response = postMetric("333333", postAggregatedPath, "sample_payload.json", timestamp, getPostfix());
         ErrorResponse errorResponse = getErrorResponse(response);
@@ -174,8 +176,8 @@ public void testHttpAggregatedIngestionInvalidFutureCollectionTime() throws IOEx
         assertEquals(400, response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
         assertEquals("Number of errors invalid", 1, errorResponse.getErrors().size());
         assertEquals("Invalid error source", "timestamp", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getSource());
-        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than 259200000 milliseconds into the past." +
-                " Cannot be more than 600000 milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
+        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than " + BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the past." +
+                " Cannot be more than " + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -207,8 +209,7 @@ locator, RollupType.COUNTER, new Range( start, end ),
     @Test
     public void testHttpAggregatedMultiIngestionInvalidPastCollectionTime() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
 
-        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS
-                - Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
+        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS - BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
 
         String postfix = getPostfix();
 
@@ -222,16 +223,15 @@ public void testHttpAggregatedMultiIngestionInvalidPastCollectionTime() throws I
 
         assertEquals("Number of errors invalid", 3, errorResponse.getErrors().size());
         assertEquals("Invalid error source", "timestamp", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getSource());
-        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than 259200000 milliseconds into the past." +
-                " Cannot be more than 600000 milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
+        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than " + BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the past." +
+                " Cannot be more than " + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
     }
 
 
     @Test
     public void testHttpAggregatedMultiIngestionInvalidFutureCollectionTime() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
 
-        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS
-                + Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
+        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
 
         String postfix = getPostfix();
 
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ public void testHttpAggregatedMultiIngestionInvalidFutureCollectionTime() throws
 
         assertEquals("Number of errors invalid", 3, errorResponse.getErrors().size());
         assertEquals("Invalid error source", "timestamp", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getSource());
-        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than 259200000 milliseconds into the past." +
-                " Cannot be more than 600000 milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
+        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than " + BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the past." +
+                " Cannot be more than " + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ locator2, RollupType.ENUM, new Range(start, end),
     public void testHttpAggregatedMultiPartialInvalidCollectionTime() throws Exception {
         String postfix = getPostfix();
         long validTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        long pastTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS - Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
-        long futureTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS + Configuration.getInstance().getLongProperty( CoreConfig.AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS );
+        long pastTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - TIME_DIFF_MS - BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
+        long futureTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + TIME_DIFF_MS + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS;
 
         String jsonBody = getJsonFromFile("sample_multi_aggregated_payload_with_different_time.json", postfix);
         jsonBody = updateTimeStampJson(jsonBody, "\"%TIMESTAMP_1%\"", validTime);
@@ -302,11 +302,15 @@ public void testHttpAggregatedMultiPartialInvalidCollectionTime() throws Excepti
         jsonBody = jsonBody.replaceAll("%TENANT_ID_.%", TENANT_ID);
 
         HttpResponse response = httpPost(TENANT_ID, postAggregatedMultiPath, jsonBody );
-        String[] output = getBodyArray(response);
+        ErrorResponse errorResponse = getErrorResponse(response);
 
         try {
             assertEquals("Should get status 207 from " + String.format(postAggregatedMultiPath, TENANT_ID), 207, response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() );
-            assertEquals("", output[0]);
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+                assertEquals("Invalid error source", "timestamp", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getSource());
+                assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Out of bounds. Cannot be more than " + BEFORE_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the past." +
+                        " Cannot be more than " + AFTER_CURRENT_COLLECTIONTIME_MS + " milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getMessage());
+            }
         }
         finally {
             EntityUtils.consume( response.getEntity() ); // Releases connection apparently
@@ -472,7 +476,10 @@ public void testMultiTenantPartialFailureWithoutTenant() throws Exception {
 
         try {
             assertEquals("Should get status 207 from " + String.format(postMultiPath, TENANT_ID), 207, response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
-            assertTrue("No errors found", errorResponse.getErrors().size() > 0);
+            for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+                assertEquals("Invalid error source", "tenantId", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getSource());
+                assertEquals("Invalid error message", "may not be empty", errorResponse.getErrors().get(i).getMessage());
+            }
         }
         finally {
             EntityUtils.consume( response.getEntity() ); // Releases connection apparently
diff --git a/blueflood-http/src/main/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpAggregatedMultiIngestionHandler.java b/blueflood-http/src/main/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpAggregatedMultiIngestionHandler.java
index 478b4fbec..a56a8c0bc 100644
--- a/blueflood-http/src/main/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpAggregatedMultiIngestionHandler.java
+++ b/blueflood-http/src/main/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpAggregatedMultiIngestionHandler.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public void handle(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, FullHttpRequest request) {
                     return;
                 } else {
                     // has some validation errors, response MULTI_STATUS
-                    DefaultHandler.sendResponse(ctx, request, null, HttpResponseStatus.MULTI_STATUS);
+                    DefaultHandler.sendErrorResponse(ctx, request, errors, HttpResponseStatus.MULTI_STATUS);
                     return;
                 }
 
diff --git a/blueflood-http/src/test/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpAggregatedIngestionHandlerTest.java b/blueflood-http/src/test/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpAggregatedIngestionHandlerTest.java
index ec25d0e80..6e85be40f 100644
--- a/blueflood-http/src/test/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpAggregatedIngestionHandlerTest.java
+++ b/blueflood-http/src/test/java/com/rackspacecloud/blueflood/inputs/handlers/HttpAggregatedIngestionHandlerTest.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public void testEmptyTenantId() throws IOException {
         assertEquals("Invalid error message", "may not be empty", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
         assertEquals("Invalid source", "tenantId", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getSource());
         assertEquals("Invalid tenant", "", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getTenantId());
-        assertEquals("Invalid metric name", "", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMetricName());
+        assertEquals("Invalid metric name", "gauge.a.b", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMetricName());
         assertEquals("Invalid status", HttpResponseStatus.BAD_REQUEST, argument.getValue().getStatus());
     }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public void testInvalidFlushInterval() throws IOException {
         assertEquals("Invalid error message", "must be between 0 and 9223372036854775807", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
         assertEquals("Invalid source", "flushInterval", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getSource());
         assertEquals("Invalid tenant", TENANT, errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getTenantId());
-        assertEquals("Invalid metric name", "", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMetricName());
+        assertEquals("Invalid metric name", "gauge.a.b", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMetricName());
         assertEquals("Invalid status", HttpResponseStatus.BAD_REQUEST, argument.getValue().getStatus());
     }
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public void testCollectionTimeInPast() throws IOException {
                 "Cannot be more than 600000 milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
         assertEquals("Invalid source", "timestamp", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getSource());
         assertEquals("Invalid tenant", TENANT, errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getTenantId());
-        assertEquals("Invalid metric name", "", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMetricName());
+        assertEquals("Invalid metric name", "gauge.a.b", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMetricName());
         assertEquals("Invalid status", HttpResponseStatus.BAD_REQUEST, argument.getValue().getStatus());
     }
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public void testCollectionTimeInFuture() throws IOException {
                 "Cannot be more than 600000 milliseconds into the future", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
         assertEquals("Invalid source", "timestamp", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getSource());
         assertEquals("Invalid tenant", TENANT, errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getTenantId());
-        assertEquals("Invalid metric name", "", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMetricName());
+        assertEquals("Invalid metric name", "gauge.a.b", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMetricName());
         assertEquals("Invalid status", HttpResponseStatus.BAD_REQUEST, argument.getValue().getStatus());
     }
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public void testAggregatedMetricsNotSet() throws IOException {
         ErrorResponse errorResponse = getErrorResponse(errorResponseBody);
 
         assertEquals("Number of errors invalid", 1, errorResponse.getErrors().size());
-        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "Atleast one of the aggregated metrics(gauges, counters, timers, sets) " +
+        assertEquals("Invalid error message", "At least one of the aggregated metrics(gauges, counters, timers, sets) " +
                 "are expected", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getMessage());
         assertEquals("Invalid source", "", errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getSource());
         assertEquals("Invalid tenant", TENANT, errorResponse.getErrors().get(0).getTenantId());