diff --git a/src/freeseer/frontend/controller/configuration/configuration.py b/src/freeseer/frontend/controller/configuration/configuration.py
index 99f263c2..0dc6954e 100644
--- a/src/freeseer/frontend/controller/configuration/configuration.py
+++ b/src/freeseer/frontend/controller/configuration/configuration.py
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ def create_profile():
     pattern = '^\w+$'
     profile_name = request.form['name']
     if not re.match(pattern, profile_name):
-        raise HTTPError('Invalid Profile Name: {}'.format(profile_name), 400)
+        raise HTTPError(400, 'Invalid Profile Name: {}'.format(profile_name))
 
     try:
         settings.profile_manager.create(profile_name)
     except ProfileAlreadyExists:
-        raise HTTPError('Profile Already Exists', 400)
+        raise HTTPError(400, 'Profile Already Exists')
     return ''
 
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def delete_profile(profile):
     try:
         settings.profile_manager.delete(profile)
     except ProfileDoesNotExist:
-        HTTPError('Profile Does Not Exist', 400)
+        HTTPError(400, 'Profile Does Not Exist')
     return ''
 
 
diff --git a/src/freeseer/frontend/controller/configuration/helpers.py b/src/freeseer/frontend/controller/configuration/helpers.py
index 1743850f..7118afb5 100644
--- a/src/freeseer/frontend/controller/configuration/helpers.py
+++ b/src/freeseer/frontend/controller/configuration/helpers.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def map_plugin_name(plugin):
     try:
         name = plugin_names_map[plugin]
     except KeyError:
-        raise HTTPError('Invalid Plugin Name: {}'.format(plugin), 400)
+        raise HTTPError(400, 'Invalid Plugin Name: {}'.format(plugin))
     return name
 
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def map_plugin_category(category):
     try:
         category = plugin_types_map[category]
     except KeyError:
-        raise HTTPError('Invalid Plugin Category: {}'.format(category), 400)
+        raise HTTPError(400, 'Invalid Plugin Category: {}'.format(category))
     return category
 
 
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ def update_config(config, data):
             value = opt_instance.decode(value)
             setattr(config, key, value)
         except KeyError:
-            raise HTTPError('Invalid Option: {}'.format(key), 400)
+            raise HTTPError(400, 'Invalid Option: {}'.format(key))
         except InvalidOptionValueError:
-            raise HTTPError('Invalid Value {} for option {}'.format(value, key), 400)
+            raise HTTPError(400, 'Invalid Value {} for option {}'.format(value, key))
     config.save()
 
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def load_profile(profile):
     try:
         profile = settings.profile_manager.get(profile, create_if_needed=False)
     except ProfileDoesNotExist:
-        raise HTTPError('Profile Does Not Exist', 404)
+        raise HTTPError(404, 'Profile Does Not Exist')
     return profile
 
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def get_plugin_config(profile, category, plugin, id):
     plugin_class = plugin_manager.get_plugin_by_name(map_plugin_name(plugin),
                                                      map_plugin_category(category))
     if not plugin_class:
-        raise HTTPError('No plugin {} of type {}'.format(plugin, category), 400)
+        raise HTTPError(400, 'No plugin {} of type {}'.format(plugin, category))
 
     plugin_object = plugin_class.plugin_object
     plugin_class.plugin_object.set_instance(id)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def get_plugin_instance_uids(profile, category, plugin):
     plugin_class = plugin_manager.get_plugin_by_name(map_plugin_name(plugin),
                                                      map_plugin_category(category))
     if not plugin_class:
-        raise HTTPError('No plugin {} of type {}'.format(plugin, category), 400)
+        raise HTTPError(400, 'No plugin {} of type {}'.format(plugin, category))
 
     storage = profile_instance.get_storage('plugin.conf')
     parser = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
diff --git a/src/freeseer/tests/frontend/controller/test_configuration.py b/src/freeseer/tests/frontend/controller/test_configuration.py
index e914c3cc..af0ad0a4 100644
--- a/src/freeseer/tests/frontend/controller/test_configuration.py
+++ b/src/freeseer/tests/frontend/controller/test_configuration.py
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ def test_create_profile(self, test_client):
         assert new_profile
 
     def test_create_profile_invalid_args(self, test_client):
-        response = test_client.post('/profiles', data={'name': '$%@DN@'})
+        response = test_client.post('/profiles', data={'name': '12@345'})
         data = json.loads(response.data)
         assert response.status_code == 400
-        assert data['error_message'] == 'Invalid Profile Name: $%@DN@'
+        assert data['description'] == 'Invalid Profile Name: 12@345'
 
     def test_create_profile_already_exists(self, test_client):
         response = test_client.post('/profiles',
@@ -142,10 +142,8 @@ def test_modify_profile_invalid_option(self, test_client):
                                          'not_a_real_option': True
                                      })
         response_data = json.loads(response.data)
-        assert response_data == {
-            'error_message': 'Invalid Option: not_a_real_option',
-            'error_code': 400
-        }
+        assert response_data['description'] == 'Invalid Option: not_a_real_option'
+        assert response_data['error_code'] == 400
 
     def test_view_general_configuration(self, test_client, configuration):
         response = test_client.get('/profiles/testing/general')
@@ -244,13 +242,13 @@ def test_view_plugin_instance(self, test_client, configuration):
     def test_view_invalid_plugin_name(self, test_client, configuration):
         response = test_client.get('/profiles/testing/recording/audioinput/fakeaudiosource/0')
         data = json.loads(response.data)
-        assert data['error_message'] == 'Invalid Plugin Name: fakeaudiosource'
+        assert data['description'] == 'Invalid Plugin Name: fakeaudiosource'
         assert response.status_code == 400
 
     def test_view_invalid_plugin_category(self, test_client, configuration):
         response = test_client.get('/profiles/testing/recording/fakeinput/jackaudiosource/0')
         data = json.loads(response.data)
-        assert data['error_message'] == 'Invalid Plugin Category: fakeinput'
+        assert data['description'] == 'Invalid Plugin Category: fakeinput'
         assert response.status_code == 400
 
     def test_create_plugin_instance(self, test_client, configuration):