diff --git a/cmd/basecoin/main.go b/cmd/basecoin/main.go
index d452aeb6f8..4eb4c944c5 100644
--- a/cmd/basecoin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/basecoin/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/basecoin/cmd/commands"
@@ -24,5 +25,9 @@ func main() {
 		commands.AccountCmd,
 		commands.UnsafeResetAllCmd,
 	}
-	app.Run(os.Args)
+	err := app.Run(os.Args)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/commands/tx.go b/cmd/commands/tx.go
index 3c5cebd837..66c5acc0a7 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/tx.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/tx.go
@@ -119,9 +119,11 @@ func cmdSendTx(c *cli.Context) error {
 	fmt.Println(string(wire.JSONBytes(tx)))
 
 	// broadcast the transaction to tendermint
-	if _, _, err := broadcastTx(c, tx); err != nil {
+	data, log, err := broadcastTx(c, tx)
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	fmt.Printf("Response: %X ; %s\n", data, log)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/demo/start.sh b/demo/start.sh
index bfc6872350..af91db2a07 100644
--- a/demo/start.sh
+++ b/demo/start.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function waitForNode() {
 	i=0
         while [ "$ERR" != 0 ]; do
 		if [[ "$i" == 10 ]]; then
-			echo "waited to long for chain to start"
+			echo "waited too long for chain to start"
 			exit 1
 		fi
 		echo "...... still waiting on $addr"