diff --git a/cli/multisig.go b/cli/multisig.go
index e2ff4e5a7..57f6c2c03 100644
--- a/cli/multisig.go
+++ b/cli/multisig.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"text/tabwriter"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/abi"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/builtin"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/util/adt"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
@@ -231,10 +232,10 @@ var msigInspectCmd = &cli.Command{
 			})
 
 			w := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 8, 4, 0, ' ', 0)
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "ID\tState\tTo\tValue\tMethod\tParams\n")
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "ID\tState\tApprovals\tTo\tValue\tMethod\tParams\n")
 			for _, txid := range txids {
 				tx := pending[txid]
-				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%d\t%s\t%s\t%s\t%d\t%x\n", txid, state(tx), tx.To, types.FIL(tx.Value), tx.Method, tx.Params)
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%d\t%s\t%d\t%s\t%s\t%d\t%x\n", txid, state(tx), len(tx.Approved), tx.To, types.FIL(tx.Value), tx.Method, tx.Params)
 			}
 			if err := w.Flush(); err != nil {
 				return xerrors.Errorf("flushing output: %+v", err)
@@ -355,6 +356,15 @@ var msigProposeCmd = &cli.Command{
 			from = defaddr
 		}
 
+		act, err := api.StateGetActor(ctx, msig, types.EmptyTSK)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to look up multisig %s: %w", msig, err)
+		}
+
+		if act.Code != builtin.MultisigActorCodeID {
+			return fmt.Errorf("actor %s is not a multisig actor", msig)
+		}
+
 		msgCid, err := api.MsigPropose(ctx, msig, dest, types.BigInt(value), from, method, params)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/cli/state.go b/cli/state.go
index 5e9952685..c8daade15 100644
--- a/cli/state.go
+++ b/cli/state.go
@@ -562,10 +562,30 @@ var stateGetActorCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
+		var strtype string
+		switch a.Code {
+		case builtin.AccountActorCodeID:
+			strtype = "account"
+		case builtin.MultisigActorCodeID:
+			strtype = "multisig"
+		case builtin.CronActorCodeID:
+			strtype = "cron"
+		case builtin.InitActorCodeID:
+			strtype = "init"
+		case builtin.StorageMinerActorCodeID:
+			strtype = "miner"
+		case builtin.StorageMarketActorCodeID:
+			strtype = "market"
+		case builtin.StoragePowerActorCodeID:
+			strtype = "power"
+		default:
+			strtype = "unknown"
+		}
+
 		fmt.Printf("Address:\t%s\n", addr)
 		fmt.Printf("Balance:\t%s\n", types.FIL(a.Balance))
 		fmt.Printf("Nonce:\t\t%d\n", a.Nonce)
-		fmt.Printf("Code:\t\t%s\n", a.Code)
+		fmt.Printf("Code:\t\t%s (%s)\n", a.Code, strtype)
 		fmt.Printf("Head:\t\t%s\n", a.Head)
 
 		return nil