diff --git a/public/js/feeds.js b/public/js/feeds.js
index f10c634..2d05c4d 100644
--- a/public/js/feeds.js
+++ b/public/js/feeds.js
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ var STORE = {
         selectedFeeds: [],
         view: 'list',
         status: 'ready',
-        error: ''
+        error: '',
+        errorTitle: ''
     },
     // edit the shared store's state with internal functions...
     toggleCollapsed: function(tag, state) {
@@ -263,6 +264,10 @@ var STORE = {
             LOGGER.verbose('STORE: setStatus() did not change status. Was already set to', status);
         }
     },
+    setErrorTitle: function(msg) {
+        this.state.errorTitle = msg;
+        LOGGER.verbose('STORE: setErrorTitle() triggered with', msg);
+    },
     setError: function(msg) {
         this.setStatus('error');
         this.state.error = msg;
@@ -406,26 +411,39 @@ var MQTT = (function(Store, Session, Settings, Endpoints, Logger, RefreshRate, U
             timer.stop(); // stop the timeout counter
             var response = JSON.parse(message.toString()); // decode stream
             Logger.info('MQTT: received message for: ', response.request.action);
-            Logger.debug('Taken', timer.timeTaken() + 'ms','for partner mqtt (sub.py) client to respond with', response.request.action)
+            Logger.debug('Taken', timer.timeTaken() + 'ms','for partner mqtt (sub.py) client to respond with', response.request.action);
             var result = response.result;
-            switch(response.request.action) {
-                case Endpoints.feedlist:
-                    Logger.debug('STORE: setNodes()');
-                    Store.setFeeds(result);
-                    break;
-                case Endpoints.graph:
-                    GRAPH.plot(response);
-                    break;
-                case Endpoints.saveFeed:
-                    Logger.info('@todo: respond to feed->set Endpoints call');
-                    Logger.debug('API: feed->set()');
-                    break;
-                case Endpoints.deleteFeed:
-                    Logger.info('@todo: respond to feed->delete Endpoints call');
-                    Logger.debug('API: feed->delete()');
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    Logger.debug('MQTT: cannot respond to unrecognized action ', response.request.action);
+            if(result.success === false) {
+                Logger.debug('Error:', result.message, 'Original Request:', response.request);
+                // stop the auto reload of data
+                interruptPublishInterval();
+                Store.setStatus('error');
+                Store.setErrorTitle('API Error');
+                Store.setError('"' + response.request.action + '" failed. Please update your EmonCMS install to handle the required API requests.');
+                // put the graph view back to the list view
+                if(Store.state.view === 'graph') {
+                    // Store.setView('list');
+                }
+            } else {
+                switch(response.request.action) {
+                    case Endpoints.feedlist:
+                        Logger.debug('STORE: setNodes()');
+                        Store.setFeeds(result);
+                        break;
+                    case Endpoints.graph:
+                        GRAPH.plot(response);
+                        break;
+                    case Endpoints.saveFeed:
+                        Logger.info('@todo: respond to feed->set Endpoints call');
+                        Logger.debug('API: feed->set()');
+                        break;
+                    case Endpoints.deleteFeed:
+                        Logger.info('@todo: respond to feed->delete Endpoints call');
+                        Logger.debug('API: feed->delete()');
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        Logger.debug('MQTT: cannot respond to unrecognized action ', response.request.action);
+                }
             }
         });
     }
@@ -589,6 +607,9 @@ var GRAPH = (function (Store, Endpoints, Mqtt, Logger){
 
         // loop through results
         var data = [];
+        if(response.result == "Feed does not exist") {
+            // api doesn't support
+        }
         for (index in response.result) {
             // plot the data points
             var result = response.result[index];
diff --git a/public/views/feeds.php b/public/views/feeds.php
index ba4e99a..6a43a7f 100644
--- a/public/views/feeds.php
+++ b/public/views/feeds.php
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ class="btn btn-outline-info"
         <transition name="fade">
         <h2 class="animate" v-if="false && shared.selectedFeedNames !== ''">Graph: {{ shared.selectedFeedNames }} </h2>
         </transition>
-        <h4 v-if="shared.status === 'error'"> {{ shared.error }} </h4>
-
-        <div style="opacity:.8;z-index:2" class="p-2 font-weight-bold position-absolute bg-light"
+        <div v-if="shared.status === 'error'" class="alert alert-warning">
+            <h4 class="alert-heading"> {{ shared.errorTitle }} </h4>
+            {{ shared.error }}
+        </div>
+        <div id="tooltip" style="opacity:.8;z-index:2" class="p-2 font-weight-bold position-absolute bg-light"
             :style="{top: local.tooltip.top, left: local.tooltip.left, display: local.tooltip.show ? 'block': 'none'}" 
         >
             {{local.tooltip.contents}}
diff --git a/python-client/fake-input.py b/python-client/fake-input.py
index 2e60c76..df8f9f2 100644
--- a/python-client/fake-input.py
+++ b/python-client/fake-input.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 # load settings from .env file
 _dir = path.dirname(path.dirname(path.abspath(__file__)))
 
-if path.isfile(path.join(_dir, 'remoteaccess.env')) :
-    dotenv_path = path.join(_dir, 'remoteaccess.env')
+if path.isfile(path.join(_dir, 'remoteaccess.env.dev')) :
+    dotenv_path = path.join(_dir, 'remoteaccess.env.dev')
 else:
     print('remoteaccess.env not found')
     sys.exit(0)
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ def get_data(url):
     # random integer between 1 and 100
     value = random.randint(1,101)
     # add url parameters to url
-    url = "%s?node=emontx&json={power1:%s}&apikey=%s" % (base_url, value, apikey)
+    url = "%s?node=emontx&json={power2:%s}&apikey=%s" % (base_url, value, apikey)
     # request http response
     response = get_data(url)
     # output response from http request
     print("%s - posted: %s" % (response, value))
     # wait 10s before iterating
-    time.sleep(10)
\ No newline at end of file
+    time.sleep(10)